What is a big event that changed nelson Mandela's life?
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Being freed from prison after spending years there for nothing more than wanting an end to apartheid.
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He made inventions that changed the world.
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Nelson Mandela.\n\nEven though he is retired, I can't think of anyone who commands as much genuine worldwide affection and respect.
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hi, here is a pretty good biography from a nigerian paper:\nhttp://www.independentng.com/sunday/swjan290601.htm\n\nwikipedia has a decent article:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Johnson-Sirleaf\n\nand here is another good article:\nhttp://www.worldpress.org/Africa/2222.cfm\n\ncheers!\nalso i'd like to add that i think it's great that a nation in africa has elected a female head of state.  particularly one with her qualifications.  and even more so given that it's such a remarkable turnaround from that thieving despot, charles taylor.  yay liberia!
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ummm, long story, kinda personal, but yea, it changed my entire life (for the good)
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Well, being a South African I think it is a great opportunity and time that Africa was allowed to host a world sporting event.\n\nHowever, given those statements, I do not know if all the logistics have been thought out properly. South Africa is a great place but I do not know if the right people have been put in charge of organising this event and as a result it could be chaos.\n\nIt has obviously had postive effects in terms of job creation and also the development of new stadiums, promotion of soccer (this was already popular though) and also financially.\n\nI suppose we will just have to wait and see how the event goes.
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Human rights laywer from Zimbabwe, if I am not mistaken. \n\nOpponent of Apartheid, etc.
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1.  9/11 obviously is top of the list.\n2.  Wars in Afgan. and Iraq\n3.  Natural disasters - Hurricanes and Tsunami\n4.  Passing of Pope John Paul\n5.  Y2K.....haha.  Remember that non-event?
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I was in Botswana for two weeks in 1992.  I really liked it a lot.  It is quite tragic how much warfare is tearing that continent apart.
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I actually threw a program similar to the challenge day program and I ended up learning about other cultures. I left the program feeling more informed and very aware of how important tolerance is. I was proud that I'd put together an event that allowed people to have an open forum and talk openly and honestly about so much. It changed me a lot. Oh and BTW this was before I ever knew that there was a program called challenge day we simply wanted an open forum but it was very similar to the challenge say program.
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It's sad for his family.\nAs blind as he was, under his government South Africa had working roads, working hospitals, an effective police force, a viable economy, currency that actually bought something, crime free streets, hardly any rape or murder, a world class schooling system, no AIDS epidemic, no crumbling cities, no witchdoctors running the National Health system and an effective military.\n\nBut hey, I guess things are better now.\n\nTake a look at the kind of thing PW Botha was up against - http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~springbk/enemy.html\n\n*additional*\n\nEmma, Mandela and the rest of the scum of the now ruling ANC party employed rampant violence as a means to seize power, following the exact same blueprint as every other African dictator before them.\nI served in the South African Defense Force - it was a case of fighting fire with fire.\nThe big surprise at the so-called Truth and Reconciliation sessions was that the methods employed by the Soviet and Cuban trained ANC were far, far more brutal than that of their enemies.
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Tough question!\n\nLike a couple of people before me I would have to go with the Dalai Lama because of his spirituality.  Nelson Mandela with his forgiveness and lack of bitterness would be a very close second though.
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I doubt because South Africans where really opressed at that time and i think the white opressors did everything in their power to keep Mandela unhappy. They wanted him to lose all hope in saving his people.
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People were stunned all across the world! the blacks could finally relate to someone standing up for them. mlk was hated greatly by whites, but still said and did what he had to do to make this world a better place.. he did!
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Nelson Mandela. Ignore the guy right below me (apartheid was in Africa, not Israel)
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The Challenger Explosion\nThe Columbia Disaster\n9/11\nBoth Bushs got elected~\nLA riots\nKatrina
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If this question is about politics, then I think Nelson Mandela would get my vote. If it was for personal reasons then I have met a couple of people in my life that would have my vote, my father being one and the person that I look after now, the other.\n\nIf it was for the most complete ever to walk on earth, then no contest, Jesus Christ would win hands down.