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#1 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 02/11/2010 #2

A statue depicting former South African President Nelson Mandela as he walked free on February 11th, 1990 from 27 years of incarceration.
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#2 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 07/22/2010 #1

Nelson Mandela, surrounded by family members, watches the lighting of the candles on his birthday cake as he celebrates his 92nd birthday in Johannesburg.
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#3 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 02/26/2012 #2

Former South African President Nelson Mandela was hospitalized Saturday with a stomach ailment, according to a government statement issued about the 93-year-old beloved anti-apartheid icon.
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#4 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 08/08/2012 #1

Hillarity Clintoon meets with Nelson Mandela, 94, former president of South Africa, at his home in Qunu, South Africa, August 6th, 2012. Clintoon praised the “beautiful” smile of her friend Mandela when they met at his country home on Monday during her multi-nation publicity trade and security tour through Africa. Mandela, in failing health, has only seen a few visitors outside his family in recent years. During his 94th birthday celebration last month, the anti-apartheid leader was forced to meet met Hillarity’s husband Bill Clintoon.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela #NelsonMandela

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#5 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 12/06/2013 #4

Mandela, first black South African president, apartheid foe, dies at 95.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela #NelsonMandela

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#6 Click this link to see Blog page --> 12/06/2013

The evening news on every channel yesterday was about the passing of #NelsonMandela. I was very disappointed to see so many far right politicians lie through their teeth as they praised Mandela’s achievements when in reality they support apartheid and racism.

Fight the right-washing of Nelson Mandela’s legacy

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#7 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 12/07/2013 #5

The death of Nelson Mandela prompted many public gatherings, including outside his home in Soweto, South Africa.
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#8 Click this link to see Blog page --> 12/12/2013

I guess anyone can climb up on the stage and stand next to world leaders if they look and act like they belong there. You can’t get on an airplane without close inspection but this clown could stand up next to the President without any apparent screening.
Strange world we live in —— #NelsonMandela

Nelson Mandela ceremony sign language interpreter a ‘fake’

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#9 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 12/12/2013 #1

A projection of the face of former South African President Nelson Mandela and his clan name Madiba is projected onto the face of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa December 8th, 2013. South African anti-apartheid hero Mandela died aged 95 at his Johannesburg home on December 5th after a prolonged lung infection.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela #NelsonMandela

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#10 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 12/12/2013 #3

Obummer shakes hands with Raśl Castro at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, during a photo op during the backdrop of the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela. The handshake between the leaders of the two Cold War enemies came during a ceremony that focused on Mandela’s legacy of reconciliation.
Raśl Modesto Castro Ruz #RaulCastro
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela #NelsonMandela
Obummer (Barack Hussein Obama II) #Obummer

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#11 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 12/13/2013 #3

People queue to catch a bus to see the remains of Nelson Mandela at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa. The body of Nelson Mandela is being taken in procession to the Union Buildings in Pretoria where it will lie in state for three days.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela #NelsonMandela

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#12 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 12/13/2013 #5

A man passing himself off a sign language interpreter took to the stage during Tuesday’s memorial for anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, gesticulating gibberish before a global audience of millions and outraging deaf people across the world.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela #NelsonMandela

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#13 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 12/13/2013 #4

After attending Nelson Mandela’s memorial in Johannesburg, Obummer and Duh-bya talk before dinner aboard Air Force One. Michelle Obama and Laura Bush join them, along with presidential advisers Valerie Jarrett, Tina Tchen, and Susan Rice.
Its a big club, but we ain’t in it.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela #NelsonMandela

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#14 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 12/14/2013 #3

A crane places a statue of former South African president Nelson Mandela into position at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa. The body of Mandela is lying in state for the 3rd and final day Friday, ahead of his funeral in Qunu on Sunday.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela #NelsonMandela

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#15 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 12/17/2013 #1

People stand near the thirty-foot-tall bronze statue of the late former South African President Nelson Mandela as it is unveiled as part of the Day of Reconciliation Celebrations at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The unveiling is intended as an acknowledgement of the contribution of the first president of a democratic South Africa, a symbol of national reconciliation and unity.
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#16 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 11/14/2016 #2

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#18 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 07/19/2018 #1

Obama delivers the 16th Nelson Mandela annual lecture, marking the centenary of the anti-apartheid leader’s birth, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Obummer (Barack Hussein Obama II) #Obummer
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela #NelsonMandela

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#19 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 12/05/2021 #21

In 2013, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa’s first black president, died at age 95. #NelsonMandela
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#20 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 12/10/2021 #18

In 2013, South Africa held a memorial service for Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, during which Obummer used the occassion for a photo op energized tens of thousands of spectators and nearly 100 visiting heads of state with a plea for the world to emulate “the last great liberator of the 20th century”. (The ceremony was marred by the presence of a sign language interpreter who deaf advocates said was an impostor waving his arms around meaninglessly.) #NelsonMandela
I’ll never forget the arm waving clown.
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#21 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 12/10/2021 #12

In 1996, South African President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela signed the country’s new constitution into law during a ceremony in Sharpeville. #NelsonMandela
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#22 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 12/13/2021 #9

In 1989, South African President, Frederik Willem de Klerk met for the first time with imprisoned National Congress leader, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. The meeting paved the way to Mandela’s release from prison. #FWdeKlerk #NelsonMandela
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#23 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 12/15/2021 #18

In 2013, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was laid to rest in his childhood hometown, ending a ten-day mourning period for South Africa’s 1st black president. #NelsonMandela
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#24 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 02/02/2022 #17

In 1990, in a dramatic concession to South Africa’s black majority, President Frederik Willem de Klerk lifted a ban on the African National Congress and promised to free Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. #FWdeKlerk #NelsonMandela
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#25 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 02/11/2022 #10

In 1990, South African black activist Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was freed after 27 years in captivity. #NelsonMandela
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#26 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 04/26/2022 #10

In 1994, voting began in South Africa’s first all race elections, resulting in victory for the African National Congress and the inauguration of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela as president. #NelsonMandela
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#27 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 05/02/2022 #14

In 1994, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela claimed victory in the wake of South Africa’s first democratic elections; President F.W. de Klerk acknowledged defeat. #NelsonMandela
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#28 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 05/09/2022 #13

In 1994, South Africa’s newly elected parliament chose Nelson Mandela to be the country’s first black president. #NelsonMandela
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#29 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 05/10/2022 #15

In 1994, Nelson Mandela took the oath of office in Pretoria to become South Africa’s first black president. #NelsonMandela
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#30 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 06/12/2022 #4

In 1964, South African black nationalist Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was sentenced to life in prison along with seven other people, including Walter Sisulu, for committing sabotage against the apartheid regime (all were eventually released, Mandela in 1990). #NelsonMandela
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#31 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 07/18/2022 #2

In 1918, South African anti-apartheid leader and president Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in the village of Mvezo. #NelsonMandela
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#32 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 08/05/2022 #4

In 1962, South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was arrested on charges of leaving the country without a passport and inciting workers to strike; it was the beginning of 27 years of imprisonment. #NelsonMandela
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