Madiba Nelson Mandela: An African god Marks 90

Today a god of Africa, an enigma is marking 90 years of active struggle for the emancipation of Africans both from themselves (colonial mentality) and from external psychological aggression-globalism.

In the quest for salvation for the people of Africa, especially South Africa, Nelson Mandela paid with incineration of 27 years in Robben Island. With a rare courage in African political history, Mandela served his nation for only one tenure 1990-1994. By this feat, Mandela showed that it is possible to transform from trench tested activist to a statesman. In Africa, from Libya through Egypt to Zimbabwe, Congo to Cameroon, messiahs have turned demons and worst than the oppressors they overthrew.

During this rare feat, Mandela healed the wounds infested on the majority black by the minority unpopular white government. This singular act of Mandela and his forgiving spirit, not only enthroned him as a god, it elevated him to the pinnacle of hierarchy of African gods. He now competes favorably with Shaka Zulu, Oduduwa, and Pharaoh, just to mention but a few in the crowd of African gods.

What I find to be unique about Mandela is the method of his struggle. He is a violent man, who has tamed the violence in him in a bid to get maximum result. (He was a boxer and paneled his body rigorously). He has a clear understanding of Frantz Fanon, yet allowed the gentle spirit of Mahatma Gandhi to moderate his outburst.

Nelson Mandela, headed a terrorist group, fashioned in the toga of the Mau Mau rebels of Kenyia but when talks started with the racist white nationalist government, he never stuck to his gun, rather he was amiable, bending without compromising.

Mandela co-founded and headed Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation) Mandela led coordinated sabotage campaign against military and government targets. He was in advanced stages of plans for a possible guerrilla war if sabotage failed to end apartheid. ( It was the discovery of the advanced guerrilla plans that nailed him) Furtherance to guerrilla war fare, he also raised funds for Umkhonto abroad, and arranged for paramilitary training, visiting various African governments, of which Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, then in the jungle waging war of independence played a vital role.

These “terrorist” tendencies made the United States government to place Mandela under supervision. This potential danger status of Mandela was only reviewed this year by the United States home office.

The only stain on this god (is there any god that is perfect?) is the not too clear manner he handled his affairs with Winnie Mandela, who stood like a pillar during the long winter of Mandela’s imprisonment. While Mandela was out of circulation, Winnie with other active ANC activists, kept Nelson Mandela’s image alive.

We wish Madiba a happy Birthday and sincerely pray that he lives to witness the opening ceremony of the 2010 World Cup being hosted by South Africa.

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