Nelson Mandela Research Paper

Nelson Mandela: Man with a Motivation A man of true influence was born on July 18, 1918, in Mvezo, South Africa, into the royal Mandela name. His father was the sub-chief to the king of the Thembu and he named his son Nelson Mandela, a name that would resonate throughout the world many years later. Life for Mandela was hard at times, but despite the difficulties he remained motivated to make his life and the lives of others better. Due to Nelson Mandela’s imprisonment, political activism, and Apartheid involvement, he improved the lives of million and will remain one of history's most remembered leader. Mandela’s motivation was fueled by the start of Apartheid and that would force him to work against the past. The first form of anti-Apartheid

The first black law firm in South Africa was founded by Mandela and his partner with similar views, Oliver Tambo. Through his law practice, he became interested and engaged in politics. Perry, in his article “Protester,” wrote, “Mandela wrote that he found himself ‘being drawn into the world of politics because I was not content with my old beliefs’ ” (Perry 2). Not only was Mandela educated in the law at the University of Fort Hare, but he quickly mastered politics. Eventually, politics would overtake Mandela, which would then lead him to become the first black president of South Africa. According to “Nelson Mandela 1918--2013” written by Jill Smolowe et

de Klerk prior to the election, Mandela left an impact, on F.W. de Klerk who realized that white supremacy in South Africa was about to end. Some may argue Mandela was more than just a president because he was someone who truly reshaped South Africa and surrounding areas. As a nation’s leader, some decisions he made were controversial from the citizens’ point of view. Benjamin Pogrund’s journal article titled “Nelson Mandela and the Israel-Palestine Conflict: Lessons, Messages and Misinterpretations,” stated that in 1961, it was decided, under Mandela’s power along with Congress and the Communist party, to turn to armed resistance in government authorities; and later in Mandela's term he did support the liberation of the Palestinians which was a controversial action. (Pogrund 74-75) By making history as the first black president after taking an interest in politics, Mandela would be a prominent leader in the South African society, who would oversee the end of the system of Apartheid. Eventually, Apartheid gradually fell apart and instead of South Africa being in a state of apartness, it started to turn into a state of union. With Mandela and all his support, a wrong action was edited and revised which turned the wrong into a