It is 5 of December were fulfilled 12 years after the death of Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, one of the main political leaders of the 20th century, known mainly for its frontal fight against apartheid.
As part of the commemoration of this date, the South African ambassador to Chile, George Monyemangene, together with representatives of the diplomatic legation, visited the National Congress in Valparaíso last 3 from December.
A ceremony was held at the headquarters of the Legislative Branch for the anniversary of the death of “Madiba” in which the Chilean-South African Interparliamentary Group participated, led by the deputy Claudia Mix.
After the ceremony, floral offerings were delivered at Mandela's bust which is in Congress, as a symbolic gesture to keep his memory alive and reaffirm the commitment to the values he defended, like peace, human rights and equality.
They inaugurate bust in the Chilean Congress in honor of Nelson Mandela
The life of the South African leader
Nelson Mandela He was one of the main figures in the fight against apartheid in South Africa, implanted in 1948, and from a young age he was part of the African National Congress (CNA), to combat these racist policies of the government of the time.
In 1964 He was arrested and sentenced to life in prison for his political activism, passing 27 years imprisoned on the island Robben Island, First, and later in the prisons of Pollsmoor and Victor Verster.
Various international campaigns advocated for his release., finally happening in 1990; product of their fight and work carried out for human rights, got the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and in 1994 He became the first black president of South Africa.
The 5 from December to 2013 Mandela died at his home in Johannesburg at 95 years, after fighting a lung infection that afflicted him in the last years of his life.
The UN later proclaimed the 18 July as Nelson Mandela International Day to commemorate his legacy and fight against racial discrimination.
