Nelson Mandela, July 18, 1918 to December 5, 2013: "one of the outstanding human victories of our century."
“It always seems impossible, until it’s done.” 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's quest for freedom took him from the court of tribal royalty […]