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On December 5th, Nelson Mandela passed away. The anti-apartheid icon was in and out of the hospital throughout the year as he fought a recurring lung infection. As the world comes together to pray for ...

Who Was Nelson Mandela? Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader and philanthropist ...

When Nelson Mandela was released from prison in February 1990, dozens of journalists and television camera crews from all over the world descended on South Africa and made their way to the dusty ...

(Reuters) - Nelson Mandela celebrates the 20th anniversary of his release from prison on Thursday. Here are key dates in his life. July 18, 1918 - Born Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela near Qunu, in Transkei ...

A revelatory look at the sprawling tale of the decades-long struggle against apartheid. It’s a nuanced tale that brutally emphasises the personal cost of Mandela’s resistance ...

One man spent 12 years by Mandela’s side during his prison term: his guard Christo Brand. Credit: Shutterstock / Adwo Sentenced to life imprisonment in 1962, Nelson Mandela spent 27 years as a ...