Nelson Mandela ~ man of peace

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Born 18 July 1918, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist and leader of the ANC. After serving 27 years in prison, this Nobel Peace Prize Laureate became the President of South Africa

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Mandela made this statement from the dock at the opening of his trial on charges of sabotage, Supreme court of South Africa, Pretoria, April 20 1964

"I am the first accused. I hold a bachelor's degree in arts and practised as an attorney in Johannesburg for a number of years in partnership with Oliver Tambo. I am a convicted prisoner serving five years for leaving the country without a permit and for inciting people to go on strike at the end of May 1961.

At the outset, I want to say that..."

Read the full speech here ~
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/apr/23/nelsonmandela1

Visit the Nelson Mandela Foundation website ~ http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY NELSON MANDELA !!

Started by Philip. Last reply by Denise Byers Jul 20, 2009. 3 Replies 0 Likes

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Comment by Joy Harmon on July 18, 2009 at 5:29pm: Joie de vivre:
Thank you for your courage (coeur/rage) never budging from your determination to bring justice to your/our people----humans one and all. We will continue your work, learning more and more each day how to live as humans, all together on our magnificent Earth.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR POWERFUL EXAMPLE!
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Comment by Clicia Pavan on July 18, 2009 at 5:01pm: Happy Birthday,saravá, salve Nelson Mandela

Comment by Mohdhar on July 18, 2009 at 4:47pm: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!..AFRIKA LOVES YOU!

Comment by marie muller on July 18, 2009 at 4:12pm: yes
happy birthdy
great man
best thing its that hes receiving love and respect while hes still alive!!!!!

Comment by Loving TreeOfLife on July 18, 2009 at 4:09pm: Happy Birthday, dear Angel Nelson Mandela, thank your for all your magical Being!

Comment by Sandra Reis on July 18, 2009 at 4:05pm: "A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination."

"As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself... Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility."

~Nelson Mandela

Comment by jimmsfairytales0com on July 18, 2009 at 3:54pm: There is a saying about politicians to which I pretty much adhere:
"Don't believe a single word that they say!"

Nelson Mandela is one of the very few politicians for whom I would set aside this (generally very good) advice. In fact he is one of the very few living men in ANY walk of life for whom I have the utmost respect.

He inspired my favourite protest song of all time, and I would ask you all to pay special attention to these lines:

In the first verse:
"Are you so blind that you cannot see?"
In the second verse:
"Are you so blind that you cannot see?
Are you so deaf that you cannot hear?"
In the third verse:
"Are you so blind that you cannot see?
Are you so deaf that you cannot hear?
Are you so dumb that you cannot speak?"

(Embedding has been disabled for this video, so I can't post it here. You will have to watch it at YouTube: Nelson Mandela - Special AKA)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR NELSON!!!