Nelson Mandela (1918- ) was initially tried and sentenced to prison for encouraging black South Africans to go on strike and for illegally leaving South Africa. For most of his life Mandela fought for an end to apartheid (a system of segregation based on race that gave advantages to whites while restricting blacks to labor reserves) in South Africa. He joined the African National Congress (ANC), an organization that promotes the interests of black South Africans, and participated in nonviolent protests, such as work stoppages and using "whites only" facilities to combat apartheid. In 1952 the South African government arrested and tried Mandela and other ANC leaders under the Suppression of Communism Act. As a result he was prohibited from attending meetings or leaving his home in Johannesburg. By 1961 ANC members had come to believe that the South African government would...
Nelson Mandela was 72 when he was released from prison.
Robben Island
Nelson Mandela stayed in prison for 10,052 days
Nelson Mandela was in prison for 27 years, the prison was on Robben Island. He got let out on the 11th of February, 1990.
Nelson Rolilahlah Mandela was a political prisoner in an island in Africa known as Robben Island. He was in prison for 27 years.
the prison was built on Robben Island
Nelson Mandela was released from prison in February, 1990, 20 years ago.
When Mandela was released from prison Oliver Tambo was President of the ANC. Tambo was his Mandela's long time law partner. -Bill Sparks, Toronto, Canada
1995
terrorism
No. He was not.
Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison in South Africa; from 1964-82.