His father was a chief and advisor to the ruling Thembu chief.
He died when Mandela was only nine years old.
The next chief decided to look after and educate the young Mandela.
He did well at school and when he had finished his last year, the chief sent him to university.
Nelson Mandela was very pleased and proud to be sent to the university college of fort. It was the best black students from both Southern, central and Eastern Africa.
Mandela soon became a member of the students Union and together with the other students he made a demonstration that was meant to make the University listen to the students'
opinions
After the demonstrations he got kick out of the university.
In 1942 joined he the Africa National Congress.
But the leaders in ANC was white people and they have white government.
In 1951 opened Mandela the first black law firm in Johannesburg and the same year get Mandela responsibility of a countrywide demonstration.
In 1962 he was caught by the police and sentenced to five years in prison for leaving the country whiteout permission.
While Mandela was in prison, the police research a secret ANC office.
And they found documents describing the structure of the organisation and they saw the names of all the important ANC members.
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