many of the great fighters for our independence were from sowet.la told them to stay in this city, they left their villages and based themselves here. local residents are up to are still inspired by the stories and courage and determination of nelson mandela. we are inspired by what this city went through, its history, because the key events of the resistance movement to apartheid in south africa began here in soweta. there is a street here called velogaza street. this is the only street in the world where two nobel prize laureates, nelson mandela and desmond, lived. tutu, this street, is such a center of the revolution. nelson mandela in his youth, a dreamer, a desperate fighter, it sounded unthinkable in those days, to win apartheid seemed impossible, but he was determined that they were going to challenge the regime. he came to johannesburg to mobilize young guys from sowet and other cities. nelson mandela, who came out of prison, was a humble man with a merciful heart. he believed in peace. nelson mandela, who was president, was a unifier and s