Nelson Madela's turning-points and achievements

Turning Point

• When his father died, he was groomed for becoming chief of his local tribe.
• became increasingly aware of the unjust nature of South African Society.
•  became involved in politics.
• with his good friend and comrade Oliver Tambo was expelled from Fort Hare for organising a student strike.
• he had to resign from the ANC and work underground.
• there was an extremely lengthy Treason Trial in which Mandela and several others were charged with treason.
• there was an extremely lengthy Treason Trial in which Mandela and several others were charged with treason
•  to advocate armed struggle through the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK).
• 1962 Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison.
• He helped to keep other Men’s spirits high and never compromised his political principles when offered earlt release.
• Although negotiations were painfully slow and difficult, they eventually led to Mandela’s release in 1990.It was an emotional moment watched by millions around the globe.
• Nelson Mandela recently lost his eldest son to this disease and Mandela has worked hard to campaign on this issue.

Achievement

• Mandela was able to finish his degree and qualified as a Lawyer.
• In 1952 Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa.
• In 1944 helped found the ANC Youth League, whose Programme of Action was adopted by the ANC in 1949.
• on 10 May 1994 Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa .
• Despite the initial euphoria of winning the election the ANC faced a difficult challenge to improve the lives of the black population.
• In 1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prizejointly with F.W. De Klerk