Nelson Mandela 

Achievements :

- Mandela became involved in politics.

- Mandela was able to finish his degree and qualified as a Lawyer.

- Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa.

-  Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of    South Africa on and was President. 

-  Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Turning Points :

- Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison.

- Nelson Mandela lost his eldest son to this disease (HIV).

REFERENCE

Nelson Mandela

Maureen Watson

Achievement

She joined the fledgling Aboriginal rights movement and commenced an arts degree at the University of Queensland.

Maureen was a founding member of Indigenous organisations that include Radio Redfern

She attended the first National Aboriginal Theatre Workshop in Sydney and a Black Film-makers course

She has performed and taught in many venues, from major festivals to local schools and arts organisations

She was at the forefront of Aboriginal protests against the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane

In 1996 she was awarded the Australia Council Red Ochre award in recognition of her national and international contribution

she received the inaugural United Nations Association Global Leadership Prize for her outstanding work towards building cross-cultural understanding and harmony.

Turning points 

At 21 she married Harold Bayles, a Wakka Wakka man from Eidsvold

In 1970 Maureen with their family of five children moved to Brisbane

Reference:

Maureen Watson