Former South African leader Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95, the country's president, Jacob Zuma, said tonight.
In a televised address, Mr Zuma said: "Our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have lost a father.
"What made Nelson Mandela great was precisely what made him human. We saw in him what we seek in ourselves."
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