Nelson Mandela
- Became the leader of the African National Congress
- Was arrested in 1964 and put in prison for life
- Became more powerful from within prison as he was a symbol for resistance
- Was let out in 1990
- Won a nobel peace prize in 1993
- Elected as President of South Africa (first black ever) in 1994 (F.W. de Klerk his jailer was his deputy president)
Summary
He was the leader of the ANC. He was then put in prison for a life time. He was eventually let out, and became the first black president; ironically, his jailer was his deputy head