PLANS for a statue of Nelson Mandela in Glasgow city centre have taken a step forward as planning permission was renewed. A statue of the former South African president and anti-apartheid activist ...

In the winter of 1964, Nelson Mandela arrived on Robben Island where he would spend 18 of his 27 prison years. Confined to a small cell, the floor his bed, a bucket for a toilet, he was forced to ...

February 11, 1990 – Nelson Mandela freed from prison, four years to the day after Sharansky. World Jewry “reacts with elation“ February 27, 1990 – Mandela raises eyebrows in when he ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Nelson Mandela ... February 11, 1990 – Mandela is released from prison. July 1991 – Mandela is elected president of the ANC. 1993 – Mandela and ...