Nelson Mandela was born into the Thembu royal family. His father, Gadla, was a local cheif and councilor to the monarch. Manedla grew up by cutsom, ritual, and taboo. He grew up with his two sisters and his mother in the villae of Qunu; in Qunu, he tended various herds. His mother was a devoted Christain so he went to a Methodist school until he was seven. When he was Baptized a Methodist, he was given the name "Nelson" from his teacher. At the age of nine, his father died of lung disease. His mother then took him to the "Great Place" at Mqhekezwenit where his guardians watched over him. He went to churhc every Sunday and Christianity became a big part of his life. While he was studying English, Xhosa, history, and geography at Methodist mission school, his favorit subject became African History.
Mandela was greatly influenced by the anti-imperalist rhetoric Cheif Joyi. Mandela wanted to become a privy councilor, he started his secondary education at Clarkebury Boarding Institute. He began to play sports at the Boarding Institute and developed his lifelong love for gardening. He studied English, anthropolgy, politics, Roman Dutch law and native administration at the University of Fort Hare while working on his Bacehlor of Arts. He joined a boycott against the quality of food being served, he was suspended temporarily and left the university without receiving a degree.
Mandela was greatly influenced by the anti-imperalist rhetoric Cheif Joyi. Mandela wanted to become a privy councilor, he started his secondary education at Clarkebury Boarding Institute. He began to play sports at the Boarding Institute and developed his lifelong love for gardening. He studied English, anthropolgy, politics, Roman Dutch law and native administration at the University of Fort Hare while working on his Bacehlor of Arts. He joined a boycott against the quality of food being served, he was suspended temporarily and left the university without receiving a degree.