Nelson Mandela dead at 95: South African peacemaker ended apartheid
"A giant for justice" This picture taken on August 26, 2005 shows Nelson Mandela at the Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg. (Gianluigi Guercia, AFP) Related Stories Dec 6:World's leaders mourn for...
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