Nelson Mandela: A Life in Pictures
A 19-year old Nelson Mandela in 1937.
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A picture taken March, 10, 2005 of a design book shows the front page of South Africa's Sunday Post newspaper from March 9, 1980 during the Free Mandela campaign.
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Nelson Mandela and his wife Winnie give the clench fist salute as they sing the hymn of the African National Congress during their appearance before the World of Churches Ecumenical Centre in Geneva June 8, 1990.
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South African President Nelson Mandela and Second Deputy President F.W. de Klerk hold their hands high as they address the huge crown of people in front of the Union Building after the Inauguration ceremony May 10 1994.
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African National Congress (ANC) President Nelson Mandela casts his ballot at Ohlange High school in Inanda near Durban April 27 1994. South Africa is holding its first democratic elections
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Former South African President Nelson Mandela smiles for photographers after a meeting with actor Tim Robbins at Mandela's home in Johannesburg September 22, 2005. Robbins is currently in South Africa filming.
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U.S. President Bill Clinton (R) and South African President Nelson Mandela peer through the bars of the cell in which Mandela spent 17 years while incarcerated by the former South African government. Mandela showed the cell to Clinton during a tour of Robben Island March 27, the penal colony where he was held.
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U.S. President George W. Bush meets with former South African President Nelson Mandela in the Oval Office of the White House, May 17, 2005. Mandela yesterday said that he backs Bush's call for global "liberty" but disagrees with some of his methods.
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President Nelson Mandela (L) and the world's most famous footballer Pele smile for photographers at Union Buildings March 24. Pele, who is the Brazilian Minister of Sport, is in the country to organise a visit by the Brazilian World Cup team.
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South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela gestures from the gallery at the opening of parliament in Cape Town February 11, 2010. Chanting "Viva, Nelson Mandela, Viva," thousands of South Africans on Thursday marked the 20th anniversary of Mandela's release, when the anti-apartheid icon walked to freedom after 27 years as a political prisoner.
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South African President Nelson Mandela gestures during his state of the nation address at the opening of Parliament in Cape Town February 7 1997. Mandela concentrated on crime and the economy, the country's two major problems after nearly three years of democracy.
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Nelson Mandela and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II ride in a carriage outside Buckingham Palace on the first day of a state visit to Britain, July 9, 1996.
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Nelson Mandela laughs with journalists and performers participating in the second 46664 concert near the small Southern Cape province town of George. Nelson Mandela laughs with journalists and performers participating in the second 46664 concert near the small Southern Cape province town of George, March 18, 2005. Annie Lennox, Queen with Paul Rodgers, Katie Melua and India Arie are included in the line-up for the concert on Saturday, March 19. 46664 is an AIDS awareness campaign that takes it's name from Mandela's prison number during his 27 year incarceration.
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