Question

I am studying sentence types and I came across this sentence apparently begin simple.

How is this a simple sentence?

"Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela campaigned for social equality in South Africa and later became the country's first democratically elected black president."

Isn't the first half "Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela campaigned for social equality in South Africa" a independent clause and "became the country's first democratically elected black president" a dependent, making this a complex sentence?

Please explain why

Answer 1

Answer: Simple Sentence

Explanation: Got it right on Edge

Answer 2

I think it is simple because, 1 it does not have a comma ( which could be a clue)
2 it can be used commonly and it does not start with a subject