Friday 6 2013 December
A message from South Africa has reached the
whole world: Nelson Mandela has died. He was one of the most important and
popular politicians of our time.
Hardly
a politician was so well known and popular as Nelson Mandela. He was the first black president of
South Africa. In 1994 he was
elected. That was something very
special for the people of the country. Because
before Nelson Mandela became president, living in South Africa has long been
very difficult for people with darker skin color.
Dark-skinned
South Africans had for many years the same rights as light-skinned and were
suppressed. Nelson Mandela fought
for the blacks. But he came to
prison. Only after 27 years, he
was released. Soon after, the
South Africans elected him as their president. He was also honored with the Nobel
Peace Prize. The Peace Prize is
the most important in the world.
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