(FILES) African National Congress (ANC) President Nelson Mandela (c), together with his then-wife Winnie (l), Walter Sisulu (r), Veteran ANC secretary-general and Robben Island prisoner and Sisulu’s wife Albertina (2nd-r), are seated 13 February 1990 on the platform in the middle of Soweto Soccer City stadium, during a rally attended by over 100,000 people, to celebrate Mandela’s release from jail 11 February 1990. (Photo credit should read WALTER DHLADHLA/AFP/Getty Images)












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