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UPDATED December 5, 2013

Nelson Mandela’s Legacy: Full Coverage

Nelson Mandela | 1918 - 2013

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Nelson Mandela, Who Led South Africa’s Liberation, Dies at 95

Mr. 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.

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Jigar Mehta

Remembering Mandela

“ The day he was released from prison it gave me a sense of what human beings can do when they're guided by their hopes and not by their fears. And like so many around the globe, I cannot fully imagine my own life without the example that Nelson Mandela set. ”

Barack Obama
United States President

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“ Our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have lost a father. Although we knew that this day would come, nothing can diminish our sense of a profound and enduring loss. His tireless struggle for freedom earned him the respect of the world. ”

Jacob Zuma
South African President

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“ South Africa was more than blessed to have a leader such as this man where a country could transition peacefully. Because of him and those like my uncle, I am free today. ”

Rosalie,Times Reader

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“ Perhaps only now will South Africans feel they can vote for parties other than the African National Congress without betraying Madiba. ”

Adam, Times Reader

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• Tributes Embrace a Faceted Legacy
  
• Mandela’s Death Leaves South Africa Without Its Moral Center
  
• South Africa’s ‘Born Frees’ Move Past Apartheid
  
• Where Mandela Once Boxed, Men Fill Days Lifting Weights
  
• Revered, but Not Unreservedly
  

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Chronicling Mandela

Photographers remember what it was like to photograph Nelson Mandela’s life.

Reflections From Soweto

Near Mr. Mandela’s former home, South Africans mourn the late leader and remember his legacy as a freedom fighter.

Musical Tributes

Mr. Mandela’s movement became the inspiration for many songs.

Timeline on Mandela

Mr. Mandela's journey from activist and prisoner to president.

Front Pages Worldwide

Newspapers around the world mourned his death.

By MEGHAN LOUTTIT, SHREEYA SINHA and TROY GRIGGS

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