Apartheid significa letteralmente separazione e venne istituito in Sud Africa dal 1948 al 1994 quando il governo era nelle mani dei bianchi per imporre la segregazione razziale e la conseguente restrizione dei diritti alle persone di colore. Nelson Mandela fu un politico rivoluzionario ed uno dei leader del movimento anti-apartheid. Prima di procedere con la recensione di questo libro meraviglioso vorrei dedicare qualche riga al suo autore. Mandela has received more than one hundred awards over four decades, most notably the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. Since the end of apartheid, many have frequently praised Mandela, including former opponents. The title has come to be synonymous with Nelson Mandela.įollowing his release from prison on 11 February 1990, Mandela supported reconciliation and negotiation, and helped lead the transition towards multi-racial democracy in South Africa. In South Africa he is often known as Madiba, an honorary title adopted by elders of Mandela's clan. In accordance with his conviction, Mandela served 27 years in prison, spending many of these years on Robben Island. The South African courts convicted him on charges of sabotage, as well as other crimes committed while he led the movement against apartheid. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in a fully representative democratic election, who held office from 1994–99.īefore his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of the African National Congress's armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe.

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