South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela Is Dead, South Africa's president Jacob Zuma says.
Mr Mandela, 95, led South Africa's transition from white-minority rule in the 1990s, after 27 years in prison.
He had been receiving intense home-based medical care for a lung infection after three months in hospital.
In a statement on South African national TV, Mr Zuma said Mr Mandela had "departed" and was at peace.
"Our nation has lost its greatest son," Mr Zuma said.
He said Mr Mandela would receive a full state funeral, and flags would be flown at half-mast.
Mr Mandela, 95, led South Africa's transition from white-minority rule in the 1990s, after 27 years in prison.
He had been receiving intense home-based medical care for a lung infection after three months in hospital.
In a statement on South African national TV, Mr Zuma said Mr Mandela had "departed" and was at peace.
"Our nation has lost its greatest son," Mr Zuma said.
He said Mr Mandela would receive a full state funeral, and flags would be flown at half-mast.
Rest in peace Mandela
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