The world is mourning the death and celebrating the life of South African icon Nelson Mandela in numerous ways, both publicly and privately. World leaders are paying their respects, people are sharing their favorite Mandela quotes and photos, and, of course, newspapers are updating and running their long-written obituaries for the 95-year-old anti-apartheid leader who went on to become South Africa's first black president.
In many ways, the front pages of newspapers and covers of magazines are our most enduring public memorials to world leaders and global celebrities. Here's a sampling of how print media outlets from three continents are memorializing the man South Africans reverently call Madiba (his Xhosa name) or Tata (father):
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