Nelson Mandela had a dream. His MAJOR dream was to ban apartheid of whites and non whites in South Africa. He worked very HARD to accomplish this dream. Mandela wanted everyone in South Africa to be able to vote, have equal rights and live peacefully. He went to jail for 27 years for trying to accomplish his dream and after all, he did bring peace to South Africa. His dream was accomplished. Apartheid in South Africa ended around the year 1990.