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Who was Nelson Mandela? → Directions: Watch the Biography video, "Nelson Mandela: Civil Rights Activist and President of South Africa" and read the text below, then respond to the questions that follow. Note: the Biography video was created in 2010, three years before Manela's death in 2013. Key Vocabulary In Nelson Mandela's Biography African National The ANC is a political party in South Africa that was formed in 1912 with the goal of defending Congress (ANC) the rights and freedoms of black South Africans and was a major force against Apartheid. Robben Island an island off the coast of South Africa near the city of Cape Town where political prisoners, including Nelson Mandela, were held until the prison was closed in 1996; it is now a museum Umkhonto we Sizwe Translated as "Spear of the Nation," uMkhonto we Sizwe (also known as MK), was an armed wing of the ANC co-founded by Nelson Mandela that engaged in acts of sabotage and violence against the South African Apartheid government Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (July 18, 1918 - December 5, 2013) was the first President of South Africa to be elected in fully representative democratic elections. Before his presidency, he was a prominen...