On April 16, 1990— just two months after Nelson Mandela’s release from prison, where he’d spent the past 27 years — he made an appearance at the International Tribute for a Free South Africa charity ...

A stunningly intimate tribute to the life of one of the 20th century’s great global leaders is on display at The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. Mandela: The Official Exhibition features ...

Dec. 5, 2013 — -- intro: Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first democratically elected president in 1994. The following videos highlight some of the memorable moments from the last ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI investigated multiple death threats against Nelson Mandela during his 1990 visit to the United States and relied on an informant for details about the anti-apartheid leader’s ...

The world watched as anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela took his first steps of freedom on February 11, 1990 after 27 years behind bars. Waiting outside Victor Verster Prison were his wife Winnie ...

The commission created in 2016 to look into ways to commemorate Nelson Mandela’s 1990 visit to Boston has filed its interim report, indicating that it favors an approach similar to the popular Freedom ...

A.M. HOUR OF GOOD MORNING AMERIC A. FIRST, CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF WCVB WHIT A MOMENT THAT DEFINED US. NELSON MANDELA HELPED LEAD SOUTH AFRICA OUT OF APARTHEID. DO:UG HE WAS THE FIRST BLACK HEAD OF ...

SKOKIE (WLS) -- Nelson Mandela was released from prison 31 years ago, this month. He had spent 27 years behind bars, most of them in a seven-by-eight-foot cell. Today, a new exhibit about Mandela is ...