Unit 3: The Commonwealth (2nde)

 -The Commonwealth of Nations-

The Life of Nelson Mandela

We have learned that Nelson Mandela was born in South Africa in 1918. His real name was Rolihlahla. Because his father was an African chief, it gave him access to school and to university. He studied law and became a lawyer. Afterwards, he joined a political party called the African National Congress (ANC). This political party fought against the government and its ethnicity rules. Members of the ANC organized a lot of boycotts to denounce the inequalities between Blacks and Whites in South Africa. Indeed, they were protesting against Apartheid. From April 1964 to 1990, Mandela was in jail. When he got out of prison, he received the Nobel Peace Prize with FW de Klerk. One year later, in 1994 he was elected president of South Africa. In 1999, he retired from politics. He died in 2013.

Homework: Learn the lesson.

Be ready for our field trip to see the play: The Life of Nelson Mandela on Thursday.