South Africa and Nelson Mandela´s Impact as President

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“South Africa was still heavily influenced by the British and the whites minority in 1991. South Africa had to deal with a variety of issues and the nation had to face both social and economy problems. In the pursue of resolving these issues, many lives were lost and many more were arrested. Among those who were arrested, Nelson Mandela a young leader was arrested and spent 27 years in jail at Robben Island Prison. Nelson Mandela joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1943 and he was an active member ever since. On august 5 1963, he was arrested and charged for treason. Mandela was convicted for sabotage and plotting against the government, specifically against the apartheid. He used violence to fight for the right of the people. To many people, he was considered to be a terrorist. The apartheid was facing major opposition and eventually the country was going through major problems and the current president De Klerk couldn’t effectively resolve them. Therefore he wanted to settle with Mandela since he was still an idol to the people. On February 11 1990, he was released and he became president of the ANC on July 5 1991. South Africa was dealing with the apartheid and there were oppositions. Racism, massacres, segregation, and economic problems were all issues Mandela had to deal with when he became the first black democratically elected president of South Africa in 1994.

Introduction
• Situation in South Africa
• Nelson Mandela
• Thesis

Paragraph 1- Social Inequality
Apartheid racism
Failure- Massacre
Success- voting act and rugby

South Africa was ruled by a white minority government, which preserved white power and privilege under a strictly enforced system of segregation called apartheid. There were many laws that d...

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... may not seem so important to politics but it was a creative an effective way to bring the people together. He set the example by wearing the South African Captain’s jersey.

Paragraph 2- Economic Inequality

The apartheid did not only have social impacts; it also had economic impacts. Mandala had to address issue such as unemployment. When the new government came to power in 1994, there were high levels of unemployment. The government introduced the Reconstruction and Development Program (RDP) in 1994 to restructure society and redistribute wealth. But the focus changed from redistribution to economic growth with the introduction of growth, employment, and redistribution (GEAR) to replace the RDP. Neither of the Economic policy succeeded in reducing unemployment, which reached over 40% by 2001. However the informal sector provided a means of income for millions.”

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