July 18 is Nelson Mandela Day, and in honor of the anti-apartheid activist and first black president of South Africa, we're reliving a famous speech he gave in Cape Town in 1990 after his release ...

Here are a selection of speeches he gave after his release from prison in 1990, and while as president in 1994. Nelson Mandela, South African leader and apartheid foe, died Thursday at 95.

Family members, friends and political figures including South African President Jacob Zuma paid tribute to Nelson Mandela at his funeral in Qunu. Photo: AP ...

This week, Nelson Mandela, affectionately referred to by his clan or family name, Madiba, would have turned 100. The legacy of this iconic leader lives on in the hearts of a nation and a global ...

Nelson Mandela, whose successful struggle against ... At his trial, which is now known as the Rivonia Trial, he gave his famous “Speech from the Dock”, stating, “I have cherished the ideal ...