Complete the text with the past simple or past perfect form of the verbs in brackets. 45 . 1)in 1962,nelson mandela,the leader of the african national congress (anc),was 2)sent to prison for life. 3)the anc fought (fight) agains the idea of apartheid,a system in south africa which (not give) black people the same rights as white people. 4)while mandela (be) in prison,he (become) very famous all over the world. 5)the south african government (allow) mandela to leave prison in 19990-he (be) a prisoner for more than 27 years. 6)after leaving prison,he (continue) to work for the black people in his country. 7)mandela and the president,de klerk, (wind) the nobel peace prize in 1993 becouse they ) very hard for peace. 8)in 1994,mandela ) president of south africa.there (not be) a black president before him.
3) The ANC fought (fight) agains the idea of apartheid,a system in South Africa which (did not give) black people the same rights as white people.
4) While Mandela (was) in prison, he ... (became) very famous all over the world.
5) The South African Government . (allowed) Mandela to leave prison in 1990 - he (had been) a prisoner for more than 27 years.
6) After leaving prison, he (continued) to work for the black people in his country.
7) Mandela and the President, de Klerk, ... (won) the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 because they ...(had worked) very hard for peace.
8) In 1994, Mandela ...(became) President of South Africa. There ... (had not been) a black president before him.