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Nelson Rolihlahala Mandela born July 18, 1918 and Fredrrick William de Klerk born March 18, 1936 were two famous leaders in the struggle to demolish the corrupted government of aparthied (simmilar to segragation except it is the law or legal) that ruled in their South African country. They went through great hardships just to make the lifestyles of Black South Africans equal to the lifestyles of an White South African. The most ironic thing about the relationship between these two and the struggle they were fighting was that one of them was a White South African ( Friderrick William de Klerk ) and the other was an Black South African (Nelson Mandela). and Nelson Mandela (on the left) celberating the effort they have accomplished. || As said before Mandela and de Klerk had to indure alot of hardships in order to achieve their goal of a apartied free South Africa. For example, before his presidency Nelson Mandela was an anti - aparthied activist and also the president of the African National Congress ( A.N.C). After leading and acting in peaceful freedom rallies the South African courts charged him for sabotage as well as crimes commited while acting in peace gatherings. Later, after being convicted Mandela served 27 years in prison due to his conviction.
 * [[image:kaylaahja:mandela_and_de_klerk.jpg width="142" height="147" caption="Mandela (right) and de Klerk (left) join hands to celebrate their joy."]] ||
 * F.W. de Klerk (on the right)

media type="youtube" key="5s8xkjG8bx4" height="344" width="425" Another example of their hardships would be the fact that the family de Klerk was born into were one of the leading Afrikaner nationalists in the country of South Africa. Which means his family were very fond of this apathied government. In order for de Klerk to over throw the government like he wanted to he would have had to go against everything his family believed in. As most of us should know or do know family is very important in fact, family is one of the most important parts of ones life to go against them had to be a challenge.

To make situations worst, in the beginning of their relationship both of them Mandela and de Klerk had raw feelings between each other. They almost never agreed in how to over throw the government of aparthied but, one thing they did agree on was that it needed to be done. Over time their relationship grew into a friendship and I believe that they saw each other through the rough times even when they thought they wouldn't make it through the struggle.

In the end Nelson Mandela and Fredrick de Klerk achived their two goals to abolish the government of an aparthied and to make South Africa a democratic country. Not only did they achieve their goals but, they picked up some hardware and recognition along the way one of which includes the Nobel Peace Prize. I am most certain that when Mandela and de klerk look back over the struggle and how things were and how they are now because of what they did the feel proud to be a South African.