Nelson Mandela and Apartheid

Apartheid is a racial segregation policy in the government of South Africa from 1948 to 1994. That meant that sometimes black people werent even allowed to vote at the time. Nelson Mandela was a fighter. Instead of bowing down to this unjust system of government, he became a lifelong warrior in the battle to free South Africa. That is why he was considered a hero during that time period with the Apartheid.

African Independence

After the fall of Germany in World War 2, the European Nations that had once imperialised Africa wanted to bring democracy and government to them. The Africans where still being treated differently. They werent even allowed to vote, and the Europeans were racist. Even though the Africans got there independence they still were not civilized. Africa mainly gained their independence by the late 1990's.