Nelson mandela is known for several things, but perhaps he is best known for successfully leading the resistance to south africas policy of apartheid in the 20th century, during which he was infamously incarcerated at robben island prison 196482. Nelson mandelas refusal to abandon his principles led to five years and a day longer in prison. Nelson mandela was an icon in his time and has been mythologised since his death as the man who brought peace to a country and made forgiveness on a. Jul 18, 2015 another of nelson mandelas inspiring speeches from the laureus world sports awards 2000 in monaco. We also offer his awardwinning collection nelson mandela s favorite african folktales, read by an allstar cast.
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The words were uttered when he gave a fourhour speech testifying at his own trial in 1964. Opinion is deeply divided over the british pms role in the south african. It follows the full text transcript of nelson mandelas free at last speech, delivered at the carlton hotel in johannesburg, south africa may 2, 1994. Nelson mandela is quite simply one of the greatest leaders, and personalities, in world history. Emotive, compelling, and uplifting, long walk to freedo. Apartheid was a brutal system of racial segregation in south africa that kept blacks and whites apart. Mr mandelas initiative has focused deliberately on. Former president barack obama, in a speech honoring the late south african leader nelson mandela, said hed try to get some perspective as news cycles bring more headspinning and.
Mandela, a political prisoner in south africa since aug. Nelson mandela changed south africa and the world through his extraordinary work as a civil rights activist, nonviolent revolutionary, and leader who shaped a new south africa. Licensed to youtube by zebralution on behalf of crescendo song. Here is an audio clip excerpt from mandelas speech. Nelson mandela spent his life fighting apartheid in south africa. Since the 1990s mr mandela has facilitated the building of over 120 schools throughout the country. Nelson mandela was a man who inspired people from all walks of life from all over the world. Nelson mandela by himself is the first, and only, authorised and authenticated collection of quotations by one of the worlds most admired individuals. Audie award, audiobook of the year, 2015 recognized as one of the most comprehensive oral histories of apartheid ever broadcast npr, bbc, cbc, sabc, mandela. Here, the lettersmany of them never before seen by the publichave been assembled from the collections held by the nelson mandela foundation, the south african national archives, and the mandela family, amongst others, together with a foreword by zamaswazi dlaminimandela, granddaughter of nelson mandela.
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