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| Through my stamp collection I known many countries | | | | In 1990 began to dismantle the Apartheid system. |
| in the world: Egypt, Iceland, Greece, Chad, Bhutan and | | | | Since then, Mandela was released.Next year, Mandela |
| South Africa, the birthplace of Nelson Mandela.I | | | | become the first black president of SA.He was |
| remember that I like a stamp about Nelson Mandela. I | | | | elected president of the Republic by universal suffrage. |
| admire a lot of people like Frida Kahlo (Mexican | | | | In 1998 Thabo Mbeki succeeded Mandela as Head of |
| painter), Jimmy Carter (ex President of the United | | | | State.Like South Korea,Uruguay, El Salvador, |
| States), but I have a very great admiration for Nelson | | | | Botswana and Trinidad-Tobago, South Africa had one |
| Mandela, the "Father of the Democracy in South | | | | one of the best democracies in the Third World. SA is |
| Africa", since I have seen "Mandela and De Klerk" a | | | | one of the most prosperous black African states |
| film about the Apartheid. Furthermore, I´ve read | | | | thanks to natural resources...Today SA has one of the |
| a lot about biographies, but his biography is more than | | | | most stable political environmental on Earth. The |
| interesting. Since then, he is an example for young | | | | country is the second State in the Third World to |
| people in Africa. | | | | incorporate the protection of the environment into its |
| Certainly, Mandela has campaigned for ever 40 years | | | | national Constitution.However, the racism still divides |
| to expose atrocities against blacks African throughout | | | | South African society.Furthermore, SA has one of the |
| the world. I believe that Mandela is as famous as | | | | highest crime rates in the Third World. |
| Mahatma Gandhi or Martin Luther King. From y point of | | | | Since 1995, Mandela has become an anti-HIV/AIDS |
| view, I think that Mandela is the symbol of democracy, | | | | activist in the Third World.In 2005, his country had one |
| women`s rights and human rights in the Third World. | | | | of the highest HIV/AIDS in the world. An estimated 8.4 |
| During their years in the national power, he was a man | | | | million South African were living with HIV/AIDS...Under |
| who always worked with love for South Africa and | | | | the leadership of Mandela, SA will host 2010 FIFA |
| other African countries... | | | | World Cup. |
| Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Transkei, South | | | | REFERENCES: |
| Africa, on July 18, 1918. From 1944 to 1989, Mandela | | | | -Benjamin, Anne. Part of My Idol, Penguin Books |
| was an anti-Apartheid activist.On Decembrer 9, 1993, | | | | Ltd,England, 1984 |
| Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his | | | | -Crystal, David. The Penguin Book of Facts, Penguin |
| significant contributions to South African reconciliation. | | | | Books, 2004 |
| Apartheid system was a dictatorial political in South | | | | -Encyclopaedia Britannica Almanac 2003 |
| Africa, an ex-British colony and independent country | | | | -Farida, Karida. Daughters of the Twilight, The |
| since 1909. Under Apartheid system, South African | | | | Womens Press, London, 1986 |
| blacks were considered "second-class citizens". More | | | | -Guevara Onofre, Alejandro. Enciclopedia Mundototal, |
| than 2 million blacks were killed by South African | | | | Editorial, San Marcos, Lima, 1998 |
| dictatorship...Apartheid dictatorship had good relations | | | | -Hanlm,Joseph. Beggar your Neighbours:Apartheid |
| with Taiwan, Malawi, South Korea, Israel, Paraguay, | | | | Power in Southern Africa, Indiana University, London, |
| Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, El Salvador and Guatemala. | | | | 1986. |
| Pretoria did not have relations with the USSR, India, | | | | -Hodson, H.V. The Annual Register. A Records of |
| Mexico, Guyana, Iraq, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, | | | | World Events 1977, Longman, 1978 |
| Hungary, Cuba and Africa. By the 1960s, Mandela | | | | -Palmonski,Jan. Dictionary of Comtemporary World |
| protest against Apartheid, but he was prisoner for | | | | History.From 1900 to the Present day, Oxford Press |
| many decades. | | | | -Sampson, Anthony. |
| In my opinion, I think that the apartheid was one of the | | | | |