AvatarJade HugeeAvatarAvatarNelson Mandela, South Africa’s Liberator as Prisoner and President, Dies at 95 (Published 2013)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Bill KellerNelson Mandela, who led the emancipation of South Africa from white minority rule and served as his country’s first black president, becoming an international emblem of dignity and forbearance, died Thursday night. He was 95. The South African president, Jacob Zuma, announced Mr. Mandela’s death. Mr. …