Former President Nelson Mandela announced that his eldest son died Thursday of AIDS-related complications, saying the only way to fight the disease's stigma was to speak openly about it.

She was predeceased by her grandfather, Nelson Mandela; her grandmother, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela; her mother, Zindziswa Mandela; and a son who was born prematurely.

Nelson Mandela, a former prisoner who had been reviled ... "They started chanting 'Nel-son, Nel-son,'" he said. "Black people watching on TV were blown away." In a stunning victory, Springbok ...

Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa in 1918, the son of local tribal chief. Later, a schoolteacher gave him the name “Nelson." Perhaps it was easier to pronounce. Thanks to his ...

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born July 18, 1918, the son of a tribal chief in Transkei, one of the future "Bantustans," independent republics set up by the apartheid regime to cement the ...

Nel-son," as he toured the grounds. Nelson's graceful exit from the political spotlight is sometimes overlooked. After one five-year term, Mandela voluntarily stepped down from the presidency in ...

The foundation earlier posted that on the same day in 1969, Nelson Mandela’s eldest son, Madiba Thembekile Mandela, died in a car crash.

By The Associated Press Nelson Mandela - H 2013 JOHANNESBURG — Flags ... One woman hugged her two sons over a floral tribute. A dozen doves were released into the skies. A man walked around ...

“Our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have lost a father,” South African President Jacob Zuma said. “What made Nelson Mandela great was precisely what made him human. We saw in ...

Life of Nelson Mandela: See the Photos In 2011 ... Mandela was born in 1918, the son of a tribal leader, in a remote village in South Africa. His tribal name, Rolihlahla, meant "troublemaker ...