Nelson Mandela Dead at 95

Nelson Mandela Dead at 95

Nelson Mandela Dies at 95--CNN



Former South African President Nelson Mandela

Former South African President Nelson Mandela, who was a revolutionary, was South Africa's first black president, has died at age 95 after a prolonged illness.  He was born in 1918.  He was South Africa's first black president from 1994 to 1999.  To read more about Nelson Mandela click on the two above links from CNN and The New York Daily News.