An honest politician

One politician that has influenced a lot of people in the world is probably Nelson Mandela. He was born in Mvezo, SouthAfrica, on July the 18 th and he became the first president that was chosen democratically in this country, in 1980.

His parents believed that education was very important in men's life, and because of that, he was brought-up in a well strict way.
When he was seven years old, he and his family moved to a small village where he lived for three years.

At he age of nineteen he started to study law at the university in Healdstown, and it was here when he started the first confrontation with some professors for the racial segregation.

In his political life he led some movements in favour of black people's freedom and therefore they could get the same rights as white people. Moreover, he was the symbol against the apartheid, a party that wanted to oppress black people. Unfortunately, in 1956 he was sent to prison for twenty-seven years and he was released in 1990.

Mandela has received a lot o prizes as a reward for all his fight and career, and in 1993 the jury gave him The Nobel Peace Prize.

There are a lot of people who have written about him;last year Clint Eastwood made a film based on his life.