Answer:
The correct answer is B. He was sent to prison on various charges for protesting South Africa´s policies of apartheid
Step-by-step explanation:
Nelson Mandela was a South African lawyer, revolutionary and political leader who was strongly anti-apartheid, which was South Africa's racial segregation system until 1992. from a young age, he got involved with anti colonialist policies. He was arrested on several occasions for seditious activities. He was part of the South African Communist Party, and founded and commanded the guerilla group Spear of the Nation (Umkhonto we Sizwe) in 1961. On August 5, 1962 he was arrested and accused of conspiracy to overthrow the government, inciting workers´ strikes and leaving the country without permission; and sentences to life in prison. He ended up serving 27 years in prison after several international campaigns advocated for his release.
Answer C) He was the president of South Africa in 1990 and pushed reforms that ended apartheid is incorrect because, even though he did intervene in political negotiations to end apartheid after his release from prison in 1990, Nelson Mandela did not become president until 1994. Answers A) He was a religious leader who called for international sanctions against South Africa and D) He was the first black Anglican archbishop of Cape Town and a Nobel Peace Prize honoree are incorrect because Nelson Mandela was not a religious leader, nor an archbishop. He did receive a Nobel Peace prize in 1993 though.