NELSON MANDELA

Accomplishments 

1. HE BECAME THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE ANC YOUTH LEAGUE IN 1950.

2.  MANDELA WAS A LEADING OPPONENT OF THE 1948 APARTHEID LEGISLATION.

3.  THE FIRST BLACK LEGAL PARTNERSHIP IN SOUTH AFRICA.

4.  HIS SPEECH DURING RIVONIA TRIAL IS ONE OF THE GREAT SPEECHES OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

5.  NELSON MANDELA PLAYED THE LEADING ROLE IN ENDING APARTHEID.

6. NELSON MANDELA WAS THE FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA.

7.  HE FOCUSED ON NATIONAL RECONCILIATION DURING HIS PRESIDENCY.

8. HE SERVED AS THE SECRETARY-GENERAL.

9. HE FOUNDED A NUMBER OF ORGANISATIONS TO PROMOTE EQUALITY.

10 . NELSON MANDELA WAS AWARDED THE 1993 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE.

Nelson Mandela quote -  'It always seems impossible until it's done.'


TURNING POINTS

• Joining the African National Congress and starting his political career.
• Became a founding member of the Anc youth league.
• Entered prison.
• Released in February 1990.
• Won the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize.
• Became the first black male president of South Africa.  

   

Cathy Freeman 

TIMELINE

• Feb 16, 1973. Cathy Freeman was born.
• Jan 1, 1990. Awarded "Young Australian of the Year."
• Jan 24, 1990. The first Aborigine to win a gold medal at an international athletics event.
• Jan 1, 1992. The first Aborigine to represent Australia at the Olympic Games.
• Jan 1, 1998. Awarded '' Australian of the Year.''
• Jan 1, 2000. The first Aborigine to light the flame. 
• Jul 15, 2003. Cathy Freeman Retires. 
• Jan 1, 2011. Cathy Freeman opens her foundation.

ACHIEVEMENTS 

1. 1990 Commonwealth Games Cathy won a gold medal for 400

2. She is the first female Aboriginal and Australian  to win a gold medal 

3. Cathy Freeman win the 200 metres and the 400 metres at the  Commonwealth Games .

4. Cathy Freeman ran with two flags, the Aboriginal flag and the Australian flag.

5. Cathy carried both flags around the track. The people loved it, with three out of four agreeing with her action.

6.  At the World Athletic Championships in 1999, Cathy successfully defended her 400 metres. 

7. Cathy was given the torch at the Olympics and was the first aboriginal to carry the flame. 

Timeline

1903 - born in India
1911 - went to school
1917 - won scholar ship
1921 - joined British Police in Burma
1928 -journey to Paris
1932  -1933 worked as teacher
1933 - first book published
1934 - first novel was published
1935 - other novel was published
1936 -got married
1937 -fight Spanish civil war
1938  -published other book
1938  -suffering from tuberculosis
1938 -1939 spent in morocco
1939 -other novel coming up
1941 -1943 worked BBC
1945 -his great satire animal farm
1949 -married second wife sonic

Career  

• In 1922, Orwell joined the India Police  and was posted to Burma.

• Orwell’s first major work was ‘Down and Out in Paris and London’ (1933). It detailed his struggles in the two cities when he trying to make his mark as a writer.

• In 1934, he came out with his second novel, ‘Burmese Experiences’. 
• In December 1936, he travelled to Spain for the Spanish civil war 
• After returning from Spain, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis.
• He began his job at BBC.
• In 1943, he left his job at the BBC to become literary editor of the Tribune.
• His career flourished after he published 'Animal Farm.'
• After 'Animal Farm' he came back with another masterpiece ' Nineteen Eighty-Four.'
  He could  not continue writing because of his health.

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