Former South African President Nelson Mandela has died aged 95. “We’ve lost our greatest son,” South African President Jacob Zuma said in announcing Mandela’s death, which occurred at 8:50 p.m. at Mandela’s home in the Johannesburg suburb of Houghton.
At the White House, President Obama praised Mandela as an inspiration and a paragon of moral strength “that all of humanity should aspire to.” Read more: Los Angeles Times 05 december 2013
