Nelson Mandela

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The most iconic person I have ever seen. Please don't leave a comment unless you are donating, as this skin is not about shading or design, it is about spreading awareness and remembering a great man.

Nelson Mandela was a South African philanthropist who helped abolish apartheid. He was the President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, before he stepped down from the position. Before that, he spent 27 years in jail for protesting what he believed in. After the changing of presidents in 1990, he was released from jail. He then became President and continued spreading his beliefs, not only in South Africa, but all around the world. He will be remembered as a hero, a revolutionary, a savior.

If you would like to support the people of South Africa in their time of mourning, please donate to the following program:

http://imaginescholar.org/get-involved.php

My school and I have been in contact with this group over the past few years. We share work like poems and books. It is an amazing program running on small donations. If you would like to see who it is directly effecting, visit this link.