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23 May, 2014

Dies in Johannesburg

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Mandela dies peacefully in his home in Houghton, Johannesburg surrounded by family at the age of 95. He dies of the prolonged respiratory infection that had placed him in the hospital several times before his death.

President Jacob Zuma announces his death officially on television, beginning a national mourning period that lasts ten days.

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