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Nelson Mandela Prison Drawing Sells For $112,575 In New York
A drawing by late South African president Nelson Mandela of the door of his prison cell on Robben Island - where he was held for 18 years - sold on Thursday in New York for $112,575.
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Letters Reveal Light On How Nelson Mandela Survived 27 Years In Prison
Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison, most of them isolated on Robben Island off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa. His encounters with visitors from the outside world were brief and strictly controlled; he spent much of his time alone, uncertain of whether he would ever emerge alive.
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South African Anti-Apartheid Icon Ahmed Kathrada Dead At 87
Celebrated South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, a Robben Island prisoner and one of Nelson Mandela's closest colleagues in the struggle against white rule, died early Tuesday aged 87.
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Blog: The prison cell where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years
He wasn't allowed to wearing anything but a pair of shorts for the first few years.
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Nelson Mandela: prisoner, president and father of 'Rainbow Nation'
Nelson Mandela's long walk from apartheid prisoner to South African president remade a country and inspired the world.
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Barack Obama brings out the African in the American
Midway through a three-country trip to Africa and shortly after an emotional tour of his hero Nelson Mandela's Robben Island prison cell, Barack Obama was greeted by another revered African leader, Desmond Tutu, with the words: "Welcome home."
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Nelson Mandela's condition remains 'critical but stable'
Nelson Mandela remained in a "critical but stable" condition today, the presidency said, more than three weeks after the anti-apartheid hero was hospitalised with a recurring lung infection.
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Barack Obama educates daughters on Mahatma Gandhi's 'Satyagraha'
US President Barack Obama today donned a teacher's hat to tell his two young daughters how Mahatma Gandhi's 'Satyagraha' had influenced American civil rights leader Martin Luther King to fight injustice.
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Barack Obama tours prison where Nelson Mandela toiled
President Barack Obama visited South Africa's Robben Island, where former South African President Nelson Mandela spent 18 years in a tiny cell as a political prisoner.
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Barack Obama to pay homage to Nelson Mandela on island jail
US President Barack Obama on Sunday will visit Nelson Mandela's apartheid prison cell, paying homage to the ailing South African hero whose humbling forgiveness of his oppressors inspired the world.
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Nelson Mandela Prison Drawing Sells For $112,575 In New York
A drawing by late South African president Nelson Mandela of the door of his prison cell on Robben Island - where he was held for 18 years - sold on Thursday in New York for $112,575.
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Letters Reveal Light On How Nelson Mandela Survived 27 Years In Prison
Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison, most of them isolated on Robben Island off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa. His encounters with visitors from the outside world were brief and strictly controlled; he spent much of his time alone, uncertain of whether he would ever emerge alive.
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South African Anti-Apartheid Icon Ahmed Kathrada Dead At 87
Celebrated South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, a Robben Island prisoner and one of Nelson Mandela's closest colleagues in the struggle against white rule, died early Tuesday aged 87.
-
Blog: The prison cell where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years
He wasn't allowed to wearing anything but a pair of shorts for the first few years.
-
Nelson Mandela: prisoner, president and father of 'Rainbow Nation'
Nelson Mandela's long walk from apartheid prisoner to South African president remade a country and inspired the world.
-
Barack Obama brings out the African in the American
Midway through a three-country trip to Africa and shortly after an emotional tour of his hero Nelson Mandela's Robben Island prison cell, Barack Obama was greeted by another revered African leader, Desmond Tutu, with the words: "Welcome home."
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Nelson Mandela's condition remains 'critical but stable'
Nelson Mandela remained in a "critical but stable" condition today, the presidency said, more than three weeks after the anti-apartheid hero was hospitalised with a recurring lung infection.
-
Barack Obama educates daughters on Mahatma Gandhi's 'Satyagraha'
US President Barack Obama today donned a teacher's hat to tell his two young daughters how Mahatma Gandhi's 'Satyagraha' had influenced American civil rights leader Martin Luther King to fight injustice.
-
Barack Obama tours prison where Nelson Mandela toiled
President Barack Obama visited South Africa's Robben Island, where former South African President Nelson Mandela spent 18 years in a tiny cell as a political prisoner.
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Barack Obama to pay homage to Nelson Mandela on island jail
US President Barack Obama on Sunday will visit Nelson Mandela's apartheid prison cell, paying homage to the ailing South African hero whose humbling forgiveness of his oppressors inspired the world.
