In a televised address, President Jacob Zuma said Mandela died Wednesday evening, saying South Africa and the whole world has lost a great son and liberation icon.
Nelson Mandela
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Nelson Mandela and his then wife, Winnie, salute well-wishers as he leaves Victor Verster prison on February 11, 1990.
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This undated photograph shows Nelson Mandela and his former wife, Winnie.
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South African State President Frederik Willem de Klerk, left, and Deputy President of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela, right, prior to talks between the ANC and the South African government, Cape Town, May 2, 1990.
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ANC leader and symbol of resistance to apartheid, Nelson Mandela, is seen as he gives the black power salute to the 120,000 ANC supporters in Soweto's Soccer City stadium in Soweto, near Johannesburg, South Africa, Feb. 13, 1990.