Nelson Mandela
![Former U.S President Bill Clinton and former South African President Nelson Mandela speak during a Gala night in Westminster Hall, London, July 2, 2003.](https://gdb.voanews.com/15B5DD41-8F44-4294-8A56-99B798F7FF50_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Former U.S President Bill Clinton and former South African President Nelson Mandela speak during a Gala night in Westminster Hall, London, July 2, 2003.
![Oscar winning South African actress Charlize Theron weeps at her meeting with former South African President Nelson Mandela at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, March 11,2004.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7B8CF3FE-CF54-4A90-B91C-677E7C3520EC_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Oscar winning South African actress Charlize Theron weeps at her meeting with former South African President Nelson Mandela at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, March 11,2004.
![Nelson Mandela and his wife, Graca Machel, wave to the audience during a Live 8 concert in Johannesburg, July 2, 2005.](https://gdb.voanews.com/A12B969B-1DCC-41C0-84C4-166D84FB62A1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Nelson Mandela and his wife, Graca Machel, wave to the audience during a Live 8 concert in Johannesburg, July 2, 2005.
![Nelson Mandela jokes with youngsters as they celebrate his 89th birthday at the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund in Johannesburg, July 24, 2007.](https://gdb.voanews.com/33CF7A6D-7FBD-49B9-A3F9-5DDE9492C441_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Nelson Mandela jokes with youngsters as they celebrate his 89th birthday at the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund in Johannesburg, July 24, 2007.