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'''Nelson Mandela''' was a [[South Africa]]n politician who fought against apartheid in the [[20th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: | {{Infobox Individual | ||
|image = Nelson Mandela The Lie of the Land.jpg | |||
|species = Human | |||
|job = President{{!}}President of South Africa | |||
|job2 = politician | |||
|affiliation = African National Congress | |||
|death date = [[2013]] | |||
|origin = [[South Africa]], [[Earth]] | |||
|first mention cs = The Also People (novel) | |||
|only cs = The Lie of the Land (TV story) | |||
}} | |||
'''Nelson Mandela''' was a [[South Africa]]n politician who fought against [[apartheid]] in the [[20th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Secret of the Black Planet (short story)}}) | |||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
To some, Nelson Mandela was considered a [[communist]] [[Terrorism|terrorist]]. He was arrested by [[South Africa]]n authorities for opposing [[apartheid]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dying Days (novel)}}) | |||
Nelson Mandela's trial was held at the [[Palace of Justice]] in [[1963]]. He was sentenced to life | |||
imprisonment alongside other [[African National Congress|ANC]] activists. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|White Man's Burden (short story)}}) He was imprisoned on [[Robbin Island]]. The Doctor was also imprisoned during or prior to his [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]]. There he learned patience and [[Xhosa]] from Mandela. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Also People (novel)}}) | |||
After 27 years in prison, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Also People (novel)}}) Mandela was released in [[1990]]. [[1993|Three years later]], Mandela and [[F. W. de Klerk]] were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1994, Mandela was elected president of South Africa ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Instruments of Darkness (novel)}}) and drafted a progressive constitution for the nation. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|White Man's Burden (short story)}}) | |||
During his time in prison, Mandela was falsely believed by many people to have died in the [[1980s]], when in reality he passed away in [[2013]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Mandela Effect, Or Monsters on the Streets of London (short story)}}) | |||
== Legacy == | == Legacy == | ||
The phenomenon of significant numbers of people misremembering a significant event became known as the [[Mandela Effect]]. ([[PROSE]]: | Nelson Mandela was remembered alongside [[Mohandas Gandhi]], [[Martin Luther King]], [[Nomgqause]], and [[Baleka Mbete|Mbete]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Relative Dementias (novel)}}, {{cs|Toy Soldiers (novel)}}, {{cs|The Also People (novel)}}) | ||
The phenomenon of significant numbers of people misremembering a significant event became known as the [[Mandela Effect]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Mandela Effect, Or Monsters on the Streets of London (short story)}}) | |||
The [[ | The Phoenix Building at [[Sheffield Hallam University]] was renamed the Nelson Mandela Building. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Instruments of Darkness (novel)}}) | ||
Mandela was one of the many individuals whose [[Truth (The Lie of the Land)|history was faked]] by the [[Monk (species)|Monks]]' propaganda machine. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Lie of the Land (TV story)}}) | |||
The [[Mandela|Nelson Mandela International Space Station]] was named after him. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Scavenger (audio story)}}) | |||
When the [[Transvaal]] failed to be annexed into the [[British Empire]] in [[1877]], the [[Fifth Doctor]] wondered how the alteration to history would affect Mandela. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|White Man's Burden (short story)}}) | |||
[[Bernice Summerfield]] once had a [[dream]] where she was debating whether humans were evil with a [[Cyberman]], a [[Dalek]], [[Grinx|a Sontaran]], and [[Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart]]; Grinx the Sontaran brought up Nelson Mandela's imprisonment as an example of humanity's freedom of choice allowing for conflicting moralities. ([[PROSE]]: | In [[1997]], [[the Brigadier]] confided to the [[Eighth Doctor]] that he used to read about all those groups who were trying to free Mandela and that he thought they were wrong, "that he was a [[communist]] [[terrorist]] and that the world would be a better place without people like him running around. [[Apartheid]] was wrong, I knew that, but that didn't make everyone who opposed it right". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dying Days (novel)}}) | ||
There was a Forrester family legend that they were related to Mandela, but this was untrue. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Just War (novel)}}, {{cs|Heritage (short story)}}) | |||
The [[Stellenbosch VI Nelson Mandela Memorial Commune]] existed in the [[26th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Down (novel)}}) | |||
By the [[28th century]], the IT corporation [[Panafrica]] had rewritten history to portray Mandela as the founder of apartheid. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Secret of the Black Planet (short story)}}) | |||
[[Bernice Summerfield]] once had a [[dream]] where she was debating whether humans were evil with a [[Cyberman]], a [[Dalek]], [[Grinx|a Sontaran]], and [[Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart]]; Grinx the Sontaran brought up Nelson Mandela's imprisonment as an example of humanity's freedom of choice allowing for conflicting moralities. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Also People (novel)}}) | |||
The Mandela Mandala was a location in the [[City of the Saved]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Of the City of the Saved... (novel)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Mandela was played by [[David Harewood]] in the 2009 BBC telefilm ''Mrs. Mandela''. | The short story ''Secret of the Black Planet'' depicts the Panafrica corporation falsely rewriting history to portray Mandela as the architect of apartheid. In the real world, the architect of apartheid was {{w|Hendrik Verwoerd}}. | ||
Mandela was imprisoned on {{w|Robben Island}}. It is misspelled as "Robbin Island" in ''The Also People''. | |||
Mandela was played by [[David Harewood]] in the 2009 BBC telefilm ''Mrs. Mandela'' and [[Clarke Peters]] in the 2009 film ''Endgame''. | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:23, 17 April 2024
Nelson Mandela was a South African politician who fought against apartheid in the 20th century. (PROSE: Secret of the Black Planet [+]Loading...["Secret of the Black Planet (short story)"])
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
To some, Nelson Mandela was considered a communist terrorist. He was arrested by South African authorities for opposing apartheid. (PROSE: The Dying Days [+]Loading...["The Dying Days (novel)"])
Nelson Mandela's trial was held at the Palace of Justice in 1963. He was sentenced to life imprisonment alongside other ANC activists. (PROSE: White Man's Burden [+]Loading...["White Man's Burden (short story)"]) He was imprisoned on Robbin Island. The Doctor was also imprisoned during or prior to his seventh incarnation. There he learned patience and Xhosa from Mandela. (PROSE: The Also People [+]Loading...["The Also People (novel)"])
After 27 years in prison, (PROSE: The Also People [+]Loading...["The Also People (novel)"]) Mandela was released in 1990. Three years later, Mandela and F. W. de Klerk were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1994, Mandela was elected president of South Africa (PROSE: Instruments of Darkness [+]Loading...["Instruments of Darkness (novel)"]) and drafted a progressive constitution for the nation. (PROSE: White Man's Burden [+]Loading...["White Man's Burden (short story)"])
During his time in prison, Mandela was falsely believed by many people to have died in the 1980s, when in reality he passed away in 2013. (PROSE: The Mandela Effect, Or Monsters on the Streets of London [+]Loading...["The Mandela Effect, Or Monsters on the Streets of London (short story)"])
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
Nelson Mandela was remembered alongside Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nomgqause, and Mbete. (PROSE: Relative Dementias [+]Loading...["Relative Dementias (novel)"], Toy Soldiers [+]Loading...["Toy Soldiers (novel)"], The Also People [+]Loading...["The Also People (novel)"])
The phenomenon of significant numbers of people misremembering a significant event became known as the Mandela Effect. (PROSE: The Mandela Effect, Or Monsters on the Streets of London [+]Loading...["The Mandela Effect, Or Monsters on the Streets of London (short story)"])
The Phoenix Building at Sheffield Hallam University was renamed the Nelson Mandela Building. (PROSE: Instruments of Darkness [+]Loading...["Instruments of Darkness (novel)"])
Mandela was one of the many individuals whose history was faked by the Monks' propaganda machine. (TV: The Lie of the Land [+]Loading...["The Lie of the Land (TV story)"])
The Nelson Mandela International Space Station was named after him. (AUDIO: Scavenger [+]Loading...["Scavenger (audio story)"])
When the Transvaal failed to be annexed into the British Empire in 1877, the Fifth Doctor wondered how the alteration to history would affect Mandela. (PROSE: White Man's Burden [+]Loading...["White Man's Burden (short story)"])
In 1997, the Brigadier confided to the Eighth Doctor that he used to read about all those groups who were trying to free Mandela and that he thought they were wrong, "that he was a communist terrorist and that the world would be a better place without people like him running around. Apartheid was wrong, I knew that, but that didn't make everyone who opposed it right". (PROSE: The Dying Days [+]Loading...["The Dying Days (novel)"])
There was a Forrester family legend that they were related to Mandela, but this was untrue. (PROSE: Just War [+]Loading...["Just War (novel)"], Heritage [+]Loading...["Heritage (short story)"])
The Stellenbosch VI Nelson Mandela Memorial Commune existed in the 26th century. (PROSE: Down [+]Loading...["Down (novel)"])
By the 28th century, the IT corporation Panafrica had rewritten history to portray Mandela as the founder of apartheid. (PROSE: Secret of the Black Planet [+]Loading...["Secret of the Black Planet (short story)"])
Bernice Summerfield once had a dream where she was debating whether humans were evil with a Cyberman, a Dalek, a Sontaran, and Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart; Grinx the Sontaran brought up Nelson Mandela's imprisonment as an example of humanity's freedom of choice allowing for conflicting moralities. (PROSE: The Also People [+]Loading...["The Also People (novel)"])
The Mandela Mandala was a location in the City of the Saved. (PROSE: Of the City of the Saved... [+]Loading...["Of the City of the Saved... (novel)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
The short story Secret of the Black Planet depicts the Panafrica corporation falsely rewriting history to portray Mandela as the architect of apartheid. In the real world, the architect of apartheid was Hendrik Verwoerd.
Mandela was imprisoned on Robben Island. It is misspelled as "Robbin Island" in The Also People.
Mandela was played by David Harewood in the 2009 BBC telefilm Mrs. Mandela and Clarke Peters in the 2009 film Endgame.
