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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Short Answer Type Important Questions

Answer the following questions in 30-40 words:

1. What unintended effect was produced by decades of oppression?

Ans. The decades of oppression made him a strong person. He set out the goal to
liberate the people of South Africa from continuing bondage of poverty,
deprivation, suffering and other discrimination. He decided to have freedom and
justice for all.

2. What pained Nelson Mandela on becoming the President of South Africa?

Ans. Nelson Mandela was sad for not able to thank those African patriots who had
fought for independence and sacrificed their lives for it. This pained him that they
were not able to see what their sacrifices had brought.

3. When did Mandela’s hunger for self-turn into a hunger for freedom for all
his people?

Ans. Mandela gradually realized that freedom was curtailed for those people who
looked like he did, but not for the whites. Consequently, he joined the African
National Congress, and that was when his “hunger for freedom” became a “greater
hunger.”

4. Why is 10th May 1994 important for South Africa?

Ans. 10th May 1994 is important for South Africa because first democratic non-
racial government elections were held on this day in the country. Nelson Mandela
became the first black president of the country.

5. What ideals does Mandela set out for the future of South Africa in his
speech?

Ans. The ideal Mandela set out for the future of South Africa in his speech was to
liberate the people of South Africa from continuing bondage of poverty,
deprivation, suffering, gender and other discriminations.

6. What did Nelson Mandela pledge when he was sworn in as President?