RIP: Papa Africa Nelson Mandela Dies At 95


Internationally acclaimed freedom fighter and Africa's most respected
leaders, Nelson Mandela, goes home. He grew up herding cattle,
became a lawyer and then a fighter against apartheid. He was
imprisoned for life but that did not quiet him. Nelson Mandela
became South Africa's first black president, and an icon and
inspiration to millions around the world.
Below is what President Barack Obama has to say about his passing:

"Let us pause and give thanks for the fact that Nelson Mandela
lived
— a man who took history in his hands and bent the arc of
the moral universe toward justice."

—President Obama