Longtime civil-rights leader and former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela died Thursday due to complications from a lung infection. He was 95 years old.
Earlier, President Obama met with Nelson Mandela's family to offer prayers as Mandela continues to be treated for a lung infection. “I reaffirmed the profound impact that his legacy has had in building a free South Africa, and in inspiring people around the world — including me...
It should come as no huge surprise that a poll of more than 50,000 people in 25 different countries would find Nelson Mandela the most respected and trusted person in the world.
But the next spot may be a bit more surprising.