Nelson Mandela - AP
South Africa's president says Nelson Mandela has died at age 95.
Presidential term: May 10, 1994-June 14, 1999
Name: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Birth date: July 18, 1918
Age: 95
Place of Birth: Mvezo, South Africa
Children: Makaziwe Mandela, Zindziswa Mandela, Makgatho Mandela, Zenani Mandela, Madiba Thembekile Mandela
Spouse: Graça Machel: 1998-present, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela : 1958–1996, Evelyn Mase: 1944–1958
Education: University of South Africa (1943), Healdtown Comprehensive School, University of the Witwatersrand, University of London International Programmes, University of London, University of Fort Hare
Awards: Mandela has received more than 150 awards notebly Nobel Peace Prize in 1993
Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist and leader of the African National Congress and its armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe.
Mandela spent 27 years in prison – Robben Island and Pollsmoor Prison – on convictions for crimes that included sabotage committed while he spearheaded the struggle against apartheid.