Nelson Mandela’s legendary fight against South Africa’s apartheid began in his early 30s, around 1950 — two years after the legal mandate for segregation was implemented. Mandela, a young attorney, ...

Dec. 5, 2013 — -- intro: Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first democratically elected president in 1994. The following videos highlight some of the memorable moments from the last ...

A reflective Nelson Mandela emerges in Troublemaker, the documentary about the late anti-Apartheid leader and first president of a new South Africa. It’s based on the memoir Long Walk to Freedom that ...

Nelson Mandela, a figure in South Africa's fight against apartheid, became the nation's first Black president. His journey ...

Today marks the birthday of former South African president Nelson Mandela. An activist and political prisoner for much of his life, Mandela challenged the authority of Apartheid which segregated based ...

Premiering at Sundance, Antoine Fuqua discusses why the documentary centers the global icon’s own voice. “I wanted people to see him as a human being,” the director said.

SEATTLE — You'll see a hut recreated from the future world leader's childhood. Pages of an autobiography hand written in secret during nearly 30 years of imprisonment and Mandela's brightly patterned ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Nelson Mandela, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of South Africa. He was given the name Nelson by a school teacher. He was sometimes called Madiba, ...

Nelson Mandela wrote to loved ones while in prison. Dec. 5, 2013 -- In the 27 years that Nelson Mandela spent imprisoned in South Africa, he wrote letters to his loved ones. Razia Saleh of the Nelson ...

Marriages: Graca Machel (July 18, 1998-December 5, 2013, his death); “Winnie” (Madikizela) Mandela (1958-1996, divorce); Evelyn (Ntoko) Mandela (1944-1958, divorce) Children: with Winnie Mandela: ...