Mandela, first black South African president, apartheid foe, dies at 95
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Nelson Mandela, jailed for plotting a revolution and later elected South Africa's first black president, died Thursday at age 95, President Jacob Zuma said. U.S. President Barack Obama said Mandela "achieved more than could be expected of any man." Obama... Sign in to see full entry.