Was Nelson Mandela a terrorist?
I stumbled upon this website and I thought this website was pretty interesting. I think this question is relevant to politics, since this is all we hear about on the news. On the mainstream media, he's praised for being an anti-apartheid. Yes, this is the movement he led.
However, there are some aspects of his history that struck me. To me, he was a little bit of a terrorist and even an anti-white racist. I read that be planted many bombs and killed many innocent white people, and I'm not talking about any political leaders. I also heard that he bombed a school bus, and put a tire soaked with oil on someone and lit it up. He was involved in the following events:
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Church Street West, Pretoria, 20 May 1983
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Amanzimtoti Shopping complex KZN, 23 December 1985
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Krugersdorp Magistrate’s Court, 17 March 1988
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Durban Pick ‘n Pay shopping complex, 1 September 1986
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Pretoria Sterland movie complex, 16 April 1988 – limpet mine killed ANC terrorist M O Maponya instead
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Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court, 20 May 1987
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Roodepoort Standard Bank, 3 June 1988
So the question is - was he a terrorist, a Gandhi, or somewhere in between? Explain please.
