Nelson Mandela and Apartheid

Apartheid-a rigid policy of segregation of the nonwhite population.

Nelson Mandela- born july 18 1918 president of south africa from 1994-1999 the first South African president to be elected in a fully democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of , the armed wing of the (ANC). The south african courts convicted him on charges of as well as other crimes committed while he led the movement against apartheid. In accordance with his conviction's sentence, Mandela served 27 years in prison, spending many of these years on Following his release from prison on 11 February 1990, Mandela supported reconciliation and negotiation, and helped lead the transition towards multi-racial democracy in South Africa.