Nelson Mandela reaction

Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died at age 95.

12/6/2013 2:21:03 AM Laura E. Davis
Thanks for spending time with us today as we remembered Nelson Mandela. You can see all of the L.A. Times coverage of his death here. And here's a sneak peek at tomorrow's front page.

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12/5/2013 11:16:25 PM Laura E. Davis
Nelson Mandela has died at age 95. We're remembering his life and curating some of the reactions to his death here.
12/5/2013 11:21:53 PM Laura E. Davis
South African President Jacob Zuma announced Mandela's death Wednesday in a somber televised address to the nation: "Fellow South Africans, Nelson Mandela brought us together, and it is together that we will bid him farewell."
12/5/2013 11:24:17 PM Laura E. Davis
Here is the full L.A. Times obit on Mandela: Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid icon, dies
by Roberta via twitter 12/5/2013 11:29:15 PM
RIP NELSON MANDELA http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bawim1NCEAA_TX2.jpg
by L.A. Times Politics via twitter 12/5/2013 11:35:10 PM
Watch President Obama's full remarks on the passing of Nelson Mandela lat.ms/18c703W
by Russell Simmons via twitter 12/5/2013 11:35:51 PM
Nelson Mandela was an angel walking on this earth. You were one the greatest teachers this world has ever known. We love you and we miss you
by Mike Tyson via twitter 12/5/2013 11:36:13 PM
I'm hearing about Nelson Mandela's death while on African soil in Oran, Algeria. Sending prayers to Mandela's family. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BawP-57CUAMlYpi.jpg
12/5/2013 11:37:40 PM via Instagram Graceybabey
"I learned that #courage is not the absence of #fear , but the #triumph over it" -Nelson Mandela #rip #hero #nohate
12/5/2013 11:40:54 PM Laura E. Davis

Here's the L.A. Times' timeline of Mandela's life.
by robertloerzel via twitter 12/5/2013 11:47:10 PM
Nelson Mandela's first TV interview, from 1961: bit.ly/18bZIgN
by Marc Thorne via twitter 12/5/2013 11:47:57 PM
Not only South Africa's greatest son but one of the entire worlds greatest sons and a role model to all #Mandela RIP http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BawTY5fIIAAsOnD.jpg
12/5/2013 11:52:18 PM via YouTube Morgan Little
President Obama's full remarks on Nelson Mandela's death.
by disneygoddes via twitter 12/5/2013 11:52:33 PM
Rest In Peace ... Nelson Mandela. The world is a better place because you walked on it!
by Terry Moran via twitter 12/5/2013 11:54:33 PM
An Afrikaner farmer once told me he was raised to hate #Mandela . Then, he changed utterly: "It was we who were in prison. Mandela freed us."
by holmesdm via twitter 12/5/2013 11:55:01 PM
Follow @Olivianuzzi for RTs of people who think Nelson Mandela and Morgan Freeman are the same person
by Robyn Dixon via twitter 12/5/2013 11:57:05 PM
Here is the tribute to #NelsonMandela on the presidency's home page presidency.gov.za
12/5/2013 11:58:38 PM ReneLynch

White South African leaders portrayed Nelson Mandela as a dangerous terrorist, and put him behind bars. But when Mandela was freed after 27 years -- 27 years -- he said he bore no ill will toward his white Afrikaner jailers. Here, is an image of Mandela revisiting his prison cell. (Getty Images)
12/5/2013 11:59:11 PM via Instagram Jileesa
I can't believe he's gone. #RIP #Nelson #Mandela he's done so much with his life and has impacted the minds of soo many. Truly a remarkable man.
by LATimesworld via twitter 12/6/2013 12:02:18 AM
'In real life we deal, not with gods, but with ordinary humans like ourselves' - Nelson Mandela lat.ms/18c4ZF9
12/6/2013 12:03:25 AM Morgan Little

John Parkin / Associated Press

Rolihlahla: Mandela's birth name, which means "tree shaker" or "troublemaker" in Xhosa.

10,052: The number of days Mandela spent in prison.

2008: The year Mendela was removed from the U.S. terrorist watch list.

More info over at our full obituary here.
by LandiGroenewald via twitter 12/6/2013 12:06:32 AM
One of those rare moments in history where we're all joined in collective thought... #madiba
by algore via twitter 12/6/2013 12:11:11 AM
Today marks the passing of one of the world’s great leaders and visionaries, Nelson Mandela. Farewell, Madiba. bit.ly/1bk6QCf
12/6/2013 12:11:30 AM ReneLynch

Nelson Mandela was a citizen of the world, and greeted by crowds of adoring fans everywhere he went. Here, Nelson and Winnie Mandela meet with Mayor Tom Bradley on a visit to Los Angeles on June 29, 1990. More historic images online at latimes.com
by jonnygeller via twitter 12/6/2013 12:12:35 AM
Nelson Mandela is free - Peter Brookes rather beautiful cartoon in The Times http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BawodpjIMAAdhjO.jpg
12/6/2013 12:14:34 AM Laura E. Davis
Celebrities are reacting to Mandela's death. Here's what some of them are saying:

"Today we lost not only a great man; we also lost one of the world’s greatest leaders."

-Richard Branson

"As we remember his triumphs, let us, in his memory, not just reflect on how far we've come, but on how far we have to go. Madiba may no longer be with us, but his journey continues on with me and with all of us."

-Morgan Freeman

"His passing should reignite a worldwide effort for peace."

-Paul Simon

Click here to read more.
by suttonnick via twitter 12/6/2013 12:14:34 AM
#RIPNelsonMandela - this is how UK newspapers are marking Nelson Mandela's death http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BawrqORIMAAJu2h.jpg
12/6/2013 12:18:20 AM ReneLynch

Mayor Tom Bradley gave Nelson Mandela the key to the city of Los Angeles during a ceremony at City Hall on June 29, 1990. More vintage images at LATimes.com
by John Corrigan via twitter 12/6/2013 12:18:22 AM
Hollywood's take on #NelsonMandela ; @christykhoshaba details those who portrayed him: lat.ms/18mhwn9
by Linda Rogers via twitter 12/6/2013 12:19:10 AM
Brown on Mandela: "His courageous life shows what’s possible when one acts on his convictions.”
by Frances Deese via twitter 12/6/2013 12:23:09 AM
nelson mandela, its sad to think that my life dream of meeting you wont ever come true
by David Cochrane via twitter 12/6/2013 12:24:29 AM
Here's Pg1 of Friday's @IrishTimes : #Mandela contributions from Bob Geldof, Kader Asmal, Stephen Collins and @FOtoole http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bawe5NGCEAEA4Re.png
by Vine via twitter 12/6/2013 12:25:03 AM
A tribute to Nelson Mandela by @nowthisnews #RIPNelsonMandela
12/6/2013 12:27:24 AM ReneLynch

The world is in mourning: "It is hard to overstate Nelson Mandela's transformative impact on his country and the world"... "A great light has gone out in the world. Nelson Mandela was a hero of our time"... Read more reaction from world leaders at LATimes.com. Former President Clinton, who is shown here with Mandela, revisiting Mandela's prison cell, lamented the loss of "one of [the world's] most important leaders and one of its finest human beings."
12/6/2013 12:27:32 AM via YouTube Morgan Little

Nelson Mandela's inaugural address, from May 10, 1994.
12/6/2013 12:34:36 AM Laura E. Davis
L.A. Times senior photo editor Jerome Adamstein was 8 years old and living in South Africa when Mandela was sentenced to life in prison. Here's his personal remembrance.
by arbelaez_willie via twitter 12/6/2013 12:35:59 AM
Nelson Mandela RIP. 27 years fighting for freedom.
12/6/2013 12:37:11 AM ReneLynch

Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman is the most famous performer to have portrayed the late Nelson Mandela. (Here is a scene of Freeman as Mandela in 2009's "Invictus.") Freeman recalled meeting Mandela, and watching the movie with him. At one point, the actor said, Mandela "pointed at the screen and said 'I know that fella.'" Here's a look at other actors who have taken on the iconic role. (Associated Press)
12/6/2013 12:43:33 AM via Instagram saidou_keep_it_3milli
R.I.P #nelson #mandela
by Bob Drogin via twitter 12/6/2013 12:44:03 AM
RIP to the most remarkable man I ever met:
Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid icon, dies latimes.com/world/la-me-ne…
by OGKeithSweat via twitter 12/6/2013 12:45:37 AM
Mr. Mandela, we honor you! R.I.P.
by VABVOX via twitter 12/6/2013 12:47:50 AM
#RememberingMandela : He is the role model for our age. He withstood torture, yet never tortured, withstood pain, but refused to inflict it.
by Lydia Polgreen via twitter 12/6/2013 12:48:52 AM
Dancing on the streets of Soweto to celebrate Mandela's life. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BawmO5ECIAAkSUj.jpg
12/6/2013 12:50:30 AM Morgan Little
In real life we deal, not with gods, but with ordinary humans like ourselves: men and women who are full of contradictions, who are stable and fickle, strong and weak, famous and infamous.

Nelson Mandela: 1918-2013: http://lat.ms/194l9Pd
by Greg via twitter 12/6/2013 12:53:47 AM
#Mandela on his way to conflict in 1999, KwaZulu Natal. Cross Process slide http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BawiyDsCMAAXDwU.jpg
by Robyn Dixon via twitter 12/6/2013 12:54:20 AM
I saw the coffin of Nelson Mandela draped with a flag being driven away towards Pretoria at slow pace. Huge motorcycle convoy