President Obama, Prime Minister Cameron and Secretary General Ban Ki Moon are among the many across the globe who paid tribute to the South African leader who died on Thursday
Nelson Mandela
Paul Kagame on Nelson Mandela: a Politician Capable of the Remarkable
The president of Rwanda recalls his fellow African leader
A Leader and a Champion
South Africa’s rugby captain remembers when Mandela used sport for national healing
Celebrities React To Mandela’s Passing
American and other Western celebrities mourn the death of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s inspirational freedom fighter and first black President.
South Africa Faces Difficulties After Mandela
Dignitaries from all over the world are expected to attend his funeral
Freeman: How I Got to Play the Hero
An actor recalls the moment Nelson Mandela changed his life
The Indispensable Man: Nelson Mandela (1918–2013)
Mandela made himself indispensable by dispensing with the things that empowered tyrants: pride, power, anger and vengeance
Bono Honors The Man Who Could Not Cry
Humor, humility and the ability to compromise were the marks of the man
Nelson Mandela, 1918–2013: Remembering an Icon of Freedom
TIME’s former managing editor writes about the man he knew — a prisoner turned peacemaker who carried South Africa out of apartheid and changed the world
Nelson Mandela Now Unable to Speak
Tubes in his lungs keeping the South African icon alive prevent him from using his voice
Q&A: Craig Charney, the World’s First (and Only) ‘Crisis Pollster’
Craig Charney may be the only person on earth who can claim the job title of “crisis pollster.” In fact, no one had probably thought to put those two words together until 1997, when Charney, with the help of his polling team …
Nelson Mandela: An Indispensable Life in Pictures
Nelson Mandela, the revolutionary-turned-prisoner-turned-president who led South Africa out of apartheid and into an era of political and racial reconciliation, passed away on Dec. 5, 2013. He was 95. As both the father of his …
Mandela’s Family Feud: As Global Icon Lies in Hospital, Relatives’ Squabbles Intensify
Was there ever a more edifying contrast than between Nelson Mandela and his descendants? While the 94-year-old icon of humanity lies in the hospital, fighting a recurrent lung condition stemming from his 27 years in apartheid-era …