WebNelson Mandela was an anti-apartheid revolutionary and the first black president of South Africa. In 1963, Nelson Mandela, the head of the anti-apartheid African National Congress, was given a life sentence in jail for “terrorist” activities. In 1990, after 27 years behind bars, Mandela was freed by President F.W. de Klerk, and in 1994, he was elected president of …

WebThese ‘Cape’ Khoikhoi would be the first African population to bear the brunt of White settlement. Nomadic heritage: ... and a small detachment of the Royal Artillery arrived in the area - led by Sir Walter Currie. Together with 400 mounted Boers and Basters, 100 Xhosa and 200 regulars, Currie was soon able to scatter the Korana – but the eluded capture. …