Nelson mandela was born in south africa, in 1918. Nelson grew up in the village of Mvezo in Umtata. In 1944 he married Evelyn Mase. They had two sons, Madiba Thembekile "Thembi" and Makgatho, and two daughters both called Makaziwe. He and his wife divorced in 1958. He went away to study law when he was. He wanted to help free black people from apartheid. until 1922 the government
in south african ran apartheid.
Apartheid is when black people have to live apart from white people.
nelson was arrested many times, and got acquitted every time, but On June 31 1964 Mandela and seven other were accused, and the next day they were sentenced to life imprisonment. one of the seven was sent to Pretoria Prison because he was white, while the others went to Robben Island. On March 31 1982 Mandela was transferred to Pollsmoor Prison in Cape Town.
On 12 August 1988 he was taken to hospital where he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. After more than three months in two hospitals he was transferred on 7 December 1988 to a house at Victor Verster Prison near Paarl where he spent his last 14 months of imprisonment. He was released from its gates on Sunday 11 February 1990. Mandela immersed himself in official talks to end white minority rule and in 1991 was elected ANC President to replace his ailing friend, Oliver Tambo.
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