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Chapters: Thabo Mbeki, Nelson Mandela, Jacob Zuma, Albert Lutuli, John Langalibalele Dube, Oliver Tambo, Pixley Ka Isaka Seme, James Moroka, Alfred Bitini Xuma, Sefako Mapogo Makgatho. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 121. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Sharpeville massacreSoweto uprising · Treason TrialRivonia TrialChurch Street bombing · CODESASt James Church massacreCape Town peace march Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (Xhosa pronunciation: ;), born 18 July 1918, served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). The South African courts convicted him on charges of sabotage, as well as other alleged crimes committed while he led the movement against apartheid. In accordance with his sentence, Mandela served 27 years in prison, spending many of these years on Robben Island. Following his release from prison on 11 February 1990, Mandela supported reconciliation and negotiation, and helped lead the transition towards multi-racial democracy in South Africa. Since the end of apartheid, many have frequently praised Mandela, including former opponents. In South Africa he is often known as Madiba, an honourary title adopted by elders of Mandela's clan. The title has come to be synonymous with Nelson Mandela. Mandela has received more than 250 awards over four decades, most notably the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize. In November 2009, the United Nations General Assembly announced that Mandela's birthday, 18 July, is to be known as 'Mandela Day' to mark his contribution to world freedom. Despite this acclaim, Mandela remains a controversial ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=21492751 ... Read more

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Chapters: George W. Bush, Peter Jones, Arthur Henderson, William Booth, Jacob Albright, Albert Lutuli, Young John Allen, Robert Aderholt, John William Fletcher, Nikki Haley, Mary Clarke Nind, Nathan Bangs, Thomas Asbury Morris, Hae Jong Kim, Alexander Robert Edgar, Jessie Daniel Ames, John Ezzidio, John Cennick, William Fitzjames Oldham, John Barton Hack, William Henry Pierce, Orange Scott, Dionisio Deista Alejandro, John Cameron, George Copway, William Clowes, August Theodor Arvidson, Ram Narayan Deoki, Martin Boehm, Roy T. Williams, Roberto Valenzuela Elphick, Ann Griffiths, William Ryerson, John B. Denton, Richard Whatcoat, Gideon Ouseley, Benjamin Abbott, William Carvosso, Togoro Usaki, Christoph Gottlob Müller. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 204. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: George Walker Bush ( (help·info); born July 6, 1946) was the 43rd President of the United States, serving from 2001 to 2009, and the 46th Governor of Texas, serving from 1995 to 2000. Bush is the eldest son of President George H. W. Bush, who served as the 41st President, and Barbara Bush, making him one of only two American presidents to be the son of a preceding president. After graduating from Yale University in 1968, and Harvard Business School in 1975, Bush worked in his family's oil businesses. He married Laura Welch in 1977 and unsuccessfully ran for the House of Representatives shortly thereafter. He later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election. In a close and controversial election, Bush was elected President in 2000 as the Republican candidate, defeating then-Vice President Al Gore in the Electoral College. Eight months into Bush's first term as president, the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks occurred. In respons...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3414021 ... Read more

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Albert John Lutuli, also known by his Zulu name "Mvumbi", was a South African teacher and politician. Lutuli was elected president of the African National Congress, at the time an umbrella organisation that led opposition to the white minority government in South Africa. He was awarded the 1960 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the non-violent struggle against apartheid. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Africa: An Encyclopedia for Students, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 232 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Based on the scholarship in the acclaimed Encyclopedia of Africa, this work presents Africa, from Egypt to Cape Town and from prehistoric times to the present day. This set spans many disciplines, covering animals, foods, holidays and festivals, tribal groups, ecology, music and art, trade and economy, geography, religion, folklore, and fossil and skeletal discoveries. ... Read more