Uncovering Mandela-final Paper

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UNCOVERING MANDELA

I do not understand the thing I have with dark men. Probably because I am white,

sometimes yellow (from my Asian ancestry) that I go for darker men. I find them moreappealing, men with substance and highly intellectual. Please don’t get me wrong as I

also admire a few good white men, seasoned ones. evertheless, the personality or

character of dark men interests me which brought me to research on a remarkable

person, both from history as well as to the present. !is leadership and management

style in his official and personal capacity transcends time and space, far beyond the era.

!is name is Nelson Mandela.

Black Born

elson "andela was born on #uly $%, $&$% in "ve'o, outh Africa. !is birth name is

olihlahla *alibhuna "andela, which in Xhosa means pulling of a branch of a tree or

troublemaker. !e got the nickname elson from a teacher on his first day of elementary

school in the $&+s. *uring that time in outh Africa, African children were given

-nglish names so colonial masters could pronounce them easily. elson "andela’s

father had four wives who all lived in different villages. !e was the youngest of hisfather’s sons. elson was a member of hembu royalty and his father was chief of the

city of "ve'o. !is father passed away when elson was $+ years old. Afterwards,

wealthy relatives had custody of him. !e attended school at /ort !are "issionary

0ollege1 however, he was e2pelled for organi'ing a strike against the white rule of the

college. !e then studied at the 3niversity of 4itwatersrand where "andela got his law

degree and would meet some of his fellow activists against apartheid. ( 50 Things you

probably didn’t know about nelson mandela, January 13, 201! "etrie#ed from$

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elson "andela became a leader in the African ational 0ongress (A0) in the early

$&5’s. At first he pushed hard for the congress and the protesters to follow "ohandas

6andhi7s non8violence approach. At one point he started to doubt that this approach

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would work and started up an armed branch of the A0. !e planned to bomb certain

buildings, but only the buildings. !e wanted to make sure that no one would be hurt. !e

was classified as a terrorist by the outh African government and sent to prison.

"andela would spend the ne2t +9 years in prison. !is prison sentence brought

international visibility to the anti8apartheid movement. !e was finally released through

international pressure in $&&.

:nce released from prison, elson continued his campaign to end apartheid.

Apartheid was a system of racial segregation in South Africa enforced through

legislation by the ational Party governments, the ruling party from $&5% to $&&5,

under which the rights, associations, and movements of the ma;ority black inhabitants were curtailed and Afrikaner minority rule was maintained. !is hard work and life long

effort paid off when all races were allowed to vote in the $&&5 election. elson "andela

won the election and became president of outh Africa. here were several times during

the process where violence threatened to break out. elson was a strong force in keeping

the calm and preventing a ma;or civil war. '(iography for )ids$ *elson +andela!

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Black Rule

here are so many reasons why I admire this man. !aving gotten old with a collection of

#ohn 6risham novels, I am smitten over people in the legal profession. It is one of the

most, in fact, the most prestigious professions in the world. It is never easy to become a

lawyer. his and other facts make him really a good read<

In !"#$ Mandela and Oli%er &a'(o )et up South Africa*) fir)t (lack+run la,

fir'- hey provided affordable legal counsel to blacks who had broken Apartheid8era

laws. "andela wrote in his autobiography -ong .alk to /reedom, =I reali'ed >uickly

what "andela and ambo meant to ordinary Africans. It was a place where they could

come and find a sympathetic ear and a competent ally, a place where they would not be

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either turned away or cheated, a place where they might actually feel proud to be

represented by men of their own skin color.= 'artmann, +argaret! 1 wesome and

nspiring /acts bout *elson +andela! 4ecember 5, 2013! "etrie#ed from$

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!aving a dependable and reliable litigant is a dream of any colored race. 3ntil now, even

with the abolition of the apartheid, racial discrimination is still rampant even to a

predominantly black country as outh Africa. he emergence of "andela and ambo,

his best friend, colored people instantly found hope. A lot of them are human rights

victims yet they never caught a glimpse of ;ustice until "andela.

-ven nowadays, cinema often produced films which show the worldwide discriminationagainst colored men. he olor 6urple by pielberg, among his many movies about the

discrimination was slavery at its peak1 maltreatment and torture was the trend. It is

often a dream for colored actors to be cast in movies alongside white men. "andela

fought hard to erase that.

Mandela ,a) a 'a)ter of di).ui)e and a .eniu) at e%adin. arre)t- !e

was dubbed the ?lack Pimpernel for his legendary ability to escape capture. !e

fre>uently disguised himself as a fieldworker, a chauffeur, or a chef. In fact, he was

dressed in a chauffeur7s outfit when he was finally arrested. In $&@+, "andela was finally

apprehended while driving with fellow activist 0ecil 4illiams. In his biography,

he wrote< =At 0edara, a small town ;ust past !owick, I noticed a /ord 8% filled with

white men shoot past us on the right B I knew in that instant that my life on the run was

over with other A0 leaders of sabotage.= 'artmann, +argaret! 1 wesome and



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It was really cool to think of "andela in disguise. I guess people who elude arrest

become masters of disguises. ?ut we have to remember that "andela, being colored, is

Cdesigned’ to stick outDstand out among the crowd. It would be a sight to find him in any

disguise he could devise.

A courtroo' )peech a(out (ein. read/ to die helped )a%e hi) life.

"andela7s speech during his trial received international attention and was published

as m 6repared to 4ie. Ironically, e2pressing a willingness to be e2ecuted helped spare

him that fate, and "andela was sentenced to life in prison.

0e had a chance to .et out of pri)on 1 and declined$ on principle- In $&%E

outh African President P.4. ?otha offered "andela his freedom if he would agree to

renounce armed struggle. !e refused, saying, =4hat freedom am I being offered while

the organi'ation of the people remains bannedF :nly free men can negotiate. A prisoner

cannot enter into contracts.= 'artmann, +argaret! 1 wesome and nspiring /acts

bout *elson +andela! 4ecember 5, 2013! "etrie#ed from$


Indeed, it was ironic that a desire to be e2ecuted would save his life. he outh African

government probably found it ridiculous and surprisingly challenging that a prisoner in

the death row would actually be ready to die than fear it, that they decided to give back

his life and a chance to live it. !e was even offered freedom which he refused knowing

full well that the renunciation of an armed struggle would show the world that the

apartheid won. !e could not afford that.





his may be likened by a lot of people to our very own GThe /ilipino is worth dying for!7

"ost /ilipinos who wish to take an easy ride to the government hierarchy have banked

on this, even the speaker’s own wife and son. I must agree that we are really worth dying

for, yet I think this Gdying for’ may now be e>uated to 8worth dying for money7 or

8worth dying for power7 that it has lost its true meaning. ow that everyone’s running

after national electoral seats, more similar one8liners will be coined by our gracious and

not so gracious politicians ;ust to be written in our ballots.

0e appeared in a Spike Lee fil'- "andela has a cameo in $&&+7s +alcolm 9 as a

teacher reciting one of the civil rights activist7s speeches.

But he refu)ed to deli%er a certain line of Lee*) )cript. "andela declined to say

the closing words =by any means necessary,= so pike Hee cut back to footage of

"alcolm saying it. 'artmann, +argaret! 1 wesome and nspiring /acts bout

*elson +andela! 4ecember 5, 2013! "etrie#ed from$


I saw that film, +alcolm 9 , mainly because of *en'el 4ashington. It was only during

the second time I watched it that I noticed "andela. I am >uite sure he re>uired

minimum directions from pike Hee as it seemed like he was ;ust playing a role ne2t to

skin. I understand his refusal to deliver 8by any means necessary7 was brought by his

years of armed struggle. !e knew an armed conflict, ;ust like any war, will never bring

positive results, only casualties. 4hen all ways and means are employed, it makes

people vulnerable to human disaster and sacrifice. his he will never permit again.





0i) policie) )a%ed and i'pro%ed innu'era(le li%e)- According to Anthony

ampson, "andela7s official biographer, by the end of his administration, =hree million

people were connected to telephone lines and safe drinking water, $.E million children

were brought into the education system, E clinics were upgraded or built, two million

people were connected to the electricity grid and 9E, houses were built providing

shelter for nearly three million people.= 'artmann, +argaret! 1 wesome and



4hat a featJ If only /ilipino government officials will focus more on these goals, they

will never a lift a finger to campaign. I mean, if the constituents of election candidates

see these accomplishments by their specific rulers, their names will definitely appear in

the ballots without skyrocketing campaign e2penditures and under the table dole outs.

-vidently, only non8government organi'ations (6:s) do these. hey are achievements

of our )apuso and )apamilya networks who are not even keen on any elected positions.

4ell, maybe a handful aspirants hover.

0e ,a) open a(out hi) (i..e)t 'i)take 1 and tried till the end to 'ake up

for it- hough "andela has admitted that he didn7t do enough to address the

!IDAI* crisis during his presidency, after he left office much of his work focused on

combating the disease. !e established the nonprofit organi'ation 5@@@5 (his prison

number) in ++, with the mission of promoting !IDAI* prevention and awareness.

In +E, he announced that his E58year8old son "akgatho "andela had died of an

illness related to AI*. !e urged outh Africans to treat AI* as an =ordinary= disease,instead of a curse for which =people will go to hell and not to heaven.= 'artmann,

+argaret! 1 wesome and nspiring /acts bout *elson +andela! 4ecember 5, 2013!

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4hat man could possibly and genuinely admit his mistake and not go the media about it

and shout 8 + :;""<=7 !IDAI* is a global scare yet "andela opted to shoulder the

failure to address the situation in his country. It was a good thing he did, to treat AI*

as a regular disease that needs an immediate cure rather than condemning people

afflicted with it. It will never do good to point a finger at an AI* victim and make him

feel a bile in the duct rather than help him bear the remains of his life peacefully and

maybe brightly.

0e pro(a(l/ ,on 'ore a,ard) than an/one in hi)tor/- In addition to the $&&K

obel Peace Pri'e, "andela has received more than +E awards, including honorary

degrees from more than E universities worldwide. In +$, he became the first living

person to be made an honorary 0anadian citi'en, and he was the last person to receive

the Henin Peace Pri'e from the oviet 3nion. 'artmann, +argaret! 1 wesome and



A obel Peace Pri'e is a noble award. -veryone wanted to be part of the list. G +any are

nominated but only a few are awarded!7 he man deserved it. ?eing imprisoned for a

long time would make any man run hell when released. 4e can see some here in the

Philippines. ?ut this man, "andela, was actually concerned about evacuating every

living thing from a building before bombing it. A terrorist yet not a murderer.

Black &alk

“Let there be peace for all. Let there be justice for all. The sun shall never set

on such a glorious human achievement.” – Nelson Mandela





In pri)on$ he ,a) hi.hl/ )killed at )ecretl/ pa))in. note)- *uring his

incarceration on infamous obben Island, "andela and the other prisoners would

communicate by leaving notes in discarded matchbo2es, under piles of dirty dishes, and

taped in toilet tanks. 3sing these methods, "andela and the other prisoners organi'ed

a hunger strike and succeeded in their effort to improve their living conditions.

'artmann, +argaret! 1 wesome and nspiring /acts bout *elson +andela!

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A very subtle and undiscoverable way of communicating with people, that’s what

"andela did in prison to get messages across and GunpersonallyL meet with his

believers. 4e can ;ust imagine what the prison guards would do to them had they been

discovered. "andela’s method teaches us to be discreet in communicating. his method

and more make "andela a valuable communicator.

• Be Authentic- 6enuine, sincere, elson "andela could really make people

care. ?e the same person wherever you are. reat people alike and show genuine

liking for them. "andela is the same person as a speaker and as a friend. Mou

will never catch him putting on a different persona for the media and reverting

to his charming self with friends. !e is always the same man. /ilipino

politicians, learnJ ever shake hands with every one and all then apply alcohol

later.

• Be Influential- -very opportunity to speak to someone is an opportunity to

influence. how people respect and they will respect you. -arn it. peak to as

many people as you can, even trivial matters. It will allow you to tell people they

are important and their views are valued.





• Maintain 0u'(le Confidence- -ven in the later part of elson "andela’s

life, after he had already proved his stripes as an international leader, he never

let it get to his head. I can actually count in both hands the very few people who

stay humble in spite and despite of fame. A good repute will always precede

people like "andela yet his feet are firmly on the ground. !e never bragged

about his achievements and lauded his team in every endeavor.

• S'ile2 Lika(ilit/ Earn) Support- 0lose your eyes and picture elson

"andela. As described in *ew <ork Times, G!e shook every hand as if he was

discovering a new friend and maintained a twinkle in his eye that said< this is

fun.L A genuine smile will always open opportunities, opportunities to meet

people, show your cause and make them believe your sincerity. It welcomes

people without even saying a word, puts people at ease especially in initial

meetings. ?esides, you put your face to lesser stress when you smile than when

you frown.

• Don3t 4or.et to Sa/ &hank 5ou- :ne of the best things you can do as aleader is to say thank you. A few elected officials will ever get back to you and say

thank you. In fact, they will always hide in their offices and ask the secretary to

say they’re in a meeting. It will convey gratitude, encouragement and positive

reinforcement. "andela, as I remembered, opened and closed his speeches with

Gthank you=7

• Chan.e i) a 6roce))2 7eep 4ocu)in. on Continuou)

I'pro%e'ent- elson "andela worked tirelessly to create change. !e always

believed if there is anything constant in this world, change it is. here is always

something to overhaul in our personal and professional lives. 4e cannot

stagnate as the world evolves.



( 4ecker, (en! *elson +andela$ onsummate ommunicator! 4ecember 5, 2013!

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communicator &

Black Model

I find elson "andela a positive, Gfor betterL type of leader. !e may have started a

seemingly armed yet peaceful struggle in early outh Africa yet he championed the

causes of the anti8apartheid. Although there was tremendous ine>uality brought by

racial discrimination, his battle was rewarding. !e was a picture of triumph of peace

and ;ustice.

"andela was the highest e2ample of democratic leadership in social movements in this

country. !is values were solidarity, e>uality, respect, tolerance, peace and friendship,

and he stood up for these in order to get reconciliation, democracy, e>ual citi'enry, good

>uality of life and improvement of outh Africa in terms of public policies, social welfare

and civil rights for all people, without taking into account race, origin or gender.

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4e cannot find another "andela, not for another lifetime. !e wove his way to

everyone’s hearts through good works and words. !e may have suffered in his living

years yet he never badmouthed people. In fact he always thanked them for the man thathe was. !e made them feel that they were instrumental in making him a better person

and a good leader.

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hat is why I consider him a positive kind of a leader as well as communicator. !e found

something good in even the worst situations, he can make things sound and look bright

and that everything will be fine. !e made everyone feel e>ual, that as a person and as a

leader, he and the rest of the world are all the same, not a hairline of difference. !e

made his life an e2ample of what people should become.

"aybe this is the reason that I see dark men as more rather than less. hey have more to

offer to cover up for the characteristics most people look at as peculiar. hey never rest

until they have proven that they can give the world something good, make that good

better and provide the best things in life. I should know, I married a dark one. ?ut that’s

another storyB

Ma- Su)ana I)la+Arcan Se%erino Sar'enta$ 8r-$ 6hD

Student N- 9:;#< Co''unication Mana.e'ent

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