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(CNNStudentNews)--December6,2013THISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.***CARLAZUZ,CNNANCHOR:Politicalactivist,politicalprisoner,politicalleader.NelsonMandela,toweringfigureinSouthAfricanandinglobalpoliticshasdied.Hespentagoodpartofhislifefightingforequality.Fordecades,Mandela`shomenationofSouthAfricapracticedapartheid.It`sasocialsystemwhereblackSouthAfricanswereforcedtoliveseparatelyanddidn`thavethesamerightsawhiteSouthAfricans.Mandela`seffortsledtotheendofapartheidandearnedhimtheNobelPeacePrize.Mandelabattledhealthissuesinrecentmonths.Hewas95yearsold.WhenSouthAfricanPresidentJacobZumaannouncedMandela`sdeathyesterday,hesaid,He`snowresting.He`snowatpeace.Ournationhaslostitsgreatestson.Ourpeoplehavelostafather.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)ROBYNCURNOW,CNNCORRESPONDENT:NelsonMandela`sstruggleforfreedomdefinedhislife.HewasbornintheremotehillsofSouthAfrica`sEasternCape.HewasgiventhenameRolihlahla,whichmeanstroublemaker.HewasonlygiventhenameNelsonbyaschoolteacherlateron.AftermovingtoJohannesburgandstudyinglaw,Mandela`stroublemakeinpoliticsbegan.Andasaboxer,hebecameadeptatpickingfightsandsparringwiththeApartheidauthorities,whichhadincreaseditsoppressionagainsttheblackpopulation.ItwastherethatMandelamadethecrucialdecisiontotakeupanarmedstruggle,launchingtheAfricanNationalCongress`sarmedwing.Hewasmilitantandafirebrand,defiantlyburninghispassbook,adreadeddocumenttheApartheidauthoritiesusedtocontrolthemovementofSouthAfrica`sblackpopulation.NELSONMANDELA:TheAfricans,(inaudible)wantthefranchiseonthebasisofoneman,onevote.Theywantpoliticalindependence.CURNOW:ThatsimpledemandendthemethodsMandelatooktofightfordemocracyeventuallysawhimandotherstriedfortreasonandsabotagebytheApartheidgovernment,(inaudible)punishablebyday.(inaudible)gotlifeimprisonmentinstead,banishedtoRobbenIsland,oneofthecountry`smostbrutalandisolatedprisons.Anotherpoliticalprisoner,MacMaharajremembersthefirsttimehesawMandelaintheprisonyard.MACMAHARAJ,FORMERPOLITICALPRISONER:Icouldseefromthewayhewalked,andfromhisconductthathewasamanalreadystampinghisauthorityonprisonregime.CURNOW:Mandelawasreleased27yearslater.MANDELA:Ihavespokenaboutfreedominmylifetime.Yourstruggle,yourcommitmentandyourdisciplinehasreleasedmetostandbeforeyoutoday.CURNOW:AndhislackofbitternesstowardtheApartheidauthoritieshelpedhimtoleadoneofthemostremarkablepoliticaltransitionsofthe20thcentury.Mandela,thetrainedlawyerandlife-longrebeloutmaneuveredtheApartheidleaders.AndhesteeredSouthAfrica`speacefultransitiontodemocracy.HewonaNobelPeacePrizetogetherwithhisformerenemy,theApartheidleaderF.W.deKlerk.MANDELA:Andtodevotemyselftothewell-beingoftherepublicand...CURNOW:AndthenhebecameSouthAfrica`sfirstblackpresidentin1994,MANDELA:SohelpmeGod.(CHEERSANDAPPLAUSE)MARTINMEREDITH,MANDELABIOGRAPHER:WhatmarkedMandela`scareeraspresidentmore-almostmorethananythingelse,thisisafterfiveyears,hesteppeddown.There`vebeenveryfewpresidentsinAfricawho`veevergivenupwillingly.MANDELA:Don`tcallme.(LAUGHTER)MANDELA:I`llcallyou.UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:Hisretirementyearswerebusywithfundraisingforcharitiesclosetohisheart.Hecelebratedhis90thbirthdaywithmuchfanfare.AndtoldCNNinarareinterviewthatlookingback,hewouldn`tdoanythingdifferently.MANDELA:Idon`tregretitbecausethethingthatattracted(ph)mewerethingsthatpleasedmysoul.CURNOW:Now,thosewholovedandrespectedhimlooktohislegacy.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:Andifwewanttolearnfromhim,learnthatlifeisnotmadeupofstraightvictories,ismadeupofmistakes,zigzags,stumbling,pickingyourselfup,dustingoffthedirt,treatingthebluesandwalkingagain-andthat`swhatMandelais.MANDELA:Goodbye.(APPLAUSE)CURNOW:RobynCurnow,CNN,Johannesburg,SouthAfrica.(ENDVIDEOTAPE)UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:Justthefacts.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)PRESIDENTFRANKLIND.ROOSEVELT:DecemberSeventh,1941,adatewhichwillliveininfamy.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:PresidentFranklinRoosevelttalkingabouttheattackonPearlHarboronDecemberSeventh,1941,JapaneseforceslaunchedasurpriseattackontheU.S.NavalbaseinHawaii.240Americanswerekilled.Hundredsofmilitaryplanesand21Navalshiftsweredestroyedordamaged.TheattackledtheUnitedStatestoenterWorldWarII.PearlHarbordayisthisSaturday.EverydayonDecemberSeventh,Americansrememberthatdatewhichwillliveininfamy.AZUZ:Allright,onnextstorytoday,whenyouheartheeconomyisgoodorbad,youmightbewondering,howdopeopleknow.Therearedifferentfactors,differentindicatorsthatexpertsarelookingat.Oneexampleisthenationalunemploymentrate,theoneforNovembercomesouttoday.AnothereconomicindicatorisGDP,growthdomesticproduct,that`sthetotalvalueforallthegoodsandservicesthatacountrymakesinacertainamountoftime.Duringthethirdquarterofthisyear,that`sJuly,AugustandSeptember,theU.S.GDPwentup3.6percent.That`smorethaneconomistsexpected,anditcouldbeapositivesignfortheeconomy.Anothereconomicissue,theminimumwageisatthecenterofprotestshappeningaroundtheU.S.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:It`sagrowingmovement.Workersbandingtogether,fightingtoraiseminimumwagewithprotestsplannedinnearly100citiesacrossthecountry.Thissummer,thousandsoffastfoodworkersgatheredinnearly60cit