Interesting Facts About Nelson Mandela

Interesting Facts About Nelson Mandela

by Alex D White

In history of African presidents, Mandela is known to be the only president who took the shortest term of presidency office by resigning when he felt there was need for someone else to take over the leadership. It is also a fact that he was one among those African presidents who took a large portion of his life in prison. There are numerous interesting facts that surround the life of Nelson Mandela.

Mandela won numerous awards and honors during his life span. He was an honorary citizen of Canada, an honorary member of Manchester United and honorary member of British Labour Party. There are also numerous places that were identified after Mandela such as an orchid (Paravanda Nelson Mandela), nuclear particle (the Mandela particle) and a prehistoric woodpecker (the Aistralopicus nelsonmandelai).

While studying in the Fort Hare, Mandela was expelled after he was discovered to have participated a student protest. However, Mandela completed his degree in Unisa University few years later. He also joined the Wits University where he pursued his law degree.

When serving his imprisonment term, Mandela is known to have been kept in a 2M by 2.5M sized chamber. This cubicle contained nothing more than a bucket for sanitation and bedroll on the ground. In his jail time, Mandela was banished to hard tasks for example working on a lime quarry. The court only allowed him to be receiving one later and visitors after six months.

Even though the apartheid government proposed to release Mandela for about six times while he was still serving his term he always resisted their offer. He always rejected their offers by mentioning that he favored his freedom more but also cared more for their freedom. He always accompanied this by saying that, he did not see any need of them releasing him while the ANC was still banned.

His birthday is the only date ever, which UN devoted like a celebration date. The UN declared his birthday that is on 18 to be celebrated globally. Actually, he is the only person whose birthday has ever been declared as a holiday by the UN.

Other amazing facts about Mandela explain of his escape when he was being searched when he tried to fight for independence. For example, Mandela pretended himself to be a security guard in a mine, a chef boy and a chauffeur. Mandela also tried to change his name to David Motsamayi when he was trying to leave South Africa to other parts of Africa and England.

Through the life of Mandela he has had various quite interesting facts. Above are some of the main facts known about Mandela most of which revolve around his life during and before he was a president in South Africa. To add to all these interesting facts about Mandela, he is known to have made lots of efforts to ensure he changed South Africa from what it was during that time to a better state where its residents could live peacefully and with all their rights protected by the constitution.



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