Nelson Mandela, the prisoner-turned-president who reconciled South Africa after the end of apartheid, died on Thursday, December 5. He was receiving around-the-clock intensive care from doctors since September, when he was discharged from a nearly three-month hospital stay for a lung infection. Let’s look back at the legend in these photos: [dailymail]
Nelson Mandela, 26, joined African National Congress (ANC) in 1944
1948 ‘Boxing is egalitarian. In the ring, rank, age, color and wealth are irrelevant’ wrote Mandela in his autobiography
Nelson Mandela, 39, posing with his wife Winnie during their wedding
Nelson visited London at the age of 44
Nelson behind the bars at the age of 46. He’s among these eight men in the truck
Nelson, after he spent 27 years in jail
He was 72 when this photo was taken
Surrounded by young supporters, Johannesburg, 31 May 1992
Nobel Peace Price 1993
Nelson, 81, with Michael Jackson
Nelson, 83, with President George W. Bush
Nelson, 85, lands a “straight left” to the chin of former World Champion Muhammad Ali
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton with Nelson. Nelson was 89
Nelson, 94, looking into his reflection, probably looking back into all his life