
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa's first Black president and died in 2013.
24 linked stories in all years we hold
Via Wikimedia Commons (Nelson Mandela 1994)
The earliest story we hold is from Nov 4, 2021.
Stories involving Nelson Mandela0 named stories in 2026
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Jul 27, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026
Share of the sources publishing each week that covered it
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Week of Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026: 1 left, 2 center, 0 right, under 1% of the sources that published that week · 3 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2026 - Aug 2, 2026 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 70 | 4% |
| Aug 3, 2026 - Aug 9, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 10, 2026 - Aug 16, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 17, 2026 - Aug 23, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 24, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 31, 2026 - Sep 6, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 7, 2026 - Sep 13, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 14, 2026 - Sep 20, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 21, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 28, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 85 | 12% |
| Oct 12, 2026 - Oct 18, 2026 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1% |
| Oct 19, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 26, 2026 - Nov 1, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 2, 2026 - Nov 8, 2026 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 2% |
| Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | under 1% |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Whole record, all years we hold
53 left · 63 center · 36 right: 152 sources on the spectrum, across 24 linked stories.
Everything else4 updates in 2026 not part of any story, newest first
Stories that name Nelson Mandela
- Nov 2– 8South Africa's ANC is humbled by its worst election results as it continues its decline27 articles · 14 sources5 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Oct 9– 13Nobel Peace laureate defends international justice as it comes under US criticism106 articles · 67 sources19 left, 29 center, 12 right
- Jul 29– Aug 1Oprah Winfrey says she will close her school for girls in South Africa next year70 articles · 25 sources3 left, 17 center, 5 right
Local coverage
- Nov 9– 10How Nelson Mandela’s ANC party lost its way in South Africa3 articles · 3 sources1 left, 2 center, 0 right