Nelson Mandela, the iconic South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician, has died today at the age of 95. All of us here remember him as a man with amazing resolve, and he’s served as an inspiration to millions across generations.
Via the New York Times:
“Nelson Mandela, who led the emancipation of South Africa from white minority rule and served as his country’s first black president, becoming an international emblem of dignity and forbearance, died Thursday. He was 95.”
“Mr. Mandela had long declared he wanted a quiet exit, but the time he spent in a Pretoria hospital in recent months was a clamor of quarreling family, hungry news media, spotlight-seeking politicians and a national outpouring of affection and loss. The vigil even eclipsed a recent visit by President Obama, who paid homage to Mr. Mandela but decided not to intrude on the privacy of a dying man he considered his hero.”
For more on Mr Mandela’s passing and his life story, click here.
Image Credit: Scanned autographed photo from Don’s personal collection.