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 Nelson Mandela is helped by South African President Thabo Mbeki , who is carrying a copy of the book

Pope John Paul II and South African President Nelson Mandela talk 16 September 1995 at the Presidential guest house in Pretoria. The pontiff visited Cameroon, South Africa and Nairobi for the conclusion of the Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops. It was from 14 to 20 September his 67th International Pastoral visit. AFP PHOTO GARY BERNARD

Democracy icon Nelson Mandela makes a speech at the 15th International AIDS Conference in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, July 15, 2004. Mandela, the former South Africa president, calls on governments, businesses and citizens to donate generously to the war on AIDS, saying

Former South African president Nelson Mandela, smiles after his meeting with American Rev. Jesse Jackson, unseen, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

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An African National congress supporter with an election placard outside the church in Reiger Park at Boksburg, South Africa, on Sunday, April 10, 1994 where ANC President Nelson Mandela was attending a memorial service for South African Communist Party leader Chris Hani who was assassinated a year ago Sunday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Former South African President Nelson Mandela, left, walks with American Rev. Jesse Jackson, right, after their meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

South African State President Frederik Willem de Klerk, left, and Deputy President of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela, right, prior to talks between the ANC and the South African government, Cape Town, May 2, 1990. The talks were to last 3 days. (AP Photo/Denis Farrel)

President Bill Clinton, left, and Nelson Mandela listen during Fourth of July ceremonies in Philadelphia during which Clinton presented the Philadelphia Liberty Medal to the African National Congress president and South African President F.W. de Klerk Sunday, July 4, 1993. (AP Photo/Greg Gibson)

Former South African President Nelson Mandela sits under an enlarged cover of the book

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In this handout picture received from the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Nelson Mandela (Foreground-C) and his wife Graca Machel (Background 2-R) look on during a ceremony at which he received a symbolic flame to mark the ruling ANC party's centenary at his home in Qunu on May 30, 2012. Nelson Mandela made his first appearance in six months when he received a symbolic flame to mark the ruling ANC party's centenary at his rural home in Qunu, in an event shown on television. A healthy-looking Mandela, seated on an armchair, smiled as the African National Congress (ANC) chairwoman Baleka Mbete presented him with the flame emblazoned with the party colours. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NELSON MANDELA FOUNDATION/ LULAMILE FENI" - NO MARKETING - NO ARCHIVES - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS -SOUTH AFRICA OUT

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is pictured during a visit by former US president on July 17, 2012 at his home in Qunu, Eastern Cape, on the eve of his 94th birthday. Nelson Mandela has been readmitted to hospital with a recurrent lung infection, the presidency said on March 28, 2013 urging people to pray for the frail anti-apartheid hero. he 94-year-old, who has had several recent health scares, was hospitalised "due to the recurrence of his lung infection" just before midnight on Wednesday, President Jacob Zuma's office said in a statement. = RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO - CLINTON FOUNDATION / BARBARA KINNEY"- NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS =

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