The Seoul Olympic Park(the Gate of Peace)

 

There are many sights of the capital, Seoul, Korea.

Among them, I like to introduce one of the famous place.

The Seoul Olympic Park,

The total area is 438,000 square meters, and the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games were the purpose of construction.

The purpose of the Olympic Park is to commemorate the Olympic Games.

That was starting at 17th Melbourne Olympic Gamesin 1956, and it's symbolize the Olympic Game in Seoul.

Through the Olympics, World's unity and communication are fulfilling, especially the Gate of peace will contain the most depth of the object of the desire which is filled with peace.

The world still can not be one and we are watching the reality of global war, the Gate of Peace make us thinking of peace and getting haert of the end of war.

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (/mænˈdɛlə/;^[4] Xhosa pronunciation: [xoˈliːɬaɬa manˈdeːla];

18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist who served asPresident of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was South Africa's first black chief executive, and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheidthrough tackling institutionalised racism, poverty and inequality, and fostering racial reconciliation. Politically an African nationalist and democratic socialist, he served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1991 to 1997. Internationally, Mandela was Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1998 to 1999.

A Xhosa born to the Thembu royal family, Mandela attended the Fort Hare University and the University of Witwatersrand, where he studied law. Living in Johannesburg, he became involved in anti-colonial politics, joining the ANC and becoming a founding member of its Youth League. After the South African National Party came to power in 1948, he rose to prominence in the ANC's 1952 Defiance Campaign, was appointed superintendent of the organisation's Transvaal chapter and presided over the 1955 Congress of the People. Working as a lawyer, he was repeatedly arrested for seditious activities and, with the ANC leadership, was unsuccessfully prosecuted in the Treason Trial from 1956 to 1961. Influenced by Marxism, he secretly joined the South African Communist Party (SACP) and sat on its Central Committee. Although initially committed to non-violent protest, in association with the SACP he co-founded the militant Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) in 1961, leading a sabotage campaign against the apartheid government. In 1962, he was arrested, convicted of conspiracy to overthrow the state, and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rivonia Trial.

Mandela served over 27 years in prison, initially on Robben Island, and later in Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison. An international campaign lobbied for his release. He was released in 1990, during a time of escalating civil strife. Mandela joined negotiations with President F. W. de Klerk to abolish apartheid and establish multiracial elections in 1994, in which he led the ANC to victory and became South Africa's first black president. He published his autobiography in 1995. During his tenure in the Government of National Unity he invited several other political parties to join the cabinet. As agreed to during the negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa, he promulgated a new constitution. He also created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate past human rights abuses. While continuing the former government's liberal economic policy, his administration also introduced measures to encourage land reform, combat poverty, and expand healthcare services. Internationally, he acted as mediator between Libya and the United Kingdom in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial, and oversaw military intervention in Lesotho. He declined to run for a second term, and was succeeded by his deputy, Thabo Mbeki. Mandela became an elder statesman, focusing on charitable work in combating poverty andHIV/AIDS through the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

Mandela was a controversial figure for much of his life. Denounced as a communist terrorist by critics,^[5][6] he nevertheless gained international acclaim for his activism, having received more than 250 honours, including the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize, the US Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Soviet Order of Lenin and the Bharat Ratna. He is held in deep respect within South Africa, where he is often referred to by his Xhosa clan name, Madiba, or as Tata ("Father"); he is often described as "the father of the nation".

 

His Excellency Nelson Mandela OM AC CC OJ GCStJ QC GCHRSerafO NPk
Mandela in Johannesburg, on 13 May 2008
President of South Africa
In office 10 May 1994 – 14 June 1999
Deputy	Thabo Mbeki F. W. de Klerk
Preceded by	F. W. de Klerk
Succeeded by	Thabo Mbeki
Personal details
Born	Rolihlahla Mandela 18 July 1918 Mvezo, Cape Province,Union of South Africa
Died	5 December 2013(aged 95) Johannesburg, South Africa
Resting place	Mandela Graveyard Qunu, Eastern Cape 31°48′21.8″S28°36′52.7″E
Nationality	South African
Political party	African National Congress
Other political affiliations	South African Communist Party
Spouse(s)	Evelyn Ntoko Mase (m. 1944–1957; divorced) Winnie Madikizela (m. 1958–1996; divorced) Graça Machel (m. 1998–2013; his death)
Children	Thembekile Mandela Makaziwe Mandela Makgatho Mandela Makaziwe Mandela Zenani Mandela Zindziswa Mandela
Alma mater	University of Fort Hare UoL External Programme University of South Africa University of the Witwatersrand
Occupation	Activist Politician Philanthropist Freedom Fighter Lawyer
Religion	Methodist[1][2]
Known for	Anti-Apartheid Movement
Awards	Bharat Ratna (1990) Nobel Peace Prize (1993) Order of Lenin Presidential Medal of Freedom
Notable work(s)	Long Walk to Freedom
Signature
Website	www.nelsonmandela.org
Nickname(s)	Madiba Tata Dalibhunga (initiation name)[3]

Reference site
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela