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Dec 6, 2013 · 6 December 2013. The announcement of Mandela's death was made by President Jacob Zuma. South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95. Mr ...
Nov 9, 2009 · Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918, into a royal family of the Xhosa-speaking Thembu tribe in the South African village of Mvezo, where his father, Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa (c. 1880-1928 ...
Death and state funeral of Nelson Mandela. Candlelight vigil outside Mandela's home. On 5 December 2013, Nelson Mandela, the first President of South Africa to be elected in a fully representative democratic election, as well as the country's first black head of state, died at the age of 95 after a prolonged respiratory infection. [1]
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela OLS MP (born Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela; 26 September 1936 [1] – 2 April 2018), [2] also known as Winnie Mandela, was a South African anti-apartheid activist, Mother Of The Nation, [3] politician, and the second wife of Nelson Mandela. She served as a Member of Parliament from 1994 to 2003, [4] and from 2009 ...
Dec 5, 2018 · On December 5, 2013, Nelson Mandela, the former activist who overcame a nearly three-decade prison stint to become president of South Africa, passes away after years of struggling with health ...
Graça Machel ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɡɾasɐ mɐˈʃɛl]; née Simbine [sĩˈbinɨ]; born 17 October 1945) is a Mozambican politician and humanitarian. She is the widow of former President of Mozambique Samora Machel (1975–1986) and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela (1998–2013). Machel is an international advocate for ...
Dec 5, 2013 · Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. 1 of 11. i. View slideshow. Nelson Mandela, who was born in a country that viewed him as a second-class citizen, died Thursday as one of the most respected statesmen ...
