Mandela's life and impact is an incredible story. The son of a tribal chief and imprisoned for 27 years, he was elected President of the country that put him in jail only three years after he was released.

He become a symbol of racial reconciliation around the world and an inspiration to millions of oppressed people.

What amazed me about this man is that when he was freed, he stated he bore no ill will toward his white Afrikaner jailers. If it were me, I think I would've have been a bit angry and probably wouldn't have elected President either.

An incredible man and an incredible life that changed the course of a nation and impacted the world forever.