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 ...

Nelson Mandela was a South African revolutionary political figure and activist. Universally praised for publicly spearheading opposition to apartheid, he became the country's first democratically ...

The busload of tourists on Robben Island grew quiet as Yasien Mohamed, our 63-year-old guide, gestured to a bleak limestone quarry on the side of the road. It was here, he said, that Nelson ...

(CNN)-- When Nelson Mandela stepped out of South Africa's Victor Verster prison a free man 20 years ago Thursday, he was his country's most famous freedom fighter. Black South Africans and other ...

Imagine a whole bunch of people remembering Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s. Not just a vague memory, but vivid details – his widow’s speech, even riots that followed. Sounds ...

Idris Elba has opened up about spending a night in prison to prepare for his role as Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. During a recent interview with The Sunday Times ...

In many ways, a remarkably coherent picture emerges from these first person accounts -- Mandela's lifelong discipline and vanity; his deep assurance and determination; and a political acumen both ...

Nelson Mandela had true courage, faith, compassion and lack of bitterness - but he did love a good gossip!

Nelson Mandela was a famous leader. A man who went from being a prisoner to a President and became an inspiration to people all over the world! Mandela was born in 1918 in South Africa. Most South ...