NELSON MANDELA
1918 - 2013
2-r
r) At school, Mandela was given
the name ‘Nelson’ by his first teacher.
3–f
f) Mandela’s father died and he went
to live with his uncle (Chief Jongintaba).
4–v
v) Mandela was sent to study at the
University College of Fort Hare
by Chief Jongintaba.
5–b
b) Mandela and his cousin sold two of
Chief Jongintaba’s cows and ran away
to Johannesburg.
6–m
m) Mandela started to study law in
the evenings.
7–p
p) Mandela finished his studies and
became a lawyer.
8–h
h) The Defiance Campaign was
organised against unfair laws.
9–q
q) Mandela was asked by the ANC to
organise the MK to use violence
against the government.
10 – w
w) At the Rivonia Trial, Mandela was
accused of sabotage.
11 – s
s) Mandela was sentenced to life in
prison. Therefore, he was taken to
Robben Island.
12 – c
c) Mandela secretly wrote his life
story and its pages were buried in
the prison garden.
13 – u
u) Mandela was moved to Pollsmoor
Prison, a more comfortable jail.
14 – l
l) In the prison visiting room, Mandela
and his wife were allowed to kiss for
the first time in 21 years.
15 – k
k) Mandela was moved to Victor
Verster Prison, a prison guard’s
house near Cape Town.
16 – t
t) At the age of 71,
Mandela was released from jail.
17 – d
d) The first election for all the people
of South Africa took place.
18 – j
j) Mandela became President of
South Africa.
19 – o
o) The Children’s Fund was started by
Mandela to help poor children in
South Africa.
20 – i
i) Thabo Mbeki became President and
Mandela moved to Qunu for a quieter
life.
21 – e
e) Mandela began the 46664 music
campaign to help people with HIV /
Aids.
22 – n
n) Makgatho, Mandela’s son, died of
Aids at the age of 54.
23 – g
g) At the age of 86, Mandela travelled
to Trømso in Norway for the 46664
concert.