Nelson Mandela
![Nelson Mandela smiles for photographers at his home in Johannesburg September 22, 2005.](https://gdb.voanews.com/353806F7-F7AC-4E6B-810B-6DEB091E0764_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Nelson Mandela smiles for photographers at his home in Johannesburg September 22, 2005.
![Nelson Mandela and his then wife, Winnie, salute well-wishers as he leaves Victor Verster prison on Feb. 11, 1990.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5A87F505-03AE-48BA-9BAF-50010A33724B_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Nelson Mandela and his then wife, Winnie, salute well-wishers as he leaves Victor Verster prison on Feb. 11, 1990.
![This undated photograph shows Nelson Mandela and his former wife, Winnie.](https://gdb.voanews.com/AB35092A-B92B-4324-8E78-5E6919F534E0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This undated photograph shows Nelson Mandela and his former wife, Winnie.
![South African State President Frederik Willem de Klerk and Deputy President of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela prior to talks, Cape Town, May 2, 1990.](https://gdb.voanews.com/FA3BE686-1EE4-4BF5-B84D-4FCCBEC68939_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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South African State President Frederik Willem de Klerk and Deputy President of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela prior to talks, Cape Town, May 2, 1990.