Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (Xhosa pronunciation: [xoˈliːɬaɬa manˈdeːla]) (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary who was imprisoned and then became a politician and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the first black South African to hold the office, and the first elected in a fully representative election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid through tackling institutionalised racism, poverty and inequality, and fostering racial reconciliation. Politically an African nationalist and democratic socialist, he served as the President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1991 to 1997. Internationally, Mandela was the Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1998 to 1999.
(Reuters) – Nelson Mandela, the 94-year-old former South African leader who has spent nearly two weeks in hospital, is steadily improving and responding well to
Some 12 million schoolchildren across South Africa have sung a specially composed song as part of official celebrations for Nelson Mandela’s 94th birthday on Wednesday.
(Reuters) – Thousands of letters, photographs and documents relating to former South African President Nelson Mandela went online on Tuesday in a project aimed at
By Ed Cropley JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Former South African President Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital on Sunday after a keyhole abdominal examination showed there
February 25, 2012 — JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been hospitalized with a stomach ailment, according to a government statement
A South African newspaper has apologised after tweeting an inaccurate report that former President Nelson Mandela had been hospitalised. The Times had sourced the story