| PRINTER'S NO. 1653 |
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. | 275 | Session of 2013 |
INTRODUCED BY HUGHES, DECEMBER 10, 2013
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, DECEMBER 10, 2013
A RESOLUTION
1Honoring the life of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.
2WHEREAS, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, former prisoner of
3conscience and President of South Africa, was a beacon of hope,
4equality and justice for people throughout the entire world; and
5WHEREAS, Mr. Mandela became known for his leadership in the
6battle against apartheid in South Africa and other forms of
7racial segregation and discrimination; and
8WHEREAS, He was the leader of a movement that fought to
9ensure that all people in South Africa had equal rights and
10political representation; and
11WHEREAS, Mr. Mandela endured 27 years in prison, most of the
12time spent in solitary confinement, for opposing apartheid and
13injustice; and
14WHEREAS, Mr. Mandela inspired anti-apartheid activists across
15the world, including millions of people from all backgrounds in
16the United States; and
17WHEREAS, Upon his release from prison, he worked to establish
18a multiracial democracy in South Africa and successfully ran for
1president as the candidate of the African National Congress in
21994; and
3WHEREAS, Mr. Mandela oversaw the formation of the Government
4of National Unity in a successful attempt to ease racial
5tensions in South Africa; and
6WHEREAS, He was South Africa's first democratically-elected
7president in the nation's first free election where South
8Africans of all racial backgrounds were allowed to vote; and
9WHEREAS, Mr. Mandela received national and international
10honors, including the Nobel Prize, the United States
11Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Star of International
12Friendship, the Third World Prize and other international human
13rights awards; and
14WHEREAS, Mr. Mandela continued to advocate on behalf of
15peace, justice and economic equality throughout his long life;
16and
17WHEREAS, Mr. Mandela passed away on December 5, 2013; and
18WHEREAS, He is survived by 2 former wives, 6 children, 17
19grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; therefore be it
20RESOLVED, That the Senate honor the life of Nelson Rolihlahla
21Mandela.