Prime Minister John Major meets President Nelson Mandela at Downing Street today (Wed) the second day of the South African leader's state visit to the country. Nelson Mandela was born on July the 18th, 1918.
South Africa's President Nelson Mandela raises his hand to acknowledge the cheers from wellwishers during a walkabout in Brixton, south London, this morning (Fri). The Prince of Wales (r) accompanied the President on the final day of his state visit. See PA story MANDELA Visit. Photo by Neil Munns/PA.
President Nelson Mandela (left) meets World Boxing Council heavyweight title holder Lennox Lewis on his arrival at the South African High Commision in London today (Monday) where Mr Mandela was hosting a fundraising breakfast in aid of the 'Nelson Mandela Children's Fund' which aims to help South African children who are homeless, without adequte education or in need of disaster relief.
PA NEWS PHOTO 6/5/93 SOUTH AFRICA'S AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS LEADER NELSON MANDELA (RIGHT) MEETS NEVILLE AND DOREEN LAWRENCE, PARENTS OF STEPHEN LAWRENCE, WHO WAS STABBED TO DEATH BY A GANG OF WHITE YOUTHS IN SOUTH-EAST LONDON TWO WEEKS AGO
Former South African President Nelson Mandela with Prime Minister Tony Blair at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton.
Former South Africa President Nelson Mandela talks to the first Mandela Magdalene Scholar Thabo Makupula, after a ceremony at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he was being made an Honorary Fellow. *Around 100 students and staff had gathered to welcome Mr Mandela and he donned the scarlet and cherry robes of a Doctor of Law of Cambridge University before heading off to an admissions ceremony to receive his fellowship.
Former US President Bill Clinton and former South African President Nelson Mandela, during a gala night to mark the centenary of the Rhodes Trust and the establishment of the Mandela Rhodes Foundation, at Westminster.
** FILE ** South African President Nelson Mandela, left, and American pop singer Michael Jackson arrive at a news conference in Cape Town Tuesday, March 23, 1999. Jackson announced dates for two concerts in June of which profits will go to various funds including the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund. Declaring himself "completely innocent" of child molestation charges, Michael Jackson said Sunday, March 27, 2005 that he is the victim of a conspiracy and asked fans around the world to pray for him. He also said he believes he is just the latest of several "black luminaries" to be unjustly accused, citing former South African President Nelson Mandela and former heavyweight boxing champions Muhammad Ali and Jack Johnson as others. (AP Photo /Obed Zilwa)
Nelson Mandela takes the oath of office in Pretoria, to become South Africa's first black President. The event was attended by many visiting heads of state and thousands of supporters.
President Nelson Mandela gets a hug from Archbishop Desmond Tutu of Capetown after Mandela was sworn in as president of South Africa at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
FILE: Former South African President Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg makes a rough sketch which has made him into a top selling artist. At an exhibition on Robben Island in Cape Town on Friday Feb 7, 2003, Mandela plans to unveil four Robben Island pieces and two pieces in a series called "Impressions by Mandela".
Supporters cheer in the background as African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela, center, holds the hand of his daughter, Zindzi, before her marriage to Zweli Hlongwae in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Oct. 24, 1992. The wedding is the first of any of his children that Mandela has attended. Mandela's estranged wife Winnie arrived in a separate car in the wedding motorcade. (AP Photo/Kevin Carter)
FILE - - South African president Nelson Mandela kisses his wife Winnie Mandela at a rally in Cape Town in early 1993. Local radio reported Thursday Aug.17 1995 that Nelson Mandela had hired a lawyer to institute divorce proceedings against his wife. (AP PHOTO/BENNY GOOL)
Nelson Mandela and wife Winnie, walking hand in hand, raise clenched fists upon his release from Victor prison, Cape Town, Sunday, February 11, 1990. The African National Congress leader had served over 27 years in detention. (AP Photo)
FORMER SOUTH African President and anti-apartheid revolutionary icon Nelson Mandela has died at his Johannesburg home (Dec 5). He was 95.
The announcement came from the current President Jacob Zuma. Addressing the nation, Zuma said: “Fellow South Africans, our beloved Nelson Mandela has departed.
“He passed on peacefully in the company of his family at about 20:50. He is now rested. He is now at peace. Our nation has lost its greatest son, our people have lost a father.”
Mandela had returned home on September 1 in a critical condition after being in a Pretoria hospital for almost three months – the fourth time he had been admitted to hospital since December. He had battled a series of lung infections and respiratory illnesses in the past few years.
Mandela, who spent 27 years in prison after being found guilty of being sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow his country’s government before being released in 1990, became South Africa’s first democratically elected president, holding office from 1994 to 1999.
Earlier this week, Mandela’s daughter Makaziwe Mandela said her father had been putting up a “strong, courageous” battle for his life from his “deathbed”.
Speaking to South African broadcaster SABA, she said: “Even for a lack of a better word… on his deathbed he is teaching us lessons – lessons in patience, in love, lessons of tolerance”.
The ex-president’s daughter added that he is “still with us, strong, courageous”.
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