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Nelson Mandela, who spent 27 years as a prisoner in South Africa for opposing apartheid, then emerged to become his country's first black president, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and an enduring symbol of integrity, principle and resilience, has died at 95.
The announcement was made by South African president Jacob Zuma.
Mandela spent almost three months in a Pretoria hospital after being admitted in June with a recurring lung infection.
Mandela, who once said, "the struggle is my life," was a beloved hero of both South Africa and the world itself. His face was instantly recognizable in virtually any country, his story famous enough that he was portrayed in movies at least four times - by Morgan Freeman ("Invictus"), Sidney Poitier ("Mandela and de Klerk"), Danny Glover ("Mandela") and Dennis Haysbert ("Goodbye Bafana").
Stamps were issued with his likeness, songs written about him, statues erected in his honor everywhere from Johannesburg to London and more than 50 universities around the world awarded him degrees. Even a species of spiders was named in his honor.
Mandela, who had been in increasingly frail health in recent years, retired from public life in 2004. He is survived by his third wife, Graca Machel, three daughters (three other children died) and multiple grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The Onion actually has the best take:
Terrorist or freedom fighter, patriot or traitor, depending on one's narrative of history.
An amazing individual, nonetheless. RIP.
Terrorist or freedom fighter, patriot or traitor, depending on one's narrative of history.
An amazing individual, nonetheless. RIP.
Ronald Reagan had originally placed the ANC on the list in the 1980s .
Dick Cheney was against Mandela being released from prison in the early 1990s, and then defended his position in the 2000s!Terrorist or freedom fighter, patriot or traitor, depending on one's narrative of history.
An amazing individual, nonetheless. RIP.
Terroist according to Ronald Reagan.Nelson Mandela removed from US terror list - TelegraphRonald Reagan had originally placed the ANC on the list in the 1980s .
