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Nelson Mandela dies at 95 nation mourns landmark leader
Nelson Mandela, 95, who emerged from 27 years in prison to shepherd South Africa toward its first multiracial democracy, died Thursday. President Jacob Zuma announced the death in a televised address. Mandela and Frederik de Klerk shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize for ending apartheid. He led ANC and oversaw reforms, Truth and Reconciliation efforts, and a new constitution guaranteeing equality. Mandela was born July 18, 1918, in Mvezo Transkei.
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