The late Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country’s first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.
Mandela died on December 5, 2013, at the age of 95, around 20:50 local time at his home in Houghton, surrounded by his family after suffering from a prolonged respiratory infection.
Zuma publicly announced his death on television, proclaiming ten days of national mourning, a memorial service held at Johannesburg’s FNB Stadium on December 10, 2013, and December 8, as a national day of prayer and reflection.
Mandela’s body lay in state from 11 to 13 December at the Union Buildings in Pretoria and a state funeral was held on 15 December in Qunu.
Madiba Thembekile Mandela’s cause of death: What happened to Nelson Mandela’s son?
Madiba Thembekile Mandela was the eldest child of Nelson Mandela and Evelyn Mase. He was born on February 23, 1945, and was killed in a car accident on July 13, 1969, at the age of 24 while his father was in prison on Robben Island.
Thembekile’s father Mandela was filled with anguish at not being allowed to attend his funeral or to have access to details about the crash. Thembekile died when three cars collided on the fog-bound Touws River road, leaving four people dead and another four injured.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
