Starter Questions
• How many years did Nelson Mandela spend in
prison?
• What other name did some South Africans call
Nelson Mandela as a sign of respect?
• What year was the treaty of Waitangi signed?
• What is the largest lake in New Zealand?
• What is
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia?
• What is the Maori name for the North and South
islands of New Zealand?
SOUTH AFRICA
The ANC and Nelson Mandela
Today’s Aims
• To recall who the ANC were and find out
what they did
• To find out who Nelson Mandela was and
why he is a significant historical figure
Who were the ANC…?
• African National Congress
• Formed in 1912
• Formed to unite the African people and
challenge the political, social, and economic
situation in South Africa at the time
• Aimed to voice the opinions of
workers/peasants/suppressed people who
had no say.
What did they do??
• Boycotts
• Non violent protests
• Strikes
• Armed Struggle
Campaign for the Defiance of unjust
laws
• 1952 Campaign for the Defiance of unjust
laws
– They travelled across the country to organize
protests against discriminatory policies
• They promoted the Freedom Charter, ratified
by the Congress of the People in 1955.
Nelson Mandela
• Who was he?
• What did he do?
• Why did he do the things he did?
• What were the consequences of his actions?
Who was he?
• He studied law at University where he first
became involved in anti-apartheid protesting
• He joined the ANC in 1942
• He took part in and instigated non violent
protest action
• He was arrested in 1956 along with 150 other
political protestors-They were acquitted
The ANC and Mandela
• He instigated the Armed Struggle of the ANC
• Believed non-violent action was not making a
big enough impact
• He initiated a three-day strike of the workers
in 1961 and was arrested the following year
for leading it again
Mandela and prison
• Arrested and imprisoned on Robben Island for
18 years. Spent a further 9 years in Pollsmore
prison.
• Released 1990
• 1991 became the president of the ANC
• His Aim: To achieve the right to vote for Blacks
Release from prison
• Mandela was released from prison in 1990
after a change of presidency and a lift on the
ban of the ANC actions.
• 1991 became the president of the ANC
• 1994 The first multi racial elections were
conducted. Mandela was elected as the first
black president of South Africa.
ANC and South Africa Today
• http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/ma
y/07/south-africans-first-election-born-freeborn-after-apartheid