During his 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela's most powerful tools were a pen and paper. Well before he became South Africa's first Black president in 1994, Mandela was leading the fight against ...

At least one South African President slept here. And Naomi Campbell. The former home of Nelson Mandela, the longtime anti-apartheid activist who after years in prison went on to become South Arica’s ...

Nelson Mandela was the president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He is best known for helping to end the nation's segregated apartheid system and fostering a peaceful transition to democracy. Prior ...

Single cells facing the B-Section courtyard of Robben Island Maximum Security Prison; Nelson Mandela's cell is the fourth cell from the left (via Wikimedia Commons) On January 28, New York auction ...

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In an exclusive clip from the BBC Archive, watch Nelson Mandela speak about his historic release from prison, which was a watershed moment for South Africa in its transition to democracy. On 11 ...

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 do ...

A former apartheid policeman who helped jail Nelson Mandela 40 years ago has given back to him two notebooks of letters written in prison. At the opening Tuesday of the Nelson Mandela Center of Memory ...

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, ...

The world is reacting to news that Nelson Mandela has passed away. Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa's Ambassador to the United States, met Mandela in prison and he's been inspired by him ever since.