Mandela at 90

During his 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela might not have imagined that he would make it to his 90th birthday. The U.S. government gave him an early gift just recently by removing the former South African president and freedom fighter from its terrorist watch list. For his part, Mandela plans to mark the occasion quietly with family at home.

BBC:

After a series of public appearances around the world over the past few weeks, he is expected to spend the day at his village home with his family.

His predecessor as president, FW de Klerk, described him as one of the greatest figures of the last century.

Mr Mandela was jailed for 27 years as a head of the banned ANC.

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AP photo / Denis Farrell

Nelson Mandela has a laugh with kids from his children’s fund during his 89th birthday celebration last year.