:00:00. > :00:09.Good afternoon. You're watching Newsround with me, Ricky, on the day
:00:10. > :00:10.the world mourns the death - and celebrates the life - of Nelson
:00:11. > :00:17.Mandela. Welcome to a specially extended
:00:18. > :00:20.Newsround, all about the life of Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first
:00:21. > :00:23.black president, and one of the world's most inspirational leaders,
:00:24. > :00:29.- who died peacefully last night, aged 95. Nelson Mandela spent 27
:00:30. > :00:36.years in prison after protesting against apartheid - the racist way
:00:37. > :00:41.South Africa used to be ruled. He is seen a hero across the world for
:00:42. > :00:44.helping to end that system. Later in the programme, we will hear from
:00:45. > :00:48.CBBC star Doc Brown, and from kids here in the UK about what Nelson
:00:49. > :00:54.Mandela means to them. But first let's look at his incredible life.
:00:55. > :00:59.Today in South Africa, people were singing and dancing to celebrate the
:01:00. > :01:04.life of one of the greatest leaders in the world. Although people are
:01:05. > :01:07.sad that he has gone, they are also thankful that he had a long and
:01:08. > :01:17.remarkable life, which was an incredible journey from prison to
:01:18. > :01:22.president. I am just glad that he did all he did for us, and
:01:23. > :01:29.hopefully, we will continue the legacy as the youth. When Nelson
:01:30. > :01:33.Mandela was a young man, white and black people in South Africa lived
:01:34. > :01:36.separate lives, under a racist system called apartheid. Under this
:01:37. > :01:41.system, white people - who were a small part of the population - were
:01:42. > :01:44.in charge. They made it illegal for black people to use the same
:01:45. > :01:47.schools, hospitals, and even beaches as white people, and conditions in
:01:48. > :01:51.the schools and hospitals for white people were much better. Black
:01:52. > :01:56.people were also denied basic rights like being allowed to vote in
:01:57. > :02:00.elections. Nelson Mandela believed everybody should be treated equally
:02:01. > :02:03.and led protests against apartheid. Sometimes they turned violent, and
:02:04. > :02:11.in 1964, he was sentenced to life in prison. Finally, in 1990, a white
:02:12. > :02:18.leader, President FW de Klerk, let him go. He walked to freedom after
:02:19. > :02:24.27 years in jail, and was greeted as a hero. Amazingly, his long time in
:02:25. > :02:35.prison didn't make him bitter, and his message was always one of
:02:36. > :02:41.forgiveness and unity. We soon grasped the fact that we are not
:02:42. > :02:43.conducting the struggle against individual whites, we are fighting a
:02:44. > :02:49.principle, fighting white domination, and in the course of
:02:50. > :02:51.that struggle, we can form friendships with people from the
:02:52. > :02:54.other side. Apartheid was abolished in 1991, and three years later,
:02:55. > :02:58.South Africa held its first elections in which black people as
:02:59. > :03:02.well as white were allowed to vote. Nelson Mandela was elected president
:03:03. > :03:11.and set about trying to bring people of different races together. He
:03:12. > :03:15.became one of the world's most popular leaders. And today world
:03:16. > :03:23.leaders praised a man who they said was an inspiration. We have lost one
:03:24. > :03:28.of the most influential, courageous and profoundly good human beings
:03:29. > :03:31.that any of us will share time with on this earth.
:03:32. > :03:37.There has also been a huge reaction to Nelson Mandela's death here in
:03:38. > :03:40.the UK. Prime Minister David Cameron said that "a great light has gone
:03:41. > :03:43.out in the world". For many people, Mandela's message of forgiveness and
:03:44. > :03:47.standing up to oppression is still relevant. Four O'Clock Club star Doc
:03:48. > :03:54.Brown told Newsround it is vital that Mandela is remembered. For
:03:55. > :03:58.children watching this now, I would say, if you have ever been
:03:59. > :04:02.discriminated against or if you have ever been treated Hadley, there are
:04:03. > :04:07.lessons in Mandela's story. And even if you haven't, there are lessons to
:04:08. > :04:10.be learned from Nelson Mandela's story about treating other human
:04:11. > :04:14.beings as you would like to be treated yourself. So, what do kids
:04:15. > :04:26.here think about the news of his death? Ayshah is in London. Modest.
:04:27. > :04:29.Humble. Generous. Devoted. At this school in west London, they have
:04:30. > :04:35.been learning about the life of Nelson Mandela. But then, he is an
:04:36. > :04:40.inspiration. Nelson Mandela was an inspiration because he brought
:04:41. > :04:43.fairness and equality to the world. I think Nelson Mandela is inspiring
:04:44. > :04:48.because he gave out the message that no matter what colour you are, you
:04:49. > :04:51.can do anything, you can be anything, and we should continue
:04:52. > :04:54.spreading his message. Nelson Mandela was an incredibly important
:04:55. > :04:59.figure not just in South Africa, but also around the world. There's a
:05:00. > :05:14.statue of him here right next to the Houses of Parliament. World leaders
:05:15. > :05:19.like David Cameron and Barack Obama were inspired by him, but he also
:05:20. > :05:24.inspired a lot of ordinary people. We came to pay our respects, and so
:05:25. > :05:34.that we do not forget about Nelson Mandela. Why have you decided to
:05:35. > :05:39.bring them today? Because I grew up in South Africa and my children were
:05:40. > :05:43.born in England and I wanted them to remember the memory of Nelson
:05:44. > :05:47.Mandela, the lesson that he talked to all of us which was about
:05:48. > :05:53.forgiveness. People are queueing up outside South Africa house, across
:05:54. > :05:56.the road from Trafalgar Square. There are hundreds of people in a
:05:57. > :06:02.long line, there is a special but in there where people can leave their
:06:03. > :06:06.messages. Although people are really saddened by the news, they are also
:06:07. > :06:13.celebrating the long life of an amazing person.
:06:14. > :06:19.Lots of you have been paying your own tributes, too. Aya says... And
:06:20. > :06:25.Maryan says he's a true legend and that...
:06:26. > :06:31.That's almost it from this special Newsround programme on the life of
:06:32. > :06:33.Nelson Mandela, who died last night. We will leave you with these images.
:06:34. > :06:47.Goodbye. # When I get older, I will be
:06:48. > :06:57.stronger...