Biographies

I am going to be talking about Nelson Mandela and how he helped end apartheid and influence people. He was a really important person during apartheid and to a lot of people was one of the most important people in history. Saddly apartheid began in 1948 and nelson mandela helped apartheid end in 1994. A lot of the things that mandela did kinda back fired because at one point he was in trouble a really long time but he finally ended apartheid. Now I will talk about his involvement in apartheid.

Nelson Mandela got involved in apartheid because he was black and he wasn’t treated right like every living human being should. He attended school in Qunu. He began to study for a bachelor arts degree at the university of Fort Hare but sadly he did not finish the degree. Mandela was expelled for involvement in a student protest against apartheid. He also had to help form the ANC Youth group. He became the first black president in south africa so he could fight for his people.

“When he got involved in apartheid he got arrested for 27 years because he was fighting apartheid for so long” "Biography of Nelson Mandela." Biography – Nelson Mandela Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Jan. 2016. After that he became president. Mandela was one of several leaders that was able to inspire blacks to not give up hope and fight against apartheid. Mandela went on a african tour and met many supporters and politicians. Nelson mandela was a great leader and was a very good person.

Hendrik F. Verwoerd

Hendrick F. Verwoerd was from apartheid in South Africa. Hendrick F. Verwoerd had been born in South Africa and had been in it before it started. Once he finished his education he became a part of the political party known as the National Political Party of South Africa. The people in the National Party were the ones who created apartheid. He had once also been put in charge of African education. Soon he became the Prime Minister of South Africa in the time of apartheid in South Africa. Before he was appointed Prime Minister he was the first editor of a newspaper called “Die Transvaler”. Since he was the editor he would know what was happening with apartheid at that time. He was also trying to help rebuild the National Party at that time.

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Hendrick had been living around a lot of things that would eventually get him involved with apartheid. Since he was one of the last Prime Ministers during apartheid he would have to deal with people who did not follow the laws of apartheid. Since he was an editor of “Die Transvaler” he could tell the staff of the newspaper what to put about apartheid. Hendrik was a part of the National Party of South Africa. The National Party was one of the biggest supporters of apartheid. Also while he was the Prime Minister of South Africa he could made several laws to support apartheid. He was once the Minister of Native Affairs before he was the Prime Minister. As the Minister Of native Affairs he made a lot of the apartheid legislation.

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Hendrick was involved in many things for apartheid so he had a great effect on it. While Hendrick was the Minister of Native Affairs he played a crucial role on the laws of Apartheid. He created most of the apartheid legislation during his time as a Minister of Native Affairs. When he was the Prime Minister of South Africa he put several apartheid laws into use. He was also an editor for the newspaper “Die Transvaler”. He would find out about the events from apartheid and be able to tell the staff what to put in it. This would tell people what new laws where and and news. He was also in charge of African education so he could tell the students what to believe about apartheid and what not to believe.

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