Nelson Mandela dead at 95: Beloved former South African president dies in Johannesburg

Nelson Mandela dead at 95: Beloved former South African president dies in Johannesburg

Nelson Mandela's death on 05.12.2013 after his prolonged illness closed the final chapter in South Africa's struggle to cast off apartheid, leaving the world with indelible memories of a man of astonishing grace and good humor.

SAPOST Team sincerely condoles the sad demise of Nelson Mandela, who became one of the world's most beloved statesmen and a colossus of the 20th century when he emerged from 27 years in prison to negotiate an end to white minority rule in South Africa. He was 95.

Let the departed soul rest in eternal peace.