(PRETORIA, South Africa) -- As South Africa – and the world – marks the centennial birth of anti-apartheid icon, Nelson Mandela, a book containing his prison letters was officially ...

When Nelson Mandela was released from prison in February 1990, dozens of journalists and television camera crews from all over the world descended on South Africa and made their way to the dusty ...

Mandela, Nelson 1918-2013 editor Venter, Sahm writer of foreword Dlamini-Mandela, Zamaswazi 1979- ... Foreword / Zamaswazi Dlamini-Mandela -- Introduction -- A note on the letters -- Nelson Mandela's ...

A hundred years ago today, a boy was born who became an inspiration to the world. But for 27 years, from 1963 until 1990, Nelson Mandela was held as a political prisoner by the racist apartheid ...

Deputy leader of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela and his wife Winnie waving from a Strasbourg's Town Hall balcony Wednesday, June 13, 1990. Mandela is here to address the European ...

Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison, most of them isolated on Robben Island off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa. His encounters with visitors from the outside world ...

From Nelson Mandela's favorite food to his life in prison. Dec. 5, 2013— -- intro: Nelson Mandela's remarkable life and accomplishments are being celebrated this week and will be long ...

Thousands of letters, photographs and documents relating to former South African President Nelson Mandela went online on Tuesday in a project aimed at increasing access to the archives which ...