Nelson Mandela Guided South Africa from the shackles of aparthied to a multi-racial democracy,as an icon of peace and reconciliation who came to embody the struggle for justice around the world.
Imprisoned for nearly three decades for his fight against white minority rule,Mandela never lost his resolve to fight for his people emancipation.He was determined to bring down apartheid while for his avoiding a civil war.His prestige and charisma helped him win the support of the world.
In 1993 he was awarded the nobel peace prize,an honor to shared with F.W. de Klark,the white African leader who had freed him from prison three years earlier and negotiated the end of apartheid.
He formally left his public life in June 2004 before his 86th birthday.When we look at his life then we realize that during his lifetime he had dedicated himself to this struggle of the African people.In December 5, 2013 he died.
