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When was Nelson Mandela born?
7-18-1918
What year did Mandela join the ANC?
1944
What year did Mandela found the law firm Mandela and Tambo?
1952
What was the Sharpeville Massacre?
1960 69
What happened in 1960 regarding the ANC?
The white government banned the ANC and other anti-apartheid movements.
What was Umkhonto we Sizwe?
The armed wing of the ANC co-founded by Mandela in 1961.
In what year was Mandela arrested for illegally leaving the country?
1962
What was Mandela sentenced to in 1964?
Life imprisonment for treason.
When was Mandela released from prison?
2-11-1990
What year was Mandela elected president of the ANC?
1991
When did Mandela share the Nobel Peace Prize with F.W. de Klerk?
12-10-1993
When was Mandela inaugurated as South Africa's first Black president?
5-10-1994
What is the title of Mandela's autobiography?
Long Walk to Freedom, published in 1994.
What year did Mandela divorce Winnie Mandela?
1996
Who did Mandela marry in 1998?
Graça Machel, his third wife.
Who was Oliver Tambo?
Mandela's law firm partner.
Who was F.W. de Klerk?
The last white president of South Africa.
What is the significance of the date July 18?
It is celebrated as Mandela Day.
What crime was Mandela charged with?
Treason.
Where did Mandela spend 18 years in prison?
Robben Island.
What disease did Mandela contract in prison?
Tuberculosis.
How many children did Mandela have?
6
What year did Steve Biko die?
1977
What movement did Biko found in 1969?
The Black Consciousness Movement (BCM).
What year was Biko arrested?
1977, alongside Peter Jones.
Who delivered the eulogy at Biko's funeral?
Desmond Tutu.
What film was released in 1987 about Steve Biko?
Cry Freedom.
In what year was Biko's case re-examined by the TRC?
1997
What is a martyr?
Someone who died for their beliefs.
What does TRC stand for?
Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
What did Desmond Tutu win in 1984?
The Nobel Peace Prize.
What year did apartheid officially end?
1994
What did Tutu push for in 1986?
Sanctions against South Africa.
Who was Tutu's son named after?
Trevor Huddleston, a white Anglican priest.
When was the Union of South Africa formed?
1910
What significant event happened in 1948?
Apartheid began with D.F. Malan as the first white apartheid president.
How many people were killed in the Soweto protests?
575 people.
What was discovered in South Africa in 1886?
Gold.
Who was George Bizos?
Biko’s family lawyer.
What was Cry Freedom about?
Steve Biko life
What term is used to describe legal forgiveness given by the TRC?
Amnesty.
What was the significance of the date September 25, 1977?
Desmond Tutu gave a eulogy at Biko's funeral.
What year was the film Invictus released?
2009
At what age did Desmond Tutu die?
90