Question

While fighting against racism, how many years did Nelson Mandela serve imprisonment?

• A. 27 years
• B. 25 years
• C. 20 years
• D. 19 years

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

27 years

Nelson Mandela was tried for treason by the white South African government. He and seven other leaders were sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964 for daring to oppose the apartheid regime in his country. He spent the next 28 years in South Africa’s most dreaded prison, Robben Island.