Former South African President Nelson Mandela has died at
age 95 of complications from a recurring lung infection.
The anti-apartheid leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate was
a beloved figure around the world, a symbol of reconciliation from a country
with a brutal history of racism.
Mandela was released from prison in 1990 after nearly 30
years for plotting to overthrow South Africa's apartheid government.
In 1994, in a historic election, he became the nation's
first black leader. Mandela stepped down in 1999 after a single term and
retired from political and public life
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