Tuesday, 26 August 2014

Nelson Mandela


Timeline:

18 July 1918 -bornIn
1944 Mandela helped found the ANC Youth League
1962- Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison.
 1990- releas from the preason
1993-Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

 10 May 1994- Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa on and was President until June 1999




Nelson Mandela's turning point

 In 1960 the Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South African’s changed the whole political climate. South Africa was increasingly isolated on the international scene and the government banned the ANC. This led Mandela to advocate armed struggle through the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK

Nelson Mandela's achivements

1990-Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
10 May 1994 Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa on and was President until June 1999

Sunday, 24 August 2014

Fred Hollows' timeline
1929-born in New Zealand 
1960- got a job in Austral  
1970- Helped launch a national program to attack eye disease in Aboriginal Australians.
1980-Fred was travelling all over the world to help set up eye health programs in developing countries.
1989-Fred Hollows knew he wouldn't live to see all his ideas.
1993-Fred died at home surrounded by his friends, his wife Gabi and their five children

Turning point:

In 1960, Fred got a job in Australia. Five years later he was head of the Eye Department at a Sydney hospital.

acheavments :
In the 1970's, he helped launch a national program to attack eye disease in Aboriginal Australians. Fred was great at inspiring people. He got doctors to give their time to the program. Many other people volunteered. In three years the team travelled all over outback Australia. It treated 30,000 people, performed a thousand operations and prescribed more than 10,000 pairs of glasses.

Wednesday, 20 August 2014

fred lollows(time line) 1929-born 1960-got a job in australia 1970-helped lounch a national program 1993- travelling all around the world 1993- died