Nelson Mandela was born on the 18th of July 1918 in the village of Mwezo in Transkei South Africa. He was brought up in a proud family of the Thembu tribe. From he was very young he was used to help others and give people advice. He studied law and opened a law firm. He was very politically active in ANC (African National Congress).
His fight against Apartheid was an important part in his life.
Apartheid means separation, more precisely the separation of races. It’s background is the immigration of white Europeans hundreds of years ago. Because of their new weapon they soon became masters and the original black tribes became victims to their domination. Nelson Mandela fought for equality, this led to his arrest in 1962 and his 28 years in prison.
Nelson Mandela was sent to Robben Island outside Cape Town. He and other political prisoners were isolated from ordinary prisoners and had fewer privileges. As a black political Mandela belonged to the lowest possible group in the prison, the so-called D-group. He could only receive one visitor and one letter every half year and his letters were censored.
In spite of these circumstances Nelson Mandela decided to carry on with his law studies as a correspondence course from a London university with very good results. Mandela continued his fight against the government from Robben Island, and he was supported by political groups in the outside world.
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