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Introducing Nelson Mandela
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”Nelson Mandela
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Who was Nelson Mandela?
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South Africa
Europe
Africa
Middle East
South Africa
SouthAtlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
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Nelson Mandela: The Official Exhibition Learning Resources INTRODUCING NELSON MANDELA
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Western Cape
Northern Cape
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Town
Cape of Good Hope
Robben IslandTable Bay
Mqhekezweni
Johannesburg
Qunu
Mveso
Namibia
Botswana Mozambique
Lesotho
Indian Ocean
Mpumalanga
Limpopo
Gauteng
North West Province
Eastern Cape
Free StateKwaZulu-Natal
Eswatini*
*Formerly Swaziland
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Nelson Mandela: The Official Exhibition Learning Resources INTRODUCING NELSON MANDELA
Meet Rolihlahla in his childhood homes
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Meet Nelson
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Segregation and apartheid
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The freedom struggle
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“I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”Nelson Mandela, 1964, Rivonia trial
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In prison for 27 years
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“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.”Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
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The freedom struggle continues
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Freedom and healing
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Nelson Mandela: The Official Exhibition Learning Resources INTRODUCING NELSON MANDELA
“Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another.”Nelson Mandela, 1994, inauguration speech
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Freedom and healing
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Madiba’s mantra:
Free yourself,
Free others,
Serve every day
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” Nelson Mandela
Live his legacy
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