BREAKING NEWS - Nelson Mandela Is Dead At 95!

Nelson Mandela, born on July 18, 1918 in Mvezo, was a South African politician. He died on December 6, 2013 at the age of 95.

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Former South African President Nelson Mandela has died, President Jacob Zuma announces

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Former US President George HW Bush on Mandela: 'He was a man of tremendous moral courage, who changed the course of history in his country. Barbara and I had great respect for President Mandela, and send our condolences to his family and countrymen'

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South African President Jacob Zuma on Nelson Mandela's death: 'Let us reaffirm his vision of a society in which none is exploited'

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South African President Jacob Zuma on Nelson Mandela's death: 'His tireless struggle for freedom has earned him the respect of the world'

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New York City Mayor Bloomberg: 'Today, we lost one of the most transformative and influential figures in modern history'

Posted: at 5-12-2013 11:15 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac

South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died, South Africa's president says.
Mr Mandela, 95, led South Africa's transition from white-minority rule in the 1990s, after 27 years in prison.
He had been receiving intense home-based medical care for a lung infection after three months in hospital.
In a statement on South African national TV, Mr Zuma said Mr Mandela had "departed" and was at peace.


"Our nation has lost its greatest son," Mr Zuma said.
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate was one of the world's most revered statesmen after preaching reconciliation despite being imprisoned for 27 years.
He had rarely been seen in public since officially retiring in 2004.
"What made Nelson Mandela great was precisely what made him human. We saw in him what we seek in ourselves," Mr Zuma said.
"Fellow South Africans, Nelson Mandela brought us together and it is together that we will bid him farewell."
UK Prime Minister David Cameron paid tribute to Mr Mandela, saying "a great light has gone out in the world".
Earlier, the BBC's Mike Wooldridge, outside Mr Mandela's home in the Johannesburg suburb of Houghton, said there appeared to have been an unusually large family gathering.
Among those attending was family elder Bantu Holomisa,
A number of government vehicles were there during the evening as well, our correspondent says.
Since he was released from hospital, the South African presidency repeatedly described Mr Mandela's condition as critical but stable.
Born in 1918, Nelson Mandela joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1943, as a law student.
He and other ANC leaders campaigned against apartheid (white-only rule).
He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964, but was released in 1990 as South Africa began to move away from strict racial segregation.
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and was elected South Africa's first black president in 1994. He stepped down after five years in office.
After leaving office, he became South Africa's highest-profile ambassador, campaigning against HIV/Aids and helping to secure his country's right to host the 2010 football World Cup.CLICK TO SEE MORE OF NELSON'S HISTORY
He was also involved in peace negotiations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and other countries in Africa and elsewhere

Posted: at 5-12-2013 11:21 PM (11 years ago) | Newbie

R.I.P hero.

Posted: at 5-12-2013 11:24 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac

 

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Posted: at 5-12-2013 11:34 PM (11 years ago) | Hero

Rip

Posted: at 5-12-2013 11:40 PM (11 years ago) | Hero

Great warrior, so long

Posted: at 5-12-2013 11:47 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac

REST IN PEACE MY GREATEST HERO  

Posted: at 5-12-2013 11:49 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac

r.i.p, til we c on d oda syd

Posted: at 5-12-2013 11:53 PM (11 years ago) | Newbie

You will ever be remembered. Your name is a mark of Victory. Bye bye PAPA.

Posted: at 5-12-2013 11:54 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac

APAP African R.I.P

Posted: at 6-12-2013 12:13 AM (11 years ago) | Hero