Mr Mandela had "departed" and was at peace.

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Rest in peace.

[Dy7SLyTq]

why does that name sound famaliar?

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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.

[BHX]

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.

[Disch]

Yeah he was an amazing man. Sad to see him go. But 95 years is a pretty good run.

[Script Coder]

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.