MS SC506

Mourns the death of former South African President Nelson Mandela on December 5, 2013, at age 95, and honors his legacy as a global symbol for human rights and Nobel Peace Prize recipient

Recognizes Mandela's 27 years of imprisonment before his release on February 11, 1990, and his election as South Africa's first Black President in 1994 after negotiating the end of apartheid

Acknowledges Senator Hillman Frazier of Jackson, Mississippi's role in advising Mandela and South African leaders from 1991-1994 in transitioning from apartheid to an inclusive government

Directs transmission of the resolution to Mandela's family, the Nelson Mandela Foundation, the United Nations, the President of the United States, and Mississippi's Congressional delegation