How old was nelson mandela when he died?

Sudan: President Omar al-Bashir expressed sorrow and extended sincere condolences to president Jacob Zuma and the South African people on the death of Nelson Mandela. He considered him a"symbol of dignity and struggle for people's freedom and resistance of colonisation and exploitation of Africans", pointing to Sudan's acclaimed role in supporting African liberation movements and African leaders who led the struggle against colonization and on top of whom was the late Mandela. read more

Nelson Mandela's father died in 1930 when Mandela was 12 and his mother died in 1968 when he was in prison. While the autobiography Long Walk to Freedom says his father died when he was nine, historical evidence shows it must have been later, most likely 1930. read more

In the 1980s he was the subject of several songs, such as The Special AKA's"Free Nelson Mandela" and Hugh Masekela's"Bring Him Back Home (Nelson Mandela)", which helped to bring awareness of his imprisonment to an international audience. read more

Sudan: President Omar al-Bashir expressed sorrow and extended sincere condolences to president Jacob Zuma and the South African people on the death of Nelson Mandela. He considered him a "symbol of dignity and struggle for people's freedom and resistance of colonisation and exploitation of Africans", pointing to Sudan's acclaimed role in supporting African liberation movements and African leaders who led the struggle against colonization and on top of whom was the late Mandela. read more

On December 5, 2013, at the age of 95, Nelson Mandela died at his home in Johannesburg, South Africa. After suffering a lung infection in January 2011, Mandela was briefly hospitalized in Johannesburg to undergo surgery for a stomach ailment in early 2012. He was released after a few days, later returning to Qunu. read more

Nelson Mandela, in full Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, byname Madiba, (born July 18, 1918, Mvezo, South Africa—died December 5, 2013, Johannesburg), black nationalist and the first black president of South Africa (1994–99). read more