Mandela was arrested for treason in 1956. (Google Images)
(Google Images)
Nelson Mandela with Walter Sisulu in prison on Robben Island. (Getty Images via The Guardian)
Many don’t know that Nelson Mandela was also a heavyweight boxer. (Photo Credit: http://seoppc.co.za)
Nelson and Winnie Mandela during happier times. (Google Images)
Nelson and Winnie Mandela marry. (Photo: http://munaluchibridal.com)
Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisilu in the prison courtyard at Robben Island. (Google Images)
(Google Images)
Mandela was released from prison on February 11, 1990. (NelsonMandela.org)
Mandela and his former wife Winnie salute well-wishers as he leaves Victor Verster prison after 27 years. (Google Images)
Mandela and F.W. de Klerk were recipients of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize. (Google Images)
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)
Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress (ANC) were victorious in the 1994 presidential election. (Google Images)
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)
(AP Photo via The Telegraph)
Mandela celebrates his 89th birthday at the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund in Johannesburg. (Denis Farrell/AP Photo via The Guardian)
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)
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)
Nelson Mandela celebrates his 93rd birthday with his family. (Google Images)
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)
Nelson Mandela is flanked by his successors, Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma, both of the ANC. (Google Images)
Nelson Mandela celebrated his 94th birthday on July 18, 2012. (Google Images)
Nelson Mandela and Michael Jackson meet. (Google)
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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