Nelson Mandela Research Paper

The first black president of South Africa was known as mister Nelson Mandela. He was born on July 18th, 1918 in Mvezo, Transkei, South Africa. He died on December 5th, 2013. He was born with the name Rolihlahla Mandela but was changed by one of his school teachers to Nelson. He grew up with his mom, dad, six sisters and three brothers. Nelson had been married three times in his life. First to Evelyn Mase in 1944, then to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in 1958, then to Graça Machel in 1998. He had six children in his lifetime. He had four girls and two sons. Two of the girls were both named Makaziwe, and the other two were named Zenani and Zindziswa. His two sons were named Makgatho and Madiba. Nelson didn’t only have those children but then had four stepchildren after marrying Graça Machel.

His father had been working and was suppose to get promoted, but was stripped from his title and lost his fortune. This forced his family to move into a small village that did not have much. At the age of 9, his father passed away by lung disease. He was then adopted by Chief Jongintaba Dalindyebo, the acting regent of the Thembu people. He moved in with the chief and his other children, then did the same tasks as the other children. He went to a one classroom school and developed a great interest in African history. At the age of 16, he participated in a ceremony that made his entrance into manhood. Nelson thought that the ceremony would be good, but one of the chiefs told him that he would be enslaved in his own