Nelson Mandela – Zoleka Mandela
When apartheid was still very much a thing in Africa, Nelson Mandela was right in the middle of it, protesting it, fighting against it, and eventually winning against it. He used his knowledge as a lawyer and his compassion as a citizen to fight against the then-prevailing status quo. Later, he served as South Africa’s first black head of state, elected through a democratic system. His effort of national reconciliation marked his presidency after a highly divisive transition.
During the difficult times, one of those who inspired Mandela was his granddaughter, Zoleka, born to his daughter, Zindzi Mandela, and her first husband, Zwelibanzi Hlongwane. If you wonder, the Mandelas were descendants of King Madiba of the Thembu people, so they are actually royalty. The younger Mandela, like her grandfather, regularly fell under illness yearly, but both of them have used the onset of illness as inspiration for activism.
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