8. Mandela outlived his two oldest sons. Mandela had six - TopicsExpress

8. Mandela outlived his two oldest sons. Mandela had six children, but tragically lost his two oldest sons. Thembi died in a car crash at age 25. Mandela was in prison at the time of the death and was unable to attend the funeral. Another son died of AIDS in 2005 at age 54. While Mandela’s administration was criticized for not doing enough to fight the AIDS epidemic in South Africa, he established the Nelson Mandela Foundation in 1999 following his retirement to help fight the spread of AIDS. - See more at: afkinsider/1772/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-nelson-mandela/9/#sthash.3m9509HH.dpuf