Remembering Nelson Mandela. Jordi B. (2n batx A)

Nelson Mandela,

The idol

The recently deceased, Nelson Mandela, also known as Madiba, has moved crowds in his funeral. Certainly, over the years, has become a symbol in South-Africa. This is due to his battle to reach the democracy in his country and combating the apartheid, the segregation between white skinned people and black skinned people.

The fight with apartheid cost him a life imprisonment and after 27 years of prision, he had become a national symbol. He was released by the president De Klerk with whom he collaborated to reach the democracy in South-Africa. Madiba and De Klerk shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. Next year, Nelson Mandela became the first president elected by the South African citizens. After a few years, he abandoned the government and later the public life, having collaborated in the coexistence of the races that I would call “joinheid” or “linkheid”. I have to emphasize the support that he gave to the South African rugby team (the Springboks), compound by white skinned people and an historic symbol of the apartheid, which won the tournament and gave way to the reconciliation of races. This appears in the film Invictus (2009) directed by Clint Eastwood.

As a peace fighter, we know many famous quotes of him, for example: «Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery and apartheid, it is man-made and can be removed by the actions of human beings». We could say that apart from being a president, a convict, a national symbol, a fighter and a peace maker, he was also a wise, who we will remember along the years.

Jordi Bartra

2n Btx A