The mystery and legacy behind Nelson Mandela

It is necessary to start this article with a legendary phrase by Mandela, who really created a legacy that will be recorded even if years go by "Education is the most powerful weapon with which the world can be changed"

The name Nelson Mandela embodies many feelings, stories like mystery, desire to know more about his history in depth, admiration, respect for all the struggle he embodied to try to abolish certain laws that incited violence since they revolved around racism, something of the others that particularly the world has not completely normalized, there are still those who want to denigrate people because of their color and for many reasons but anyway, I will leave you with a short biography of who Nelson Mandela was to enter into context, he was a politician and activist for human rights and creating an egalitarian world, where we all have the same treatment and respect, regardless of race, color, height or social class, he was a man who was easily distinguished since he was different , a very wise man in addition to standing out for being very charismatic and because his motto was always linked to love, respect and another series of values, behind him there are great mysteries embodied, Because his life was not easy, he was framed by a series of conflicts to fight for his ideals that even led him to prison, in which he lasted around 27 years until he was able to obtain his freedom and thus continue his fight. which had great results, even leading to Mandela becoming president, not only the first to put a stop to a racist regime.

The last century was definitely very marked, it was a century that marked a before and after in many life processes that concerns the interest and support of all, although it had many good things, it was also experienced in degrading and negative experiences for the world but that without a doubt, little by little, has been left in the past thanks to the struggle of great personalities and activists whose purpose in life is to help others, to help seek equality, seek the same rights for all, among those people fighters we found Nelson. Now, I want to comment on a curious fact about the protagonist of today's article and that is that his name was not always Nelson, because his parents initially baptized him with the name of Rolihlahla, which in their language means "unruly" but He was changed because he would enter the Methodist school, therefore he was renamed Nelson, he was also a child with a normal childhood, a childhood full of joy, full of many teachings that revolved around the traditions of his people and of his country, even more so as his father was the chief of the tribe, a shocking event in his life was losing his father, after which he had to live with a cousin of his who was chief of another tribe.

Leadership was in his blood, something he learned from his father, also because after his loss after a few years he was admitted to the committee of his tribe, although he had to leave after they wanted to force him to marry under a union of convenience and obligation, likewise he was also a man who prepared himself in an exclusive boarding school for men of his race. After he left his tribe he settled in Johannesburg, in places where his low economy could afford him, then he begins to go out and meet a series of people who drive him, thanks to Walter Sisulu he managed to enter the African National Congress (ANC) where He would begin his fight for the rights and equality of people of his race, because they suffered thousands of contempt in his daily life, especially because of their skin color, as well as being denied the power to opt for qualified jobs, they were highly despised.

Thanks to his ideals, he was unjustly imprisoned by the opposite movement that was also part of the government, he was not the only one, more than eight thousand people, including Mandela, especially this character was in prison from 1963 to 1990, where in the process and in the Over the years, various requests for his freedom were made but they were flatly rejected by the government or the people who presided over it, but it was not a reason to silence his voice, on the contrary, Nelson became the spokesman even serving an unjust sentence of all the people of his race and not only that of all those who identified with his policies, a remarkable fact is that just a few years before being imprisoned he found love in one of his companions, his wife when his tragedy happened and his imprisonment decided take and follow the path of her husband in the (ANC) where she established herself as a great spokesperson for Mandela but was a reason to suffer multiple attacks even in which she was unjustly accused of various crimes, including homicide, but it should be noted that she was acquitted because no conclusive evidence was found, which automatically released her as she was found innocent.

After many years locked up, thanks to the president in 1990 who found evidence to dismantle that Mandela was the cause of all the crimes he was accused of, he decided to release him completely in addition to legalizing the (ANC), after this he continued his fight to dismantle everything that was conceived as apartheid in order to create a new ideology where it would basically be based on creating an interracial democracy, that is, where white and black people would enjoy the same rights and freedoms as well as fulfill the same duties, thanks to This, since he was an excellent negotiator, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize along with the other negotiator. After this, in the future elections to be held in 1994, he rises victorious, achieving a satisfactory period where he fought for his ideals, after this he decided to dedicate himself to his life, he made very few appearances, although the public acclaimed him, one of his last appearances It was in 2010 at the World Cup held in South Africa where he was paid tribute, but unfortunately in 2013 he would die.

A brave man, perhaps with a thousand fears but brave because he always did what his heart told him, he is a man full of mysteries and controversies. Among them we find the famous Mandela effect, which is a conspiracy created by the minds of many people and even unaware of the fact, the name was given in honor of this character because many believed and claimed that Nelson had died in prison. when in fact it was not like that and it reappeared in 1990. On the other hand, every 07/18 the day is commemorated in honor of Nelson Mandela for all his legacy, his fight for equality and peace.

He was definitely an exemplary man, a man who deserves to be honored and a man who deserves to be followed in his footsteps, to turn his ideals into solid aspects in society, to never forget his name. I share with you a part of a poem written when he was deprived of his liberty. “No matter how narrow the path, how heavy with punishment the sentence. I am the owner of my destiny; I am the captain of my soul." Definitely words that inspire us to fight tirelessly every day for our ideals, because although many say we are wrong, we all have our own truth.

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