Mahatma Gandhi & Nelson Mandela

Bryan J. LeeDr. Arguello

History 507 August 2010

Mahatma Gandhi

Gandhi’s Life• Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in the year of 1869. His name is also known as

Mahatma Gandhi.• Gandhi’s mother was part of the religion of the Pranami sect (a combination of both Hindi

and Muslim belief)• Left India in the year of 1888 in order to be train as a lawyer• South Africa was a changing aspect to Gandhi’s life. • Gandhi was a very religious person and believed in the varying aspects of “God”• He stated that individuals often found it difficult to finalizing the personal ways to the cosmic

spirit and mind.• According to Gandhi, human beings found their individual potential in a stable and peaceful

society.• He also stated that degrading and brutalizing others was just an act of degrading and

brutalizing themselves. • Gandhi believed in the idea of civil disobedience. • The idea of civil disobedience was the notion that rational discussion or persuasion was the

best way to resolve conflict.

Mahatma Gandhi (continued)• Gandhi stated that humans had two concepts to the human independent mind. The two

different concepts to the mind was self-interest and self-indulgence. • Gandhi focused on the idea of modernization and stated that individuals in society have the

idea that stated an idea about machines. • Gandhi stated that machines were nothing but an item that created leisure for individuals in

society• During the time of Gandhi’s leadership India was under the control of Great Britain. • Great Britain decided to impose taxes upon the individuals in India. But he wanted to free

the country from the control• So Gandhi decided to perform a non-violent act.• The non-violent act was performing the salt march• The salt march was a 240 mile journey to the land of Dandi.• After Gandhi’s attempt to traveling the many miles to the land of Dandi India was free from

the control.

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela’s Life• Nelson Mandela’s first name was originally too many to name. • His name differed from being named troublemaker to many more and his most common-ly

known Nelson.• Mandela’s views come from the post-apartheid South Africa. • Mandela was part of the ANC which was the African National Congress• He has gone through many throughout his life for example: he is a diligent student, a

suffering political prisoner, and a black nationalist• He attended Fort hare college and in the year of 1916 it opened as a Native Central College.• He took subjects that would bee devoted towards his education and his major was devoted

to his political life.• In the 1930’s the ANC was an organization that focused on petitioning • Mandela was arrested due to his political deviations.• Mandela was arrested and devoted his life to freedom and politics. • He spoke in parts of Southern Africa such as Algeria, Zimbabwae, etc…• In his social life Mandela was lonely and at the same time sociable.

Nelson Mandela (continued)• His major influences were Christians and liberal humanist• Mandela had views on the ideas of national unity.• He had a commitment to expanding black-representation. • He believed that the ideas of the were to go along with the idea of Gandhi’s civil

disobedience. • The idea of civil disobedience was the idea of using non-violent tactics to solving his disputes.• Like most leaders Mandela had an issue.• His issue was that his race (blacks) were being on upon by the whites.• He wanted to change the aspect of whites dominating the blacks.• He wanted to change this idea and make blacks a part of the civilized society.• He devoted many of his time to organizes which inspires him to become a great political

speaker to the devotion freeing blacks.• All his contributions to the South African Society allowed him to become the president of

South Africa.