Debió haber sido el hombre a cargo de una tribu y terminó siendo el líder ante el cual el mundo se rindió.
El preso político más famoso de la historia; el presidente que apeló al perdón y a la reconciliación a pesar de que en sus inicios apostó por las armas para defender a su pueblo del ‘apartheid’; el primer presidente negro de Sudáfrica; el nobel de la paz que creyó en la negociación y en el deporte como opción, legó para el mundo lecciones como la del ‘Ubuntu’, una regla ética sudafricana que hace referencia a que todo lo que es de uno es también de los demás, además de millones de imágenes. Sus enseñanzas y sonrisas dejaron huella en la historia.
JON HRUSA/EFEXKL13. JOHANESBURGO (SUDÁFRICA), 05/12/2013.- Fotografía de archivo del 19 de julio de 2005 que muestra al Premio Nobel de Paz sudafricano Nelson Mandela (i) junto al expresidente estadounidense Bill Clinton (d) mientras se ríen de un chiste en la residencia privada de Mandela, en Johanesurgo (Sudáfrica). El expresidente sudafricano Nelson Mandela murió a los 95 años, informó la Presidencia de Sudáfrica hoy, jueves 5 de diciembre de 2013. EFE/JON HRUSA
Nic Bothma/EFEXKL25. CIUDAD DEL CABO (SUDÁFRICA), 05/12/2013.- Fotografía de archivo del 30 de enero de 1996 del Premio Nobel de Paz sudafricano Nelson Mandela (i) junto a su esposa Graca Machel (d), antes de su boda Ciudad del Cabo (Sudáfrica). El expresidente sudafricano Nelson Mandela ha muerto a los 95 años, informó la Presidencia de Sudáfrica hoy, jueves 5 de diciembre de 2013. EFE/Nic Bothma
STR/EFEXKL15. JOHANESBURGO (SUDÁFRICA), 05/12/2013.- Fotografía de archivo del 13 de febrero de 1990 del Premio Nobel de Paz sudafricano Nelson Mandela (d) junto a Arthur Chaskalson (i), durante un evento en Soweto (Sudáfrica). El expresidente sudafricano Nelson Mandela ha muerto a los 95 años, informó la Presidencia de Sudáfrica hoy, jueves 5 de diciembre de 2013. EFE/STR
KIM LUDBROOKXKL22. JOHANESBURGO (SUDÁFRICA), 05/12/2013.- Fotografía de archivo del 20 de julio de 2005 del Premio Nobel de Paz sudafricano Nelson Mandela durante su cumpleaños en Johanesurgo (Sudáfrica). El expresidente sudafricano Nelson Mandela ha muerto a los 95 años, informó la Presidencia de Sudáfrica hoy, jueves 5 de diciembre de 2013. EFE/KIM LUDBROOK
Peter Morey/APIn this photo supplied by Peter Morey Photography, Nelson Mandela blows out candles as he celebrates his birthday in Johannesburg Sunday July 18, 2010. Mandela, who turned 92 years old on Sunday and is largely retired from public life, was spending the day with his family. (AP Photo/Peter Morey Photographic) ** NO SALES **
STR/EFEXKL17. JOHANESBURGO (SUDÁFRICA), 05/12/2013.- Fotografía de archivo del 11 de marzo en 2004 del Premio Nobel de Paz sudafricano Nelson Mandela (i) junto a su compatriota, la actriz Charlize Thero, en Johanesurgo (Sudáfrica). El expresidente sudafricano Nelson Mandela ha muerto a los 95 años, informó la Presidencia de Sudáfrica hoy, jueves 5 de diciembre de 2013. EFE/STR/PROHIBIDO SU USO EN SUDÁFRICA
Patrick Aviolat/APFILE - In this May 19, 1998 file photo, Cuban leader Fidel Castro, left, shares a laugh with South Africa President Nelson Mandela at a meeting of the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. South Africa's president Jacob Zuma says, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, that Mandela has died. He was 95. (AP Photo/Keystone, Patrick Aviolat, File)
Denis Farrell/APFILE - In this Dec. 7, 2005, file photo, former South African President Nelson Mandela, 87, is in a jovial mood at the Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg, where he met with the winner and runner-up of the local "Idols" competition. South Africa's president says Nelson Mandela has died. He was 95. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell, File)
Obed Zilwa/APFILE - In this March 23, 1999 file photo, South African President Nelson Mandela, left, and American pop singer Michael Jackson arrive at a news conference in Cape Town, South Africa, where Jackson announced dates for two concerts with profits to go to various funds including the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund. South Africa's president Jacob Zuma says, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, that Mandela has died. He was 95. (AP Photo/Obed Zilwa, File)
Sasa Kralj/APFILE - In this March 17, 1997 file photo, South African President Nelson Mandela, left, shows the way to Britain's Princess Diana in Cape Town, South Africa, where they discussed the threat of AIDS in the country. South Africa's president Jacob Zuma says, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, that Mandela has died. He was 95. (AP Photo/Sasa Kralj, File)
Leon Muller/APFILE - In this May 8, 1996 file photo, South African President Nelson Mandela, center, applauds along with his two deputy presidents, Thabo Mbeki, left, and F.W. de Klerk, after a new constitution was approved by the Constitutional Assembly in Cape Town, South Africa. South Africa's president Jacob Zuma says, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, that Mandela has died. He was 95. (AP Photo/Argus, Leon Muller, File)
Daniel Muzio/APFILE - In this July 23, 1998 file photo, South African President Nelson Mandela greets a crowd outside the National Congress building in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as he arrives for a meeting of the four-nation South American Common Market, or Mercosur. South Africa's president Jacob Zuma says, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, that Mandela has died. He was 95. (AP Photo/Daniel Muzio, File)
APFILE - In this Feb. 13, 1990, file photo, African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela gives the black power salute to 120,000 ANC supporters packing Soccer City stadium in the Soweto township of Johannesburg, South Africa, shortly after his release from 27 years in prison. South Africa's president says, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, that Mandela has died. He was 95. (AP Photo, File)
Luca Bruno/APFILE - In this July 11, 2010 file photo, former South African President Nelson Mandela, left, sits next to his wife, Graca Machel, as they are driven across the field ahead of the World Cup final soccer match between the Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa. South Africa's president Jacob Zuma says, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, that Mandela has died. He was 95. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty ImagesNelson Mandela, the former South Africa President salutes the South African military health service band that came to play a specially composed march and happy birthday on his 85th birthday, 18 July 2003. AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER JOE (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images)
