Fill in the Blanks Fill in the gaps.Nelson Mandela text.Online version Fill-in the gaps of the following sentences with the missing verbs in the past tense. by Esther Gómez 1 wanted left became refused were got envolved was married studied spent had won died went directed Nelson Mandela an anti - apartheid activist . He to change South Africa's racist political system . He law at university but he without completing his law degree . After becoming in the anti - apartheid movement in his 20s , he a campaign of peaceful , non - violent defiance against South Africa's government and its racist policies . He 3 times and 4 children . In 1954 he to prison and 27 years there . It is important to note that Nelson Mandela to abandon the cause in exchange of freedom many times . In 1994 he the elections and the President of South Africa . These the first democratic elections in South Africa and Mandela the first black president . He in December 2013 .