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Nelson Mandela is rememberedremember (verb)Thought of or kept in memory, especially with respect.≈ Synonym: recalled, honored🇺🇿UZ: eslanadi, xotirlanadi🇷🇺RU: помнят, вспоминают as one of the most important leadersleaderPeople who guide or are in charge of a group or movement.≈ Synonym: figureheads🇺🇿UZ: yetakchilar🇷🇺RU: лидеры in the fight for freedomfreedom (noun)The state of being free and not controlled by others.≈ Synonym: liberty🇺🇿UZ: erkinlik🇷🇺RU: свобода and equalityequality (noun)The state of being equal, with the same rights and opportunities.≈ Synonym: fairness🇺🇿UZ: tenglik🇷🇺RU: равенство. He was born in South Africa in 1918, at a time when people of different races were treated very unequallyunequal (adv)In a way that is not fair or the same for everyone.≈ Synonym: unfairly🇺🇿UZ: notekis, adolatsiz tarzda🇷🇺RU: неравно, несправедливо. The government created laws, known as apartheidapartheid (noun)A political system in South Africa that separated people by race.≈ Synonym: racial segregation🇺🇿UZ: aparteid🇷🇺RU: апартеид, that kept black and white people apart. Under apartheid, black people could not votevote (verb)To formally choose a leader or decide something by giving your opinion.≈ Synonym: cast a ballot🇺🇿UZ: ovoz bermoq🇷🇺RU: голосовать, live in certain areascertain areaSpecific, particular places.≈ Synonym: specific places🇺🇿UZ: ma'lum hududlar🇷🇺RU: определённые районы, or get a good educationeducation (noun)The process of teaching or learning, especially in school.≈ Synonym: schooling🇺🇿UZ: ta'lim🇷🇺RU: образование.
From a young age, Mandela believed that these laws were unfairunfair (adj)Not fair or right; treating people unequally.≈ Synonym: unjust🇺🇿UZ: adolatsiz🇷🇺RU: несправедливый. As a lawyerlawyer (noun)A person whose job is to give advice about the law and represent people.≈ Synonym: attorney🇺🇿UZ: advokat🇷🇺RU: адвокат, юрист, he worked to defenddefend (verb)To protect someone or something, or argue in support of them.≈ Synonym: protect🇺🇿UZ: himoya qilmoq🇷🇺RU: защищать the rightsright (noun)The things a person is legally or morally allowed to have or do.≈ Synonym: entitlements🇺🇿UZ: huquqlar🇷🇺RU: права of black South Africans. Later, he joinedjoin (verb)Became a member of a group or organization.≈ Synonym: became a member of🇺🇿UZ: qo'shildi🇷🇺RU: присоединился the African National Congress (ANC), a group that wanted to end apartheid. At first, Mandela and the ANC used peaceful protestspeaceful protestPublic actions to show disagreement without violence.≈ Synonym: nonviolent demonstrations🇺🇿UZ: tinch namoyishlar🇷🇺RU: мирные протесты, but when the government did not listenlisten (verb)To pay attention to what someone says or to consider their opinion.≈ Synonym: pay attention to🇺🇿UZ: eshitmoq, quloq solmoq🇷🇺RU: слушать, прислушиваться, they decideddecide (verb)Made a choice about what to do after thinking about it.≈ Synonym: chose, resolved🇺🇿UZ: qaror qildi🇷🇺RU: решили to take stronger actionstronger actionMore forceful or serious steps taken to achieve something.≈ Synonym: more forceful measures🇺🇿UZ: kuchliroq harakat🇷🇺RU: более решительные действия.
Because of his work against apartheid, Mandela was sent to prisonsend to prison (verb)Made to go to prison as punishment.≈ Synonym: imprisoned🇺🇿UZ: qamoqqa yuborildi🇷🇺RU: отправлен в тюрьму in 1962. He spent 27 years behind barsbehind barsIn prison.≈ Synonym: in jail🇺🇿UZ: qamoqda, panjara ortida🇷🇺RU: за решёткой, much of it on Robben Island, a small, cold island near Cape Town. Even though he was in prison, Mandela’s ideas continued to inspirecontinue to inspire (verb)Kept giving people hope, courage, or ideas.≈ Synonym: kept motivating🇺🇿UZ: ilhomlantirishda davom etdi🇷🇺RU: продолжали вдохновлять people. Around the world, millionsmillion (noun)A very large number of people or things, especially over one million.≈ Synonym: huge numbers of people🇺🇿UZ: millionlab🇷🇺RU: миллионы called forcall for (verb)Publicly asked or demanded something.≈ Synonym: demanded, appealed for🇺🇿UZ: talab qildi, chaqirdi🇷🇺RU: призывали к his releaserelease (noun)The act of setting someone free, especially from prison.≈ Synonym: freedom, discharge🇺🇿UZ: ozod etish, bo'shatish🇷🇺RU: освобождение.
Finally, in 1990, Mandela was set freeset free (verb)Released from prison or captivity.≈ Synonym: released, freed🇺🇿UZ: ozod qilindi🇷🇺RU: освобождён. Just four years later, in 1994, South Africa held its first democratic electiondemocratic electionA vote in which all citizens can freely choose their leaders.≈ Synonym: free vote🇺🇿UZ: demokratik saylov🇷🇺RU: демократические выборы where people of all races could vote. Mandela became the country’s first black president. As president, he worked to bring people togetherbring people together (verb)To help different people or groups unite and cooperate.≈ Synonym: unite people🇺🇿UZ: odamlarni birlashtirmoq🇷🇺RU: объединять людей and build a better future for all South Africans.
Nelson Mandela’s life showed the power of couragecourage (noun)The ability to face danger or difficulty without giving up.≈ Synonym: bravery🇺🇿UZ: jasorat🇷🇺RU: смелость, мужество, forgivenessforgiveness (noun)The act of stopping feeling angry toward someone who has wronged you.≈ Synonym: pardon🇺🇿UZ: kechirim🇷🇺RU: прощение, and hope. His example continues to inspire people around the world to stand up for justicejustice (noun)Fair treatment of people according to the law or what is right.≈ Synonym: fairness🇺🇿UZ: adolat🇷🇺RU: справедливость and equality.