South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma has announced the passing of anti-apartheid activist and globally renowned statesman Nelson Mandela, following months of illness. Mandela, who was 95, was a globally respected icon, who spent 27 years in prison, under the apartheid regime. He was South Africa’s first black president – emerging to win the country’s elections after leaving prison. He used only one term in office.
‘We’ve lost our greatest son’, Zuma said in a statement released on Thursday.
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