Biography of Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was bron in South African on 18 july, 1918.
He studied at University of Witwatersrand where he obtained his degree of lawyer in 1942. After 1984, he formed part of the resistance movement against the National Party´s apartheid.
Later, in 1964, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment for his political work in the Arican National Cogress (ANC), considered an illegal organisation at that time. He was sent to Robben Islans Prison, off Cape Tonw.
During those years in prison, he became the symbol of resistance as the anti-apartheid movement. So, his reputation grew and he turned into the most outstanding black leader of South Africa.
He never renounced his beliefs to obtain his freedom. Many governments around the world put pressure on the South African government to set Mandela free and end apartheid. Finally, the government released him from prison on 11 February, 1990.
Then, he began to work to create a democracy for the country. He wanted all the races to live together in peace and as equals.
He calles apartheid a human disaster.
In 1991, he was elected President and ruled the country untill 1999 when he decided to retire from political life. He is one of the most admired public characters in the world who wanted a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal oppotunities.