Who is Madiba?

Who is Madiba?

Mandela certainly was one of the great leaders of the 20^th century who was called Madiba by the African people. It is important for us to know what he thought about, what he said, and finally what he did. He was born in a small village in South Africa, he grew up in a royal family, Mandela studied law in Johannesburg; after a couple of years, and he became an Anti-colonial who believed in human equality. Why did I choose Mandela? Because of his behavior after he became president; he lead his nation peacefully and could win; “Forgive, but never forget” he said. Unlikely, after the revolution in my country (Iran), many previous heads of government got executed and many specialists, doctors, and engineers immigrated to Europe or the United States of America.

Recently, many leaders want to become the same as Mandela but they have become dictators. Why does that happen? I think it environment and education has been affecting human traits. Mandela helped his nation to accept and forgive white people who tortured and abused them during apartheid. I do not know what had affected him to be such a peaceful person, but I am sure the environment where he grew up and his family were two of the main reasons.

Mandela was very self-conscious and humble. He led his country to improve and develop in the shadow of democracy and abdication. Unlike his right of running for the presidency for the second time, Mandela decided not to apply for it; On the other hand, there are a lot of leaders who grab and keep the government until the day they die. Mandela supported his substitute president and recommended the leaders of other countries try winning without violence. I think the world accepted the celebration of the World Cup 2010 in South Africa because of respecting him. Mandela is a role model for many people, especially politicians, artists, and athletes. I watched a few movies about him and had read his autobiography in Farsi. I hope someone like Mandela gets to lead my country and bring back freedom and justice.