GOOD BYE MADIBA. REST IN PEACE.

Nelson Mandela was born in 1918. He spent 27 years in prison (from 1962 to 1990) for trying to overthrow the pro-apartheid government. After he left prison, he worked to achieve human rights and a better future for everyone in South Africa. He became President of South Africa in 1994, and retired in 1999. Nelson Mandela died on 5 December 2013 following a lung illness.

OVERTHROW =
ACHIEVE = LOGRAR, ALCANZAR

 Nelson Mandela became famous for his long fight against bad government and racial prejudice. He became a hero to people all over the world. As South Africa's President, he was respected for his courage and wisdom in bringing people together to live in peace.

COURAGE = VALOR
WISDOM = SABIDURÍA

Nelson Mandela is known as "Madiba," which is the name of the Xhosa tribe to which he belonged. It is considered an act of honor to refer to somebody by the name of his tribe.

A South African chain store has laid on one of the most touching tributes to Nelson Mandela we've seen in the past week – and it was in the form of a flash mob.

Woolworths teamed up with the Soweto Gospel Choir, who posed as shoppers and store workers at the Parkview store in Johannesburg. 

This song was written during Mandela's incarceration as a call for his freedom. 

Asimbonanga [we have not seen him]
Asimbonang' uMandela thina [we have not seen Mandela]
Laph'ekhona [in the place where he is]
Laph'ehleli khona [in the place where he is kept]

Asimbonanga
Asimbonang 'umfowethu thina [we have not seen our brother]
Laph'ekhona [in the place where he is]
Laph'wafela khona [in the place where he died]
Sithi: Hey, wena [We say: hey, you]
Hey, wena nawe [Hey, you and you]
Siyofika nini la' siyakhona [when will we arrive at our destination]

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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

................................................................................................................   NELSON MANDELA

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