Rare photos of South African leader Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, the first African man to become South Africa’s president and the one who bought down the apartheid system, passed away today. Here are some rare pictures of Mandela from when he was a boxer to his rise as a national leader.
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Nelson Mandela, leader of the African National Congress (ANC), adopts a boxing pose, wearing shorts, t-shirt and boxing gloves in this 1950 file photo. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
1964 file photo: Nelson Mandela, President of the African National Congress (left) in discussion with C Andrews, a Cape Town teacher. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela and his then-wife Winnie at their wedding in 1957. This copy was taken from the family album the original was by Alf Khumalo. AFP
South African president Nelson Mandela speaks at a conference in the early 1960s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
African National Congress leaders Nelson Mandela (L) and Oliver Tambo meet for the first time after 28 years on March 12, 1990, at the beginning of a week-long visit of Mr. Mandela to Sweden. Anders Holmstroem/Reuters
Nelson Mandela and his wife Winnie give the clench fist salute as they sing the hymn of the African National Congress during their appearance before the World of Churches Ecumenical Centre in Geneva June 8, 1990. Mike Marucci/Reuters