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Q: Anti-apartheid activist……as imprisoned for 27 years by the South African government in 1962
  • A. Thabo Mbeki
  • B. Kgalema Motlanthe
  • C. Nelson Mandela
  • D. Evelyn Mase
Correct Answer: Option C - Nelson Mandela was the first black President of South Africa. Prior to becoming president, he spent 27 years in the prison of Robben Island where he had to work as a coal miner due to the ongoing anti apartheid struggle in South Africa. In 1990, he created a new South Africa after an agreement with the white government. He became a symbol of opposing apartheid in South Africa and all over the world. The United Nations decided to celebrate his birthday as Nelson Mandela international day.
C. Nelson Mandela was the first black President of South Africa. Prior to becoming president, he spent 27 years in the prison of Robben Island where he had to work as a coal miner due to the ongoing anti apartheid struggle in South Africa. In 1990, he created a new South Africa after an agreement with the white government. He became a symbol of opposing apartheid in South Africa and all over the world. The United Nations decided to celebrate his birthday as Nelson Mandela international day.

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Nelson Mandela was the first black President of South Africa. Prior to becoming president, he spent 27 years in the prison of Robben Island where he had to work as a coal miner due to the ongoing anti apartheid struggle in South Africa. In 1990, he created a new South Africa after an agreement with the white government. He became a symbol of opposing apartheid in South Africa and all over the world. The United Nations decided to celebrate his birthday as Nelson Mandela international day.