Mandela was a controversial figure for much of his life. Although critics on the right denounced him as a communist terrorist and those on the far left deemed him too eager to negotiate and reconcile with apartheid's supporters, he gained international acclaim for his activism
Mandela anali munthu wotsutsana kwambiri kwa moyo wake wonse. Ngakhale otsutsa kumanja amamudzudzula kuti ndi zigawenga za chikomyunizimu ndipo omwe ali kumanzere kwakutali amamuona kuti anali wofunitsitsa kukambirana ndi kuyanjana ndi ochirikiza tsankho, adatchuka padziko lonse lapansi chifukwa cha zochita zake