Nelson Mandela left a legacy in South Africa when he ended the apartheid that plagued South Africa for many years. His role as a leader of freedom fighters in South Africa called on other nations to pursue their own true freedom. He considered it his responsibility to fight for the freedom of all people, not just a specific color or race. He generalizes how oppression is equally subject to every individual and that liberation is a collective need when he states that “freedom is indivisible; the chains of each of my people were the chains of all of them, the chains of all my people were the chains of me” in his book “Long Walk to Freedom”. Overall, he fought many oppressions as a leader and was sentenced to exile for many years, but his resilience and perseverance overcame the obstacles he faced. Nelson Mandela possessed many strengths as a leader such as futuristic, harmonious, activator and believer. As a futurist who motivates others with their visions of the future, Mandela was able to share his vision of South Africa without apartheid and without people being governed and treated unequally because of their color or race. As an activator he sought to turn his vision into action for people facing the oppression of apartheid in South Africa. However, even great leaders face their fair share of challenges. Mandela faced a series of bans with brief intervals of freedom. This was the government's way of silencing all leaders who supported the dismantling of apartheid. His patience and resilience as a believer overcame these problems