Former US president Bill Clinton, who was in office when Nelson Mandela took power in South Africa, on Thursday mourned the death of a "champion for human dignity and freedom".
"Today the world has lost one of its most important leaders and one of its finest human beings," Clinton said in a statement.
"History will remember Nelson Mandela as a champion for human dignity and freedom, for peace and reconciliation," he added.
Clinton: Mandela 'champion for human dignity and freedom'
Former US president Bill Clinton, who was in office when Nelson Mandela took power in South Africa, on Thursday mourned the death of a "champion for human dignity and freedom".
"Today the world has lost one of its most important leaders and one of its finest human beings," Clinton said in a statement.
"History will remember Nelson Mandela as a champion for human dignity and freedom, for peace and reconciliation," he added.
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