Gallery: World mourns death of Nelson Mandela

By Staff Global News

Posted December 6, 2013 9:00 am

Updated December 6, 2013 9:06 am

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Schoolchildren hold candles near a giant portrait of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Chennai, India, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. Getty Images

Tributes and messages of sympathy are pouring in from around the world after Nelson Mandela, a freedom fighter and former president of South Africa, died Thursday.

Mandela emerged from 27 years in prison to negotiate a peaceful end to white minority rule in his country.

South African President Jacob Zuma announced Mandela’s death, saying — quote — “we’ve lost our greatest son.”

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Below we take a look at Nelson Mandela tributes from around the world: