Former South African President and freedom fighter Nelson Mandela, known for his relentless stance against apartheid, has died at his Johannesburg home from a prolonged lung infection. He was 95.

On Dec. 5, 2013, Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa’s first Black president, died at age 95.

Nelson Mandela, the man who moved South Africa beyond decades of apartheid, has passed away. South African President Jacob Zuma announced the international icon’s death today. He was 95. “He is now ...

Former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela, one of the world’s greatest and most admired political figures, died Thursday at his Johannesburg-area home. Current President Jacob Zuma said of the ...

JOHANNESBURG, Dec 5 (Reuters) - South African anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela died peacefully at home at the age of 95 on Thursday after months fighting a lung infection, leaving his nation and the ...

Dec. 5 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1776, the first scholastic fraternity in America, Phi Beta Kappa, was organized at William and Mary College in Virginia. In 1848, U.S. President James Polk ...

The New Yorker has revealed its cover tribute to the late Nelson Mandela. The magazine's issue next week features a special oil painting of the former South African president, who passed away at the ...

When it came to sports, Nelson Mandela had the ability to inspire inspirational figures and leave global stars star-struck. The former South African president, Nobel Peace Prize winner and ...

While South Africa celebrates the 95th birthday of Nelson Mandela on Thursday, the former president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate remains at a Pretoria hospital, where he's been hospitalized since ...

Dec. 5 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1776, the first scholastic fraternity in America, Phi Beta Kappa, was organized at William and Mary College in Virginia. In 1848, U.S. President James Polk ...

Nelson Mandela, whose anti-apartheid leadership inspired millions around the world including songwriters, filmmakers and writers, died today at 95 in Johannesburg. He had been suffering from a lung ...

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, an extraordinary moral authority who became South Africa's first black president and inspired the peaceful transfer of power in the harshly segregated nation, has died.