Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize for all people who have working for peace and standing up against racism. He was the former president of South Africa and African national congress, Which made him very important to africa. He spent almost 3 decades of his life in jail because he sacrificed his life and his youth to his people which is why he is known as africas best known and loved hero. His non-violent tactics were protesting against the aparthied, then nelson mandela and a group of anti-aparthied protesters were charged with treason in 1956.