United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the media about the death of former South African President Nelson Mandela at the U.N. headquarters in New York December 5, 2013. REUTERS/Mark Garten/United Nations/Handout via Reuters
(Reuters) - Nelson Mandela was hailed on Thursday as a champion of reconciliation who "achieved more than could be expected of any man," as people the world over mourned his death and celebrated his triumphant fight against apartheid in South Africa.
"Today he's gone home, and we've lost one of the most influential, courageous and profoundly good human beings that any of us will share time with on this earth," U.S. President Barack Obama said of Mandela, who became South Africa's first black president.
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