2/25 Bellringer

2/25 Bellringer

8.5 GOV

Andrew Mlangeni

AKA accused no. 10

Men Who Stood with Nelson Mandela

Mlangeni became politically active and began supporting protest and strike action for improved working conditions and a fair living wage. Recognising the lack of opportunity that was afforded him as an black person in South Africa, Mlangeni joined Mandela’s party, the ANC, where his passions were finally recognised.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was an experience shared by the African leaders Nelson Mandela, Robert Mugabe, Jomo Kenyatta, and Kwame Nkrumah during the colonial period?

• They studied at Soviet universities.

• They were held as political prisoners.

• They served in a colonial army.

• They were Muslims.

• They originally came from French colonies.