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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nelson Mandela, a worldwide symbol of resistance to racism and injustice who spent 27 years in jail for his beliefs and then, without rancor, led South Africa out of apartheid, died Thursday at ...

The story of Nelson Mandela’s life is well told. Whether through his autobiography “Long Walk To Freedom,” presidential memoir “Dare Not Linger,” numerous biographies, miles of newsprint ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...