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  • A file photo dated 1961 of South African anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress (ANC) member Nelson Mandela. AFP
    A file photo dated 1961 of South African anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress (ANC) member Nelson Mandela. AFP
  • Mendi Msimang, chief representative of the African National Congress, meets Archbishop Trevor Huddleston and, President of the Anti-Apartheid Movement, at a Press conference in London, February 10, 1990, after the announcement of the release of Nelson Mandela, who is to be freed tomorrow, . PA Images
    Mendi Msimang, chief representative of the African National Congress, meets Archbishop Trevor Huddleston and, President of the Anti-Apartheid Movement, at a Press conference in London, February 10, 1990, after the announcement of the release of Nelson Mandela, who is to be freed tomorrow, . PA Images
  • South Africa's president Frederik W. De Klerk (L) poses with the world most famous prisoner anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress (ANC) member Nelson Mandela, in Cape Town's government residence, 09 February 1990, two days before his release from jail. Frederik de Klerk announced Nelson Mandela his release from jail. AFP
    South Africa's president Frederik W. De Klerk (L) poses with the world most famous prisoner anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress (ANC) member Nelson Mandela, in Cape Town's government residence, 09 February 1990, two days before his release from jail. Frederik de Klerk announced Nelson Mandela his release from jail. AFP
  • Nationalist leader Nelson Mandela (L) gestures as he is accompanied by his wife Winnie, moments after his release from Victor Verster prison in Western Cape in this February 11, 1990 file photo. Twenty years after Mandela was freed from prison, South Africa is a vibrant democracy but the millions still living in poverty are now looking for leadership that can tackle its economic problems. Mandela's release on Feb. 11, 1990, after 27 years in apartheid-era jails, set in motion the country's transformation to democracy which culminated in historic all-race elections in 1994 and his inauguration as the country's first black leader. REUTERS/Ulli Michel/Files (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY)
    Nationalist leader Nelson Mandela (L) gestures as he is accompanied by his wife Winnie, moments after his release from Victor Verster prison in Western Cape in this February 11, 1990 file photo. Twenty years after Mandela was freed from prison, South Africa is a vibrant democracy but the millions still living in poverty are now looking for leadership that can tackle its economic problems. Mandela's release on Feb. 11, 1990, after 27 years in apartheid-era jails, set in motion the country's transformation to democracy which culminated in historic all-race elections in 1994 and his inauguration as the country's first black leader. REUTERS/Ulli Michel/Files (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY)
  • Former South African President Nelson Mandela (R) giving the clenched fist salute as he stands with his wife Winnie Mandela (L) during his 'Welcome Home Rally' in Soweto, South Africa, 13 February 1990. EPA
    Former South African President Nelson Mandela (R) giving the clenched fist salute as he stands with his wife Winnie Mandela (L) during his 'Welcome Home Rally' in Soweto, South Africa, 13 February 1990. EPA
  • Pope John Paul meets with Nelson Mandela and his wife Winnie at the Vatican June 15, 1990. Mandela is mid-way through a tour aimed at persuading governments to maintain sanctions against South Africa until apartheid is abolished. Reuters
    Pope John Paul meets with Nelson Mandela and his wife Winnie at the Vatican June 15, 1990. Mandela is mid-way through a tour aimed at persuading governments to maintain sanctions against South Africa until apartheid is abolished. Reuters
  • African National Congress (ANC) Deputy-President Nelson Mandela holds his grandson Bambata November 9, 1990 as he arrives back at Johannesburg's Jan Smuts airport from an 18-day fundraising tour of the Far East, Australia, France and Britain. Reuters
    African National Congress (ANC) Deputy-President Nelson Mandela holds his grandson Bambata November 9, 1990 as he arrives back at Johannesburg's Jan Smuts airport from an 18-day fundraising tour of the Far East, Australia, France and Britain. Reuters
  • Nelson Mandela (L) is embraced by PLO leader Yasser Arafat as he arrives at Lusaka airport February 27, 1990. Reuters
    Nelson Mandela (L) is embraced by PLO leader Yasser Arafat as he arrives at Lusaka airport February 27, 1990. Reuters
  • South African anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress (ANC) member Nelson Mandela smiles 22 June 1990 in New York, raising his arms over his head as he receives applause at the United Nations. Mandela urged the U.N . to maintain sanctions against South Africa until apartheid is abolished, June 22, 1990. AFP
    South African anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress (ANC) member Nelson Mandela smiles 22 June 1990 in New York, raising his arms over his head as he receives applause at the United Nations. Mandela urged the U.N . to maintain sanctions against South Africa until apartheid is abolished, June 22, 1990. AFP
  • South African anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress (ANC) member Nelson Mandela (L) speaks to the press and fans 25 June 1990 after finishing his joint statement with U.S. President George Bush senior (R) on the White House South Lawn. AFP
    South African anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress (ANC) member Nelson Mandela (L) speaks to the press and fans 25 June 1990 after finishing his joint statement with U.S. President George Bush senior (R) on the White House South Lawn. AFP
  • Former French Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy speaking with South African President Nelson Mandela (C) during a meeting, December 1993 in South Africa. AFP
    Former French Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy speaking with South African President Nelson Mandela (C) during a meeting, December 1993 in South Africa. AFP
  • South African President F. W. DeKlerk (L) shakes hands with African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela (C) as US President Clinton looks on during Freedom Medal ceremonies in Philadelhpia July 4, 1993. Reuters
    South African President F. W. DeKlerk (L) shakes hands with African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela (C) as US President Clinton looks on during Freedom Medal ceremonies in Philadelhpia July 4, 1993. Reuters
  • African National Congress (ANC) President Nelson Mandela smiles broadly 27 April 1994 in Oshlange, black township near Durban, as he casts his historic vote during South Africa's first democratic and all-race general elections.
    African National Congress (ANC) President Nelson Mandela smiles broadly 27 April 1994 in Oshlange, black township near Durban, as he casts his historic vote during South Africa's first democratic and all-race general elections.
  • African National Congress (ANC) President Nelson Mandela greets young supporters who wait for atop a billboard in a township outside Durban, 16 April 1994 prior to an election rally. South Africans will vote 27 April 1994 in the country's first democratic and multiracial general elections.
    African National Congress (ANC) President Nelson Mandela greets young supporters who wait for atop a billboard in a township outside Durban, 16 April 1994 prior to an election rally. South Africans will vote 27 April 1994 in the country's first democratic and multiracial general elections.
  • Nelson Mandela siting in his chair after he arrived on stage for the Nelson Mandela lecture in honour of his 90th birthday, Soweto, South Africa, 12 July 2008. EPA
    Nelson Mandela siting in his chair after he arrived on stage for the Nelson Mandela lecture in honour of his 90th birthday, Soweto, South Africa, 12 July 2008. EPA
  • Former South African president Nelson Mandela's, (L) laughs beside his wife Graca Machel (R) from the parliament gallery in Cape Town on February 11, 2010 during a celebration for the 20th year of the icon's freedom from apartheid prison. AFP
    Former South African president Nelson Mandela's, (L) laughs beside his wife Graca Machel (R) from the parliament gallery in Cape Town on February 11, 2010 during a celebration for the 20th year of the icon's freedom from apartheid prison. AFP
  • US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Nelson Mandela, 94, former president of South Africa, at his home in Qunu, South Africa, on August 6, 2012. Her private lunch with the Nobel Peace Prize winner was the first event of her South African visit, an indication of the prestige still enjoyed by the man who led the fight against white-minority rule. The two chatted in his home ahead of the meal, an honour that few receive as Mandela's health has become more fragile with age. AFP
    US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Nelson Mandela, 94, former president of South Africa, at his home in Qunu, South Africa, on August 6, 2012. Her private lunch with the Nobel Peace Prize winner was the first event of her South African visit, an indication of the prestige still enjoyed by the man who led the fight against white-minority rule. The two chatted in his home ahead of the meal, an honour that few receive as Mandela's health has become more fragile with age. AFP