Many African countries, including my native Uganda, are trapped in their past: of cyclical violence, unaddressed conflict legacies and continuing marginalisation, human rights abuses and violations, but with no idea of how to move forward.
In , as a primary school leaver, I was hunting birds in my neighbourhood, in Obolokume village, Koro Kal, Gulu district when I saw Mzee Angelo Banya, a renounced Democratic Party Stalwart, reading the newspaper under his veranda.
Mzee Banya was a symbol of progress and political struggle in my own village, and he too is an inspiration to join politics beyond party lines. He had travelled far and wide around the globe and attained the highest level of education. When I greeted him, the old man asked me what I was doing and why I had not gone to school. Then I sat down near him, picked up a newspaper and in the first page was a story on Nelson Mandela and a recollection of his statements during the opening of his defence at the Rivonia trial on Monday, April 20, He had been convicted for treason and sentenced to life imprisonment.
I read with interest about his background, struggle, determination and the fight for justice, democracy and equality, and was inspired. Today, I mourn Mandela with fond memories.
His inspiration offers me hope and life, with ideals for which I am prepared to die. But he transformed himself when his nation needed him the most. He transformed himself to be a measured, compressed and strong person who understood not only other people but also understood himself. Mandela understood that he could never show his bitterness and what he needed to show was the face of forgiveness. He forgave all jailers who made him struggle and the system who made him a stranger in his own country.
He wanted to always make sure that he is depicted as a man of flesh and blood and a man who had weaknesses and flaws! With his wisdom and courage, Mandela made South Africa a prosperous nation of equality and a model for other nations! You must be logged in to post a comment. As a strategic HR partner, we are about to complete two performance cycles using a performance management system that we designed and implemented at one of our manufacturing clients in Continuing to the first part of the blog, let us discuss the next three key aspects.
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Join thousands of IMK Insiders and get a dose of inspiration in your inbox every week. Sign up for our newsletter. Name First. Just enter your email below to download our new eBook. Nelson Mandela lived his life in prison for 27 years, with 18 of those spent on Robben Island.
He was finally released in in response to an international lobbying campaign and escalating civil unrest. He took a lead role in launching a new constitution in that gave black South Africans the full rights of citizenship they had been denied for so long. The people of South Africa expressed their admiration and gratitude by making Mandela their first black, democratically President in After retiring from the presidency, Mandela embarked on a life of public activism, statesmanship and philanthropy.
He also became more vocal about criticizing the unilateral actions of western powers, notably the U.
Despite his democratic credentials, Mandela curiously remained on the U. Click on the image below to view the full-size infographic in a separate browser tab or window.
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