Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918, in what was then known as the Union of South Africa, a dominion of the British Empire. Although the majority of the country’s inhabitants were Black, they ...

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 ...

October 1997, Western Cape Province, South Africa --- Nelson Mandela at Franschoek Pass, his favorite viewpoint. Former President of South Africa and longtime political prisoner, Nelson Mandela, was ...

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 ...

When most filmmakers approach a figure as towering as Nelson Mandela, the natural instinct is often to add to whatever myths already exist. In Troublemaker, which premiered at the Sundance Film ...

Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa whose revolutionary politics and revolution in humanitarianism gave rise to his legend as the embodiment of peace on Earth and to the fall of ...

Nelson Mandela, who died last week at age 95, was memorialized by a massive crowd today in Soweto, South Africa. President Obama, one of many heads of state who took part in today's four-hour service, ...

Nelson Mandela, who battled apartheid in South Africa before becoming its first democratic leader, died at his home in South Africa after several months of ongoing health problems. He was 95. South ...