Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela passed away Thursday night in his Johannesburg home, at the age of 95.

Mandela spent 27 years in a South African jail, until he was freed in 1990. He served as president of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1991 to 1997.

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In 1994, Mandela became the first black president of South Africa serving until 1999, and was an anti-apartheid icon.

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