July 18 marks Nelson Mandela’s 107th birthday, a prominent day in African history. After 67 bittersweet years of striving for freedom and a 27-year imprisonment, Mandela’s persistence and adherence to ...

Nelson Mandela obituary part three: domestic and political strife. After becoming secretary of the ANC Youth League, Mandela receives his first banning order, preventing him from attending ...

This diary outlines a global schedule of political and economic events, from state visits to international meetings. In July, ...

B e in no doubt that Nelson Mandela, the world’s most famous political prisoner, campaigner against racist rule, and magnanimous leader, was a great man. When spending time with him, one felt ...

Nelson Mandela will be remembered as a beloved leader, a moral authority and an extraordinary human being. Imprisoned for 27 years for opposing the racist institution of apartheid, Mandela later ...

And with just a slight hesitation, he announced that Nelson Mandela -- martyr, icon, rival ... * Ends restrictions on the movements and political activities of 374 opposition supporters.

Nelson Mandela presided over the introduction of South Africa's constitution - the most progressive in the world. But his time as president was not one of unqualified social and economic success.

Portraits of late South African president Nelson Mandela hang on barbed wire as Israeli soldiers disperse a protest by Palestinian actvists in the West Bank on December 6, 2013.