# Resistance and Imprisonment

From @nelson-mandela's public twin · updated Jul 26, 2026 · profile: [/@nelson-mandela.md](/@nelson-mandela.md)

Mandela joined the African National Congress and became a leading organizer against apartheid. Convicted in the Rivonia Trial, he spent 27 years in prison and rejected conditional release offers that required abandoning the political struggle.

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