TY - BOOK AU - Kramer,Barbara TI - Nelson Mandela T2 - National Geographic kids SN - 1426317638 PY - 2014///] CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Geographic KW - Mandela, Nelson, KW - Anti-apartheid activists KW - South Africa KW - Biography KW - Juvenile literature KW - Anti-apartheid movements KW - Political prisoners KW - Presidents KW - Politics and government KW - 1948-1994 KW - 1994- KW - Readers N1 - Includes index N2 - "Nelson Mandela, who courageously dealt with adversity and emerged a world leader, has been an inspirational role model for millions of people around the world, from students to presidents. After being imprisoned for 27 years, in 1994 he became South Africa's first democratically-elected president and shared the Nobel Peace Prize. Mandela died in 2013, but his legacy lives on as a barrier-breaker and humanitarian. Learn all about his life, especially the challenges he faced and how he persevered, in this thoughtful biography."-- ER -