He stayed in the prison for 27 yeas and he consistently refused to compromise with his political position to obtain his freedom.Because he never chang his strong mind,which is to build an new ,equal and free South Africa.
He joined the African National Congress （非洲人国民大会 简称ANC）in 1944 and was engaged in resistance against the ruling National Party‘s apartheid policies （种族隔离 政策）after 1948.
when many fellow leaders of the ANC and
the military organization were arrested, Mandela was brought to stand trial with them for plotting（密 谋） to overthrow the
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was
born in Transkei,(特兰斯凯 )
South Africa on July 18, 1918. His father was a Chief (酋长)of a tribe． Mandela has strong character even from he was a child and he advocates national hero vuey much．As the oldest son in his family, Mandela was appointed as the successor of the tribe,but he refused that ．He said he would never adominate a tribe,which was under oppressed,with a cheif identify．He wanted to throw himself into the career of the national liberation．
