Biography of nelson mandela ks2 technologies

Nelson Mandela was a famous leader. A man who went from being a prisoner to a President and became an inspiration to people all over the world!

Mandela was born in 1918 in South Africa.

Most South Africans were black but some were white, Asian or mixed race.

White people were in charge of the government and set up an unfair system of laws called Apartheid.

Apartheid meant that white and black people led separate lives.

They couldn't marry or even eat together and the lives of white people were much better.

Black people couldn't change things because they weren’t allowed to vote.

Mandela thought Apartheid was wrong.

He joined a group who wanted to end it.

At first he tried to persuade the government with peaceful protests.

When this didn't work, he used violence.

He blew up things like electricity pylons and buildings.

But he didn't want to hurt people so did this at night.

In 1962, Mandela went to jail for almost 30 years.

There were protests against