Watch some of the most important moments of Nelson Mandela’s life

Nelson Mandela casting his vote for the 1994 presidential election. Photo: Paul Weinberg

According to the clip VDOs from youtube

·         CNN: Flashback to 1990: Nelson Mandela freed from prison

·         Mandela release from prison speech (full speech)

·         Nelson Mandela's inaugural address

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I recently knew about Nelson Mandela’s passed away from the internet. Even I was in Thailand where far from South Africa, I’ve known about his story since I was a child. He was a great man who had anti-apartheid for fifteen years before he had been sentenced in prison. I was so sad to a big losing the important person for South Africans.

 

Mandela was released from prison in 1990, while the national unrest and civil strife had being built. Until Mandela was elected president in the country’s first multiracial election in 1994 the apartheid was ended. Mandela focused his efforts on diffusing racial and ethnic tensions and ending human rights abuse. South Africans hold up Mandela as the founding father of true democracy in South Africa.

After serving one term as president, he decided not to run for the office again and instead focused his efforts on combating AIDS/HIV and poverty through a non-profit he founded, the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Many South Africans refer to Mandela as “the father of the nation.” 

At the first clip, you will see the moment he was freedom. Many crowds are salute and cheerful to him. The second and the third clips, he is speaking with plenty audiences. They are acclaim and clapping for him for long time, some are crying. They look proud, respect and glad in him. Mandela referring to president Tambo who he said "he has made democratic progress in his endless" and thank you the people to care and decide about human rights abuse. And he also talk about living with peace and human equality.

 

He is the one of the greatest person in political history of the world. There have been unrest in Thailand many times last ten years because of political in trouble. Weakness of government cause from cheating of some politicians. They encourage separating of civil into two groups, both are cite democratic but one beside the ex-president, the other beside with king. It is very complicate and serious situation. I hope to it stop sooner and get peace forever.