What did Mandela yearn for as a young man in Johannesburg?
Mandela yearned for the basic and honourable freedom of achieving his potential, freedom of earning income and freedom of marriage and having a family. He didn't want any obstruction in his life that abided law.
What do the military generals do? How has their attitude changed, and why?
Why were two national anthems sung?
How does Mandela describe the systems of government in his country
(i) in the first decade, and
(ii) in the final decade, of the twentieth century?
Where did the ceremonies take place? Can you name any public buildings in India that are made of sandstone?
Can you say how 10 May is an ‘autumn day’ in South Africa?
At the beginning of his speech, Mandela mentions “an extraordinary human disaster”. What does he mean by this? What is the “glorious … human achievement” he speaks of at the end?
What ideals does he set out for the future of South Africa?
What does courage mean to Mandela?
Which does he think is natural, to love or to hate?
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