Nelson Mandela was born July 18 ... Robben Island became known as Mandela University, a worldwide symbol of apartheid’s repression but also a school for imprisoned activists.

JOHANNESBURG – Nelson Mandela's South African journey from anti-apartheid leader to prisoner ... Nations is seeking to harness its soaring symbolism. The unveiling of a statue of Mandela ...

JOHANNESBURG • Nelson ... a global symbol of sacrifice and reconciliation in a world often jarred by conflict and division. Mr. Mandela’s stature as a fighter against apartheid — the ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Nelson Mandela guided South Africa from the shackles of apartheid to multi-racial ... s national rugby team – once a symbol of white supremacy – at the final of ...

JOHANNESBURG -- Nelson Mandela ... unassailable symbol of decency and principle. As president, he failed to craft a lasting formula for overcoming South Africa's biggest post-apartheid problems ...

Sixty years ago during the Rivonia Trial in South Africa, Nelson Mandela ... of slain apartheid Prime Minister Verwoerd, and he donned the Springbok rugby jersey (for many, a symbol of white ...

Nelson Mandela, the revered South African anti-apartheid icon who spent 27 years ... of enormous moral influence the world over - a symbol of revolution, resistance and triumph over racial ...

Pages of an autobiography hand written in secret during nearly 30 years of imprisonment and Mandela's brightly patterned Madiba shirts that became a symbol of post apartheid South Africa.

Nelson Mandela, who was jailed for 27 years by ... Robben Island became known as Mandela University, a worldwide symbol of apartheid's repression but also a school for imprisoned activists.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela’s South African journey from anti-apartheid leader to prisoner ... Nations is seeking to harness its soaring symbolism. The unveiling of a statue of Mandela ...