The region's tributes to Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela died on December 5, aged 95.
Tynemouth man shared prison cell with Mandela
Archie Sibeko, who lives in Tynemouth, has paid tribute to Nelson Mandela, who died aged 95. We will be speaking to the man who shared a prison cell with the first black president of South Africa.
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