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Nelson Mandela in 1961

President Nelson Mandela of South Africa, wearing a suit and tie, speaks at a podium with a microphone and United Nations flags in the background.

Nelson Mandela stands at a podium with both hands raised, smiling, during Walter Sisulu's funeral at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg.

Nelson Mandela stands at a podium with both hands raised, smiling, during Walter Sisulu's funeral at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg.

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Nelson Mandela stands at a podium with both hands raised, smiling, during Walter Sisulu's funeral at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg.

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Nelson Mandela in 1961

Nelson Mandela in 1961

Nelson Mandela speaking in 1961, at a time when attacks on Black South Africans drove...

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President Nelson Mandela of South Africa, wearing a suit and tie, speaks at a podium with a microphone and United Nations flags in the background.

Nelson Mandela

Shortly after becoming president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela spoke at a United...

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Nelson Mandela stands at a podium with both hands raised, smiling, during Walter Sisulu's funeral at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg.

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela, 2003.

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Nelson Mandela stands at a podium with both hands raised, smiling, during Walter Sisulu's funeral at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg.

Nelson Mandela

South African president Nelson Mandela, 2003.

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