Apartheid and Nelson Mandela

Apartheid was a system of segregation enforced by the National Party(NP)in South African government between 1948 and 1994. South Africa gained self-governance as a dominion within the British Empire and were expanded and formalised into a system of legitimised racism and white nationalism after 1948. Nelson Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist and leader of the African National Congress. He spent 27 years in prison on convictions for crimes that included sabotage committed while he tried to end apartheid. Among opponents of apartheid in South Africa and internationally, he became a symbol of freedom and equality.

African Independence

The story of Africa's independence started after World War two, people wanted change at that time only Egypt, Liberia and Ethiopia were independent. Africa saw the Indian's as a inspiration as the Indian's were in self rule. So Indian independence gave momentum for Africa's independence.Everywhere the mood was hopeful as people were inspired by the vision of a new society free of European control.