Grand apartheid was established as South African policy in 1948 and thus a dark period of human existence arose with issues such as black oppression and white supremacy clouding people’s everyday lives within the country. Nelson Mandela is almost certainly the most renowned prisoner in the history of the world and ultimately became the president of South Africa in 1994 after apartheid was dismembered and after he was released from prison. Mandela was involved with the …showed first 75 words of 1328 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1328 total…simple prison into a center for learning and as a result Nelson became a figure of strength to the prisoners. Nelson Mandela sacrificed his life and family for his people and to this day he remains South Africa’s most famous and beloved hero. South African people realize that if it weren’t for Mandela and his strength, apartheid would never have ended and thus he is a key figure in the destruction of apartheid.