A US flag flies at at half-mast on Capitol Hill following Mandela's death, in Washington DC, Dec 5. Speaking in the White House press room shortly after the announcement of Mandela's death, a somber-looking President Barak Obama said the 95-year-old leader left a legacy of freedom and peace. Mandela, the first black president in South Africa, died of illness on Thursday at his home in Johannesburg at the age of 95. [Photo/Xinhua]
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