Nelson Mandela Dies at 95

Nelson Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and one of the towering political figures of the 20th century, has died aged 95.
Mandela, who was elected South Africa's first black president after spending nearly three decades in prison, had been receiving treatment for a lung infection at his Johannesburg home since September, after being hospitalized for three months in a critical state.

His condition deteriorated and he died of complications from the lung infection, with his family by his side.