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How far did the release of Nelson Mandela in 1990 help to solve the problems facing South Africa?
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How far did the release of Nelson Mandela in 1990 help to solve the problems facing South Africa? Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa in 1994 and he continued in this job until his retirement in 2000. Mandela was born on the 18th July 1918. His real name was Rolihlahla that means troublemaker, but because it was the thing to have a European name (usually a heroic name) as well as a Xhosa one, he was also called Nelson. He was the son of Chief Henry Gadla Mandela and Nosekeni. Mandela was born into the royal family of the Thembu people. As a boy Nelson and his three sisters lived in a group of whitewashed huts near Umtata in the Transkei. He was part of a royal family. He then studied for a degree at Fort Hare, a college for Africans in the Eastern Cape but was suspended for taking...
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