Apartheid i Sydafrika og Nelson Mandelas kamp

- Personal interests in South AfricaI find it interesting that Nelson mandela's actions could change the society that much as they have done. And how he changed the world, he saved the "black" people from a lifetime of suffering. - most exciting The most exciting topic, or, I wouldn't call it exciting but it's good to know, that Under the apartheid humans were split up in so called groups : black, white, coloured, and Asians. - Separateness White South Africans were granted rights over 86% of the country. Blacks, Asians and people of the coloured populations were forced to relocate either outside city limits or, for black Africans, to one of 10 Bantustans (homelands). - ranking of racesThe races were divided in groups by their colour. 1. White2. Coloured3. Asians 4. BlackThe whites were in the top of the hierarchy and determine shaped above all others according to their own. - two worldsAfter world war ll, when apartheid became more formalized, most white South Africans joined the Dutch reformed church. This Christian denomination came pillar for apartheid, even supporting the idea that there was a master white race created by God. - Who is Nelson Mandela1. Nelson Mandela is the most known fighter against the apartheid and he became the first black president of south africa in 1994.2. As a law student he became a part of the resistance against the white rule. - ANC African national congressHe became member of the movement ANC (African National Congress)- 1962In 1962 he was imprisoned for the first time for encouraging a strike among other things- 1964In 1964 He was convicted for the second time of planning an armed struggle. This time it meant life in prison. - 1990 In 1990 He was released after huge pressure. Not only from South Africa, but from around the world- 1993In 1993 he received a Nobel peace prize for his work for reconciliation in South Africa. - VotingThe government tried in 1951 to make a law that removed the blacks’ rights to vote, but the united party questioned the law and didn’t approve it.