Mandela The Best Leader Of All Time

 


Nelson Madiba Mandela the greatest leader of our times and the greatest African leader according to my books.I know enough to love him dearly.He led South Africa through the most bloody and sad times of its history.He was a lawyer who fought for equality during the Apartheid period, when there was no equality between black and white people in South Africa.At that time Africans did not have equal rights as the whites there,they could not have equal rites to good life,jobs and all human rights that you could think of.He was an activist who spoke up against all this inequality.And he went to jail for twenty seven years for fighting for equal rights.He was released and became the first South African black president.He did not rule South Africa from 1994 to 1999,that being just one term.He was succeeded by President Thabo Mbeki. This is again another exceptional trait if i may say so because many African leaders just cling to power.There have been numerous African leaders who at first fight for the rights of the people.Their hearts seem to be in the right place to begin with but later on they become the problem. Money and power maybe so intoxicating that they forget what they first stood for.But the other case maybe their hearts might not been in the right place to begin with.But with Nelson Mandela this was not the case,he led the people out of apartheid set them free,led them for the shortest time then left the seat to someone else.

 A number of African leaders cling to power until they are removed their by force.If you ask me you can cling to power if you are providing the people everything they need.That being good security,health care,jobs,affordable basic needs,infrastructure and many more. But the case is always contrary,poor infrastructure,poor health care,no jobs,expensive standard of living and big margin between the rich and poor.Instead of leaving it to someone who can deliver they hang on blinded by power and greed.The sad state of most African countries is because of greed for power and money.Leader forget they work for the people as soon as they get into power and they are only driven by selfishness.Nelson Mandela is that one exceptional leader that other African leader should take after.Africa is rich but it cant flourish to its full potential because of greedy leaders.Nelson Mandela is not just an example to other leaders but to the whole of humanity because we are all equal and deserve the best.