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- Nelson Mandela circa 1950. (Google Images)
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- Mandela was arrested for treason in 1956. (Google Images)
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- Nelson Mandela with Walter Sisulu in prison on Robben Island. (Getty Images via The Guardian)
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- Many don’t know that Nelson Mandela was also a heavyweight boxer. (Photo Credit: http://seoppc.co.za)
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- Nelson and Winnie Mandela during happier times. (Google Images)
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- Nelson and Winnie Mandela marry. (Photo: http://munaluchibridal.com)
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- Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisilu in the prison courtyard at Robben Island. (Google Images)
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- Mandela was released from prison on February 11, 1990. (NelsonMandela.org)
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- Mandela and his former wife Winnie salute well-wishers as he leaves Victor Verster prison after 27 years. (Google Images)
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- Mandela and F.W. de Klerk were recipients of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize. (Google Images)
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- Mandela casts his vote in South Africa’s first inclusive democratic election in 1994, which he won to become President. (John Parkin, Associate Press via LA Times)
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- Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress (ANC) were victorious in the 1994 presidential election. (Google Images)
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- Nelson Mandela congratulates South African rugby team captain Francois Pienaar after they win the 1995 Rugby World Cup at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. (Google Images)
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- Mandela celebrates his 89th birthday at the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund in Johannesburg. (Denis Farrell/AP Photo via The Guardian)
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- Mandela accepts the World Cup trophy in 2004 when South Africa is chosen to host the 2010 World Cup. (AP Photo/Mandela Foundation via World Cup Blog)
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- 91-year-old Nelson Mandela with the World Cup trophy after South Africa held the World Cup in 2010. (AP Photo/Mandela Foundation via World Cup Blog)
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- Nelson Mandela celebrates his 93rd birthday with his family. (Google Images)
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- Nelson Mandela and his current wife Graça Machel who was formerly married to Mozambique’s former president Samora Machel until his death in 1986. (Google Images)
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- Nelson Mandela is flanked by his successors, Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma, both of the ANC. (Google Images)
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- Nelson Mandela celebrated his 94th birthday on July 18, 2012. (Google Images)
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- Nelson Mandela and Michael Jackson meet. (Google)
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- Nelson Mandela meets with First Lady Michelle Obama and Sascha and Malia Obama. (Google Images)
Photo gallery compiled by Kaitlin Higgins and Nsenga K. Burton.
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