Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was an important figure in South Africa who helped to end apartheid. He was born on July 18, 1918 in the tiny African village of Mvezo. His father was a counsel to the Thembu king and Mandela was supposed to inherit this position.
At the age of seven Nelson Mandela was the first became the first of his family to attend school where a Methodist teacher gave him the name Nelson. His father died when he was nine. Mandela was adopted by the Regent Jongintaba and went to school right next to his palace. After some more schooling, in 1937, Nelson moved to Healdtown to…
