Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Class 10 PPT

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biography Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South 
African anti-apartheid revolutionary, 
political leader and philanthropist who 
served as President of South Africa from 
1994 to 1999. He was the country's first 
black head of state and the first elected in a 
fully representative democratic election. Born: 18 July 1918, Mvezo, South Africa Died: 5 December 2013 Spouse: Graça Machel (m. 
1998–2013), Winnie Mandela (m. 
1958–1996), Evelyn Mase (m. 1944–1958) Major Awards: Nobel Peace Prize, Bharat 
Ratna Children: Zindziswa Mandela, Zenani 
Mandela
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biography Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South 
African anti-apartheid revolutionary, 
political leader and philanthropist who 
served as President of South Africa from 
1994 to 1999. He was the country's first 
black head of state and the first elected in a 
fully representative democratic election. Born: 18 July 1918, Mvezo, South Africa Died: 5 December 2013 Spouse: Graça Machel (m. 
1998–2013), Winnie Mandela (m. 
1958–1996), Evelyn Mase (m. 1944–1958) Major Awards: Nobel Peace Prize, Bharat 
Ratna Children: Zindziswa Mandela, Zenani 
Mandela Mandela’s AUTOBIOGRAPHY Do you know? ? Have you ever read any 
autobiography? ? How is it different from novel and 
story? ? What is the difference between 
biography and autobiography? ? Write the name of at least 10 
popular autobiographies?
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biography Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South 
African anti-apartheid revolutionary, 
political leader and philanthropist who 
served as President of South Africa from 
1994 to 1999. He was the country's first 
black head of state and the first elected in a 
fully representative democratic election. Born: 18 July 1918, Mvezo, South Africa Died: 5 December 2013 Spouse: Graça Machel (m. 
1998–2013), Winnie Mandela (m. 
1958–1996), Evelyn Mase (m. 1944–1958) Major Awards: Nobel Peace Prize, Bharat 
Ratna Children: Zindziswa Mandela, Zenani 
Mandela Mandela’s AUTOBIOGRAPHY Do you know? ? Have you ever read any 
autobiography? ? How is it different from novel and 
story? ? What is the difference between 
biography and autobiography? ? Write the name of at least 10 
popular autobiographies? What do you 
know about 
South Africa? ? The country has 11 official languages 
and many more unofficial ones. This 
colorful mix of cultures gives South 
Africa its nickname "rainbow nation.“ ? South Africa has been a democratic 
republic since holding its first truly 
open election on April 27, 1994. ? In 1806, wars in Europe left the British 
in control of the Cape Town colony. 
In 1910, the British united four colonies 
in the region and created South 
Africa. They established laws that 
separated whites from black South 
Africans, a practice of segregation 
called apartheid, which led to 
decades of conflict.
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biography Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South 
African anti-apartheid revolutionary, 
political leader and philanthropist who 
served as President of South Africa from 
1994 to 1999. He was the country's first 
black head of state and the first elected in a 
fully representative democratic election. Born: 18 July 1918, Mvezo, South Africa Died: 5 December 2013 Spouse: Graça Machel (m. 
1998–2013), Winnie Mandela (m. 
1958–1996), Evelyn Mase (m. 1944–1958) Major Awards: Nobel Peace Prize, Bharat 
Ratna Children: Zindziswa Mandela, Zenani 
Mandela Mandela’s AUTOBIOGRAPHY Do you know? ? Have you ever read any 
autobiography? ? How is it different from novel and 
story? ? What is the difference between 
biography and autobiography? ? Write the name of at least 10 
popular autobiographies? What do you 
know about 
South Africa? ? The country has 11 official languages 
and many more unofficial ones. This 
colorful mix of cultures gives South 
Africa its nickname "rainbow nation.“ ? South Africa has been a democratic 
republic since holding its first truly 
open election on April 27, 1994. ? In 1806, wars in Europe left the British 
in control of the Cape Town colony. 
In 1910, the British united four colonies 
in the region and created South 
Africa. They established laws that 
separated whites from black South 
Africans, a practice of segregation 
called apartheid, which led to 
decades of conflict. WHAT WAS THE 
OCCASION? WHAT WAS THE OCCASION? The inauguration ceremony  of the newly elected Govt. in South 
Africa which took place in the Union Buildings amphitheatre in 
Pretoria, attended by politicians and dignitaries from more than 
140 countries around the world. 
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biography Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South 
African anti-apartheid revolutionary, 
political leader and philanthropist who 
served as President of South Africa from 
1994 to 1999. He was the country's first 
black head of state and the first elected in a 
fully representative democratic election. Born: 18 July 1918, Mvezo, South Africa Died: 5 December 2013 Spouse: Graça Machel (m. 
1998–2013), Winnie Mandela (m. 
1958–1996), Evelyn Mase (m. 1944–1958) Major Awards: Nobel Peace Prize, Bharat 
Ratna Children: Zindziswa Mandela, Zenani 
Mandela Mandela’s AUTOBIOGRAPHY Do you know? ? Have you ever read any 
autobiography? ? How is it different from novel and 
story? ? What is the difference between 
biography and autobiography? ? Write the name of at least 10 
popular autobiographies? What do you 
know about 
South Africa? ? The country has 11 official languages 
and many more unofficial ones. This 
colorful mix of cultures gives South 
Africa its nickname "rainbow nation.“ ? South Africa has been a democratic 
republic since holding its first truly 
open election on April 27, 1994. ? In 1806, wars in Europe left the British 
in control of the Cape Town colony. 
In 1910, the British united four colonies 
in the region and created South 
Africa. They established laws that 
separated whites from black South 
Africans, a practice of segregation 
called apartheid, which led to 
decades of conflict. WHAT WAS THE 
OCCASION? WHAT WAS THE OCCASION? The inauguration ceremony  of the newly elected Govt. in South 
Africa which took place in the Union Buildings amphitheatre in 
Pretoria, attended by politicians and dignitaries from more than 
140 countries around the world. RAINBOW 
GATHERING? The inauguration day was 
indeed a site of rainbow 
gatherings of different 
colour and religion as 
people all races, caste, 
colour, national and 
international had come 
together to celebrate the 
glory of democratic 
elections. A day when 
everyone will be treated 
with liberty and equality.