Former South African President Nelson Mandela Dies [VIDEO]

A symbol of freedom to the world has passed away. ?Former South African President Nelson Mandela died Thursday of at the age of 95.

Over the course of his life, Mandela was a political activist, a prisoner and the first President of a post-apartheid South Africa. ?He became a national and international hero while serving 27 years of a life sentence in prison for treason. ?Respected worldwide as a courageous leader, Mandela was the first African to receive the U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor.

FOX’s Rick Leventhal has more on the life of Nelson Mandela: