Dec 5, 2013 at 9:57pm Dec 5, 2013 at 9:57pm UTC
why does that name sound famaliar?
Dec 5, 2013 at 10:06pm Dec 5, 2013 at 10:06pm UTC
South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon.
Mr Mandela, 95, led South Africa's transition from white-minority rule in the 1990s, after 27 years in prison.
Dec 5, 2013 at 10:12pm Dec 5, 2013 at 10:12pm UTC
Yeah, we just found that out on our local news. We normally watch CNN, but had the TV off today to spend time with son.
Dec 6, 2013 at 3:24am Dec 6, 2013 at 3:24am UTC
Yeah he was an amazing man. Sad to see him go. But 95 years is a pretty good run.
Dec 6, 2013 at 8:25am Dec 6, 2013 at 8:25am UTC
He was South Africa's first democratically elected president and was eventually one of the key negotiator's during the end of apartheid (direct Afrikaans translation for apartness/separation).
Rest in peace Madiba.