Nelson Mandela – a life in photos

NELSON Mandela was the most famous prisoner in the world. Then South Africa saw sense and the light. The country’s white leaders let him go. He became a global superstar. Celebrities formed a line outside his lounge to meet him. Heads of State swooned – including some nasty characters. Nelson met them all evenly:

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Nelson Mandela deputy President of the African National Congress is applauded as he prepares to address the Special Committee against Apartheid in the United Nations General Assembly Friday, June 22, 1990 in New York. Mandela called South Africa's policy of apartheid a "crime against humanity."