Freedom fighter and former president of South Africa, Nelson ‘Madiba’ Mandela is dead!
Mandela who was South Africa’s first black president has been under intensive medical care for lung infection.
In a statement on South African national TV, President Zuma said “Our nation has lost its great son, he is now at peace.”
Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and was elected South Africa’s first black president in 1994.
RIP MADIBA!