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                           Nelson Mandela Dies at 95

   by VOA News

   Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader and first black president of
   South Africa, died Thursday. He was 95-years-old.
   South President Jacob Zuma announced Mandela's death.
   Nelson Mandela spent near three decades in prison for his role in the
   fight to end white minority rule and official discrimination against
   blacks in Sourth Africa.
   After his relase, he emerged as a revered symbol of peace and
   reconciliation and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. The following
   year, he becamse South Africa's first president.
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