Turn Back the Clock: Mandela’s Birthday Parties Through the Years

The former leader turns 95 today.

Happy Birthday, Madiba - As he turns 95 on July 18, 2013, South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela has had a wide array of birthday parties thrown in his honor. From partying with thousands of foster children to ringing in the big day with world leaders, Mandela made it a point to include others on his special occasion. Keep reading for a retrospective look at Mandela’s previous birthday celebrations. – Patrice Peck(Photo: REUTERS/Juda Ngwenya/Nelson Mandela Foundation /Landov)
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Zenani Gives Her Great Grandfather a Card – 2009 - Nelson Mandela’s great granddaughter Zenani Mandela presents the famed leader with an oversized, handmade birthday card on his 91st birthday in 2009. Zenani died in a car crash about one year later. (Photo: REUTERS/Nelson Mandela Foundation/Peter Morey/Handout)Nelson Mandela: July 18 - The anti-apartheid activist, former South African President and humanitarian celebrates his 93rd birthday. (Photo credit: REUTERS/Themba Hadebe/Pool /Landov) 

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Happy Birthday, Madiba - As he turns 95 on July 18, 2013, South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela has had a wide array of birthday parties thrown in his honor. From partying with thousands of foster children to ringing in the big day with world leaders, Mandela made it a point to include others on his special occasion. Keep reading for a retrospective look at Mandela’s previous birthday celebrations. – Patrice Peck(Photo: REUTERS/Juda Ngwenya/Nelson Mandela Foundation /Landov)

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