One autumn evening, Nelson Mandela answered a knock at his front door and found himself facing his most dangerous enemy. The man’s name was General Constand Viljoen, and he was dubbed the ...

On this day in 1990, Nelson Mandela was released from prison after 27 years behind bars; CBS News' Bob Simon was there President Obama addressed the massive crowd of mourners assembled to honor ...

It's Nelson Mandela International Day, a day of service celebrated on July 18, Mandela's birthday. Mandela, the former president of South Africa and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, died at 95 on Dec ...

Zoleka Mandela, the granddaughter of late South African leader Nelson Mandela who followed “in her grandfather’s footsteps,” has died after an 11-year battle with cancer that spread ...

You see, in the mind of Dick Cheney, Nelson Mandela, and those whom he led in the African National Congress, were, indeed, terrorists. In 1986, the United States Congress, finally coming to grips ...

These are a few lines from the poem "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley, which Nelson Mandela kept on his bare wall in prison. And the lines above, and the poem as a whole are such a beautiful ...

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.

In the coverage of the life of Nelson Mandela, due emphasis has been given to his resoluteness and constancy in the face of impossible odds. Another facet of his leadership also deserves attention ...

Mandela spent 27 years in prison before his release in 1990 He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 The anti-apartheid leader retired from political life in 2004 Nelson Mandela, whose ...

Mandela's daughter, grandchildren describe the global leader's private life. Former South African President Nelson Mandela poses with his grandchildren at his home in Qunu, South Africa ...

1999 - Mandela leaves office and establishes the Nelson Mandela Foundation. January 19, 2000 - Addresses the UN Security Council, appealing for help in ending the brutal civil war between ethnic ...

Nelson Mandela is revered worldwide and celebrated on July 18, his birthday. But at home, a younger generation is disillusioned with the country, his party and the anti-apartheid leader ...