Nelson Mandela Research Paper

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Secondly, the fight against apartheid by Nelson Mandela and his friends is very much like Gandhi's movement of freedom, both in South Africa and in India. He himself recognizes Mahatma Gandhi as his model and the significant role he has played in the transformation of South Africa: "India is Gandhi's country of birth, South Africa's country of adoption. Gandhi's views on Satyagraha, Ahimsa, religion, self-sufficiency and poverty applied to South Africa as it did to India." During his stay in the prison on Rhode Island, Mandela wrote in his journal about Mahatma Gandhi and his power of influence over the Indian community in South Africa. Since then, Nelson Mandela has been aware of the heritage Gandhi has left in a country that would be haunted