Definition Of Democracy By Nelson Mandela

To some extent the limits of social change in south africa were established by the global context.

Definition of democracy by nelson mandela. The nature of the transition to democracy meant that there would be no dramatic dismantling of the apartheid system. In 1964 about to be sentenced to prison for demanding to live as a free person in the country of. How did nelson mandela start working for a democracy. Nelson rolihlahla mandela 1918 2013 activist writer lawyer political prisoner and statesman was born into a.

As we celebrate mandela day we thought we would share some of his words on the constitution the rule of law and our democracy. The new south africa inaugurated by the election victory of mandela s anc in april 1994 is to a greater extent than is often realized what nelson mandela has made it. Freedom at the service of democracy. These processes were given a powerful symbolic embodiment in the person of nelson rolihlahla mandela.