Happy Birthday, Nelson Mandela
Mandela's 50-year fight, including 27 years in jail, helped bring democracy and freedom to the once white-ruled South Africa.
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April 16, 1990
On the stage of the concert held in his honor, Deputy President of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela addressed and saluted the crowd, with a clenched fist, in Wembley Stadium, London, April 16, 1990, and thanked them for their support during his 27 years in prison. Mandela's wife Winnie applauds her husband, left. The five-hour concert was televised in over 40 countries and all the proceeds went to charities.
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