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Nelson Mandela

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Nelson Mandela, his life in pictures.

Nelson Mandela on the steps of the Sydney Opera House raises his fist for the national anthem. October 1990

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Nelson Mandela on the steps of the Sydney Opera House raises his fist for the national anthem. October 1990Credit:Steven Siewert

Mandela is accompanied by his former wife Winnie, moments after his release from prison,February 11, 1990. KM/

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Mandela is accompanied by his former wife Winnie, moments after his release from prison,February 11, 1990. KM/Credit:Reuters

The young Nelson Mandela poses in Xhosa tribal dress Supplied: from the "Apartheid and the History of the Struggle for South Africa"

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The young Nelson Mandela poses in Xhosa tribal dress Supplied: from the "Apartheid and the History of the Struggle for South Africa"Credit:

Mandela's on their wedding day, Winnie and Nelson.

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Mandela's on their wedding day, Winnie and Nelson.Credit:

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Nelson and Winnie Mandela show off their firstborn daughter, Zindzi, at their home in Orlando West, Soweto in 1961.

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Nelson and Winnie Mandela show off their firstborn daughter, Zindzi, at their home in Orlando West, Soweto in 1961.Credit:AP

Photographs of former African National Congress leaders Walter Sisulu, and Nelson Mandela, burn pass books in the early 1960's, which were compulsory for black South Africans to carry, in a photo exhibit at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg.

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Photographs of former African National Congress leaders Walter Sisulu, and Nelson Mandela, burn pass books in the early 1960's, which were compulsory for black South Africans to carry, in a photo exhibit at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg.Credit:

South African President Nelson Mandela chips away at limestone in a quarry on Robben Island 1995 as he did so when imprisoned there.

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South African President Nelson Mandela chips away at limestone in a quarry on Robben Island 1995 as he did so when imprisoned there.Credit:

Nelson Mandela and French President Francois Mitterrand. 1994

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Nelson Mandela and French President Francois Mitterrand. 1994Credit:Reuters

Cameron Forbes, senior correspondent with the Age interviews Nelson Mandela

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Cameron Forbes, senior correspondent with the Age interviews Nelson MandelaCredit:

Nelson Mandela raises his fist for the national anthem on the steps of the Sydney Opera House, with Gareth Evans, 1990.

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Nelson Mandela raises his fist for the national anthem on the steps of the Sydney Opera House, with Gareth Evans, 1990.Credit:Steven Seiwert

Nelson Mandela acknowledges the crowd at his speach in Sydney with the A.N.C sign and a wave, Sydney Opera House, 1990 Photography by CHRISTO Neg Ref: 901024/32 Scanned from 35ml black and white, b & w negative from Fairfax Archives

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Nelson Mandela acknowledges the crowd at his speach in Sydney with the A.N.C sign and a wave, Sydney Opera House, 1990 Photography by CHRISTO Neg Ref: 901024/32 Scanned from 35ml black and white, b & w negative from Fairfax ArchivesCredit:

Nelson Mandela with Prime Minister Bob Hawke at a press conference in Canberra during Mandela's Australian visit. 1990.

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Nelson Mandela with Prime Minister Bob Hawke at a press conference in Canberra during Mandela's Australian visit. 1990.Credit:Peter Cox

John Howard today met former President of south Africa Nelson Mandela and awarded him with an Honorary Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia.

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John Howard today met former President of south Africa Nelson Mandela and awarded him with an Honorary Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia.Credit:Belinda Pratten

Former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela , 2008.

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Former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela , 2008.Credit:

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NELSON MANDELA. salutes the crowd.

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NELSON MANDELA. salutes the crowd.Credit:Reuters

1994 South African President Nelson Mandela meets Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat.

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1994 South African President Nelson Mandela meets Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat.Credit:

Nelson Mandela at ANU Honorary Degree Ceremony. Photograph by Gabriele Charotte

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Nelson Mandela at ANU Honorary Degree Ceremony. Photograph by Gabriele CharotteCredit:

Nelson Mandela and Bill Clinton. 1994

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Nelson Mandela and Bill Clinton. 1994Credit:Reuters

President Bill Clinton and Mandela peer through the bars of the cell in which Mandela spent 17 years while incarcerated by the former South African government. 1998.

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President Bill Clinton and Mandela peer through the bars of the cell in which Mandela spent 17 years while incarcerated by the former South African government. 1998.Credit:

Britain's Prince Charles, left, and the President of South Africa Nelson Mandela with members of the British pop group the Spice Girls, at President Mandela's offical presidential residence in Pretoria, 1997.

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Britain's Prince Charles, left, and the President of South Africa Nelson Mandela with members of the British pop group the Spice Girls, at President Mandela's offical presidential residence in Pretoria, 1997.Credit: