File photo of South African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela and his then-wife Winnie at their wedding in 1957. This copy was taken from the family album the original was by Alf Khumalo. (ALF KHUMALO/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1961
A file photo dated 1961 of African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela. ( STF/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1990
South African anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress (ANC) member Nelson Mandela appears to be in a similarly meditative mood as Mahatma Gandhi depicted in painting at top on October 15, 1990 in New-Delhi.
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Nelson Mandela in 1990
Anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress (ANC) member Nelson Mandela addresses at a funeral of 12 people died during township unrests in Soweto, September 20, 1990. (ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1990
Anti-apartheid leader and member of the African National Congress (ANC) Nelson Mandela raises fist while addressing a crowd of residents from the Phola park squatter camp on September 05, 1990 in Tokoza. (TREVOR SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1990
South African anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress (ANC) member Nelson Mandela arrives in Ottawa, Canada, for an official visit on June 17, 1990. (RENAUD GIROUX/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1990
South African National Congress (ANC) President Nelson Mandela (c) cheers the crowd as he holds up high the keys of his Mercedes Benz car, a gift, that was especially built and handed to him by South African workers of Mdantsana on July 22, 1990. (WALTER DHLADHLA/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1990
Anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress (ANC) member Nelson Mandela smiles and clenches his fist as he poses during a photo session after his first press conference since his release from jail on February 12, 1990 in Cape Town. (WALTER DHLADHLA/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Yasser Arafat in 1990
South African National Congress President Nelson Mandela (l) warmly greets Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) chairman Yasser Arafat on his arrival in Lusaka on February 27, 1990 . (PHILIP LITTLETON/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1991
Portrait of anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress (ANC) member Nelson Mandela on July 20, 1991, in Durban. (TREVOR SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1991
South African National Congress President Nelson Mandela (r) looks at a new wax portrait figure of himself at famous Madame Tussauds Waxworks on April 25, 1991 in London . (JOHNNY EGGITT/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1991
Portrait dated February 8, 1991 of Nelson Mandela, South African anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress (ANC) member, during a press conference one year after his release from jail. (TREVOR SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandel with Fidel Castro in 1991
South African Nationa Congress (ANC) President Nelson Mandela smiles on July 26, 1991 in Matanzas as he salutes the crowd . At right, Cuban leader Fidel Castro. (OMAR TORRES/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1992
Portrait dated May 15, 1992, of African National Congress President Nelson Mandela taken during a press conference at the end of the first day of the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA). (TREVOR SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandel receives Nobel Prize in 1993
Nelson Mandela, President of South African African National Congress (C) and South African President Frederik de Klerk (R) display 09 December 1993 in Oslo their Nobel Prizes after being awarded jointly for their work to end apartheid peacefully. (read GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1993
African National Congress President Nelson Mandela toasts at his office in Johannesburg, South Africa, after winning the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with South African President F.W. De Klerk on October 15, 1993. (WALTER DHLADHLA/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1993
ANC (African National Congress) President Nelson Mandela raises his fist on November 13, 1993, during a meeting in Mpumalanga. (WALTER DHLADHLA/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1994
African National Congress(ANC) President Nelson Mandela visits a hospitalized victim of a stampede at an election rally which he addressed in Cape Town, South Africa, on April 17, 1994. (GUY TILLIM/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1994
ANC President Nelson Mandela gives money during a collection at a church service in Cape Town, South Africa, on April 17, 1994 as Western Cape ANC leader Allan Boesak signs programs with his money between his teeth. (GUY TILLIM/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Yasser Arafat in 1994
Chairman Yasser Arafat (L) welcomes South African President Nelson Mandela on June 13, 1994, at the Organization of African Unity summit in Tunis. (WAFA/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1994
South African President Nelson Mandela greets children watching him through a fence in the park which borders his offices in Cape Town on May 26, 1994. (GUY TILLIM/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela In Umlazi in 1994
African National Congress (ANC) President Nelson Mandela greets thousands of supporters in Umlazi 16 April 1994, a township outside Durban, ten days before South Africa's first non-racial democratic elections. (ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson MAndela in 1994
African National Congress President Nelson Mandela sits next to an election campaign poster as he listens to an official of the ANC after he addressed some 20,000 supporters at the Soweto stadium in South Africa, April 23, 1994. (WALTER DHLADHLA/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1994
African National Congress President Nelson Mandela gestures to the crowd gathered, April 27, 1994, at Oshlange High School, outside Durban, before voting for the first time in his life. (WALTER DHLADHLA/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1994
Nelson Mandela (C), flanked by bodyguards, hugs Archbishop Manas Buthelezi as Anglican archbishop Demond Tutu (L) looks on, May 8, 1994, during a national thanksgiving prayer service near Soweto. (Photo credit should read WALTER DHLADHLA/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Yasser Arafat and Ezer Weizman in 1994
PLO leader Yasser Arafat shakes hands with Israeli President Ezer Weizman (R) as Nelson Mandela looks on late May 9, 1994. (read POOL/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1994
South African President Nelson Mandela (L) applauds a speech by a member of the US hip-hop group Arrested Development on June 16, 1994 during a rally in Soweto to commemorate the anniversary of the 1976 riots in the township. (WALTER DHLADHLA/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela In New York In 1994
South African President Nelson Mandela (r) and his daughter Zinzi (l) smile on October 1, 1994 upon their arrival at JFK International Airport. (HENNY RAY ABRAMS/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1994
ANC President Nelson Mandela jokingly poses with a spear, presented to him with traditional clothes at an election rally at Mngqesha, the former "Great Place" of a famous Xosha king, April 18, 1994. (GUY TILLIM/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1994
African National Congress President Nelson Mandela holds a baby in Paarl, South Africa, as he walks from Victor Verster prison, from which he was liberated in 1990, to an election rally on February 2, 1994. (GUY TILLIM/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1994
African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela shown in a file photo dated May 2, 1994 enjoying the victory of his party in South Africa's first all-race elections during a celebration ceremony at his party's headquarters in Johannesurg. (ANACLET RAPPING/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Queen Elizabeth II in 1995
South African President Nelson Mandela greets Queen Elizabeth II of Britain upon her official arrival at Cape Town's Waterfront 20 March 1995. (WALTER DHLADHLA/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Queen Elizabeth II in 1995
President Nelson Mandela (C), accompanied by his niece Rochelle Mtirara (L) waves with Queen Elizabeth II to spectators at Durban's city hall 25 March 1995. (WALTER DHLADHLA/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1995
South African President Nelson Mandela (L) takes a national salute during a military parade in Durban, south Africa, on April 29, 1995. (WALTER DHLADHLA/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1995
South African President Nelson Mandela visits the AL-Qurain House, which was destroyed by Iraqis during their seven month occupation of Kuwait on April 9, 1995. (Kuna-Waleed AL-SQABI/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1995
South African President Nelson Mandela (R) is welcomed by Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah (2nd L), on April 8, 1995 upon his arrival at the Kuwait airport. (Kuna-Waleed AL-SQABI/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1995
South African President Nelson Mandela (c) flanked by Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini (l) and Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi gather at Hluhluwe Game Reserve on April 30,1995. (WALTER DHLADHLA/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Pope John Paul II in 1995
Pope John Paul II (R) shown in a file photo dated September 16, 1995 being welcomed by South African President Nelson Mandela upon his arrival at Johannesburg airport for the pontiff's first official visit to the country. (WALTER DHLADHLA/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1997
South African President Nelson Mandela makes his way to his car upon arrival at RAF Turnhouse Airport for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting on October 23, 1997. (AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Naomi Campbell in 1998
South African President Nelson Mandela (L) hugs British supermodel Naomi Campbell at Genadendal, his Cape Town home on Feb. 11, 1998. (ANNA ZIEMINSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Lennox Lewis in 1998
President Nelson Mandela meets World Boxing Council heavyweight title holder Lennox Lewis upon his arrival at the South African High Commission in central London on June 15, 1998. (MICHAEL CRABTREE/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1998
South African President Nelson Mandela (L) is greeted by his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni at Entebbe airport on January 26,1998 as guest of honor on Uganda's 12th anniversary of the National Resistance Movement's (NRM) storming of Kampala. (Photo by: ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1998
South Africa President Nelson Mandela (L front) and his wife Graca Machel (R front) waves to the crowd during a welcoming ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Canada, September 23, 1998. (DAVE CHAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela In 1998
South African President Nelson Mandela kisses Lekgetho Makena, a local resident, on the hand September 23, 1998 during a welcoming ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Canada. (DAVE CHAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1998
South African President Nelson Mandela (C) embraces two of the 40,000 youths who attended the "Canadian Friends of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund" lunching ceremony the Toronto's Skydome in Toronto, September 25, 1998. (THOMAS CHENG/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Jean Chretien in 1998
Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien (R) helps South African President Nelson Mandela (L) with his translation ear set 24 September prior to his address to the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa, Canada. Mandela is on a three-day state visit to Canada. AFP PHOTO/Dave CHAN (Photo credit should read DAVE CHAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1998
South African President Nelson Mandela smiles after receiving his Officer of Order of Canada on September 24, 1998 in Ottawa, Canada. (ADRIAN WYLD/AFP/Getty Images)
NelsonMandela in 1998
From L to R , Ezzdine Laraki, Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Conference, Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Ibn Khalifa al-Thani, Emir of Kuwait Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabbah, Emir of Bahrain Issa Ibn Salman al-Khalifa, Sultan Qabus of Oman, President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Ibn Sultan al-Nahayan, South African President Nelson Mandela, Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdel Aziz, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and Esmat Abdel Meguid, Secretary General of the Arab League, pose for a picture before the start of the opening session of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit December 7, 1998 in Abu Dhabi. (RABIH MOGHRABI/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Bill Clinton In 1998
President Bill Clinton (L) shakes hands with South African President Nelson Mandela (R) at a reception for African American religious leaders, black college presidents and members of the Congressional Black Caucus in the East Room of the White House on September 22, 1998. (STEPHEN JAFFE/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Bill Clinton in 1998
President Bill Clinton applauds as South African President Nelson Mandela (L) is introduced in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 23, 1998 to become the 100th recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal. (PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Bill Clinton in 1998
African President Nelson Mandela (L) and US President Bill Clinton shake hands with the guests in the Rotunda of the US Capitol after Mandela received the 100th Congressional Gold Medal on September 23, 1998. (PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Newt Gingrich and Bill Clinton in 1998
South African President Nelson Mandela (C) shakes hands with US Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (L) as US President Bill Clinton (R) looks on during ceremonies on September 23, 1998 in which Mandela received the Congressional Gold Medal on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (WILLIAM PHILPOTT/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1999
South African President Nelson Mandela speaks to a gathering in a convention center in Pakistani capital city of Islamabad, 04 May 1999. (SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Bill Clinton in 1999
President Bill Clinton (L) escorts former South African President Nelson Mandela (R) from the West Wing of the White House on October 21, 1999 in Washington, DC. (STEPHEN JAFFE/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 1999
Former South African President Nelson Mandela holds a symbolic millennium candle 31 December 1999 in his cell at the prison of Robben Island where he was imprisoned for 27 years during the apartheid time. (YOAV LEMMER/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Michael Jackson in 1999
Former South African President Nelson Mandela (L) claps his hands after American pop-icon Michael Jackson was given a lifetime achievement award during the Kora All Africa music awards in Sun City on September 4, 1999. (ADIL BRADLOW/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in London in 2000
Former South African President Nelson Mandela arrives at a conference for the report of the World Commision on Dams in London 16 November 2000. (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2000
Former South African President Nelson Mandela gestures as he addresses the media outside his office in Johannesburg 24 January 2000. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandel in 2000
Former South African president Nelson Mandela is photographed in his Johannesburg office, 08 February 2000 during a press-briefing on the 11th February 10th anniversary of his release from prison. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2000
Former South African President Nelson Mandela tries a Native American pipe given to him as a gift in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 20, 2000. (CRAIG LASSIG/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2000
Former South African president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nelson Mandela wears a traditional mortar board while receiving two honorary doctorates at the Sydney University on September 4, 2000. (DAVID GRAY/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2000
Former South African President Nelson Mandela, dressed in traditional Shembe clothes, greets 30,000 followers of the Shembe Nazarite Church at Inanda on July 6, 2000. (RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2000
Former South African president Nelson Mandela wears a traditional Xhosa hat on February 11, 2000, during a ceremony at his village of Qunu. (YOAV LEMMER/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2000
Former South African president Nelson Mandela arrives at his residence for a meeting with doctors in Johannesburg on November 24, 2000. (YOAV LEMMER/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Tony Blair in 2000
British Prime Minister Tony Blair greets the former South African President Nelson Mandela outside No10 Downing St, London May 3 2000. (HUGO PHILPOTT/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela visits HIV/AIDS children in 2001
South African president Nelson Mandela hands out gifts to HIV/AIDS children at the Beautiful Gate Ministries HIV/AIDS Care Centre in Crossroads, Cape Town 01 December 2001, World Aids Day. (ANNA ZIEMINSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Yasser Arafat in 2001
Former South African President Nelson Mandela (R) listens to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat 03 May 2001 after a meeting at Mandela's Johannesburg office. (ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2001
Former South African President Nelson Mandela smiles as he receives his honorary Canadian Citizenship in Hull, Quebec on November 19, 2001. (DAVE CHAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Oprah Winfrey in 2002
US talk show host Oprah Winfrey (R) smiles at former South African President Nelson Mandela as he performs the Madiba jive dance 11 December 2002 at a ceremony where the US star handed out Christmas gifts to underpriveleged school children in the rural town of Harding, some 140 kms south of Durban. (RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with George W. Bush in 2001
President George W. Bush (R) and former South African president Nelson Mandela speak to reporters in the Rose Garden after their meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on November 21, 2001. (LUKE FRAZZA/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in New York In 2002
Former South African president Nelson Mandela speaks at New York University after receiving the school Presidential Medal on May 7, 2002. (DOUG KANTER/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in New York in 2002
Former South African president Nelson Mandela receives New York University's Presidential Medal from NYU President L. Jay Oliva on May 7, 2002. (DOUG KANTER/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in New York in 2002
Actor Robert DeNiro (L) shakes hands with former South African President Nelson Mandela (2nd R) while he is assisted by actress Whoopi Goldberg (R), as actor Hugh Grant (2nd L) looks on during opening ceremonies for the Tribeca Film Festival at New York's City Hall on May, 8, 2002. (STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)
Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi (R) and former South
Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi (R) and former South African President Nelson Mandela greet the crowd during the opening of the first summit of the Africa Union (AU) 09 July 2002 in Durban. (ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Bono in 2003
Nelson Mandela with singer Bono at the Thanksgiving Dinner prior to the 46664 concert on November 27, 2003 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Annie Lennox and Beyonce in 2003
Nelson Mandela (L), singer Beyonce Knowles (C) and singer Annie Lennox (L) after a press conference for the "46664 - Give One Minute of Your Life to Aids" concert on November 28, 2003 on Robben Island, off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2003
Nelson Mandela makes a speech at the "46664 - Give One Minute of Your Life to AIDS" concert at Greenpoint Stadium on November 29, 2003 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Beyonce in 2003
Nelson Mandela kisses Beyonce Knowles at the "46664 - Give One Minute of Your Life to AIDS" concert at Greenpoint Stadium on November 29, 2003 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Charlize Theron in 2004
Oscar winning Actress Charlize Theron stands with former South African President Nelson Mandela at Mandela House following her Academy Awards success, on March 11, 2004 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Naashon Zalk/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Tony Blair in 2004
Former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela laughs with British Prime Minister Tony Blair as he leaves Downing Street on November 26, 2004 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in London in 2004
Former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela waves as he leaves Downing Street on November 26, 2004 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2005
Nelson Mandela and Graca Machel during the Nelson Mandela Challenge match between the Springboks and Australia at Ellis Park on July 23, 2005 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Touchline/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2005
46664 artists (L-R front row stage) Robert Plant, Anneli Drecker, Annie Lennox and Zucchero and (L-R 2nd row) Jivan Gasparyan, Angelique Kidjo, Peter Gabriel, Thandiswa Mazwai, Brian May and Sharon Corr pose with Nelson Mandela (C front row) at a photocall ahead of "46664 Arctic" concert, at the Rica Hotel on June 11, 2005 in Tromso, Norway. (Photo by Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2005
Nelson Mandela attends a photocall ahead of "46664 Arctic" concert, at the Rica Hotel on June 11, 2005 in Tromso, Norway. (Photo by Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with George W. Bush in 2005
U.S. President George W. Bush (R) meets with former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, in the Oval Office of the White House May 17, 2005 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mannie Garcia/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2005
Former South African president Nelson Mandela smiles before receiving an honorary degree from Amherst College at St. Bartholomew Church May 12, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2005
Former South African President Nelson Mandela speaks during a mass rally endorsing the 'Make Poverty History' campaign on February 3, 2005 in London, England. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Morgan Freeman in 2007
Actor Morgan Freeman (L) and Nelson Mandela attend the 'Unite For A Better World Gala Dinner' on September 2, 2007 at the Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2007
The South African team and Mr Nelson Mandela during a meeting at the Hotel Le Meurice on September 6, 2007 in Paris, France. (Photo by Tertius Pickard-Pool/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2007
Nelson Mandela arrives at the 'Unite For A Better World Gala Dinner' on September 2, 2007 at the Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2007
Ex-South African President Nelson Mandela looks on during a statue unveiling ceremony in Nelson Mandela's honour at Parliament Square on August 29, 2007 in London, England. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2007
Ex-South African President Nelson Mandela addresses the crowd during a statue unveiling ceremony in his honor at Parliament Square on August 29, 2007 in London, England. The statue, depicting Nelson Mandela delivering a speech by sculptor Ian Walters, is nine-feet (2.7-metres) high, made of bronze and faces the Houses of Parliament. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela with Bill Clinton in 2007
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton (L) embraces former South African President Nelson Mandela following remarks by Clinton during a visit to the Nelson Mandela Foundation July 19, 2007 in Johannesburg. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images for the Clinton Foundation)
Nelson Mandela in 2007
Former South African President Nelson Mandela with Brazilian football legend Pele (L) and Cameroon and Barcelona striker, Samuel Eto'o on July 17, 2007. (CHRIS RICCO/AFP/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2007
Former South African President Nelson Mandela watches Lalia Ali of USA defeating Gwendolyn O'Neil of Guyana during the WBC/WIBA Super Middleweight World Title bout between Lalia Ali and Gwendolyn O'Neil at Emperors Palace on February 4, 2007 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images/Getty IMages)
Nelson Mandela in 2008
In this handout from Nelson Mandela Foundation, Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (L) and Former South African president and Nobel peace prize laureate Nelson Mandela (R) meet at Mr Mandela's residence July 11, 2008 in Johannesburg (Photo by Juda Ngwenya/Nelson Mandela Foundation via Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2008
In this handout from Nelson Mandela Foundation, former South African president and Nobel peace prize laureate Nelson Mandela blows out the candles on his birthday cake received from the staff in honor his 90th birthday, at the Nelson Mandela Foundation August 5, 2008 in Houghton, Johannesburg (Photo by Juda Ngwenya/Nelson Mandela Foundation via Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2008
Nelson Mandela with wife Graca Machel onstage during the 46664 Concert In Celebration Of Nelson Mandela's Life held at Hyde Park on June 27, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Davies/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2008
Nelson Mandela appears onstage during the 46664 concert in celebration of Nelson Mandela's life at Hyde Park on June 27, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2008
Nelson Mandela appears onstage during the 46664 Concert In Celebration Of Nelson Mandela's Life held at Hyde Park on June 27, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Davies/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2008
Nelson Mandela leaves the InterContinental Hotel after a photoshoot with celebrity photographer Terry O'Neil on June 26, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2009
Former South African President Nelson Mandela rides in a golf cart with ANC presidential favorite Jacob Zuma (L), while arriving at a campaign rally April 19, 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2009
Graca Machel helps children to meet Nelson Mandela after they performed during a lunch to Benefit the Mandela Children's Foundation as part of the celebrations of the opening of the new One&Only Cape Town resort on April 3, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2009
Celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay (R) shakes hands with Nelson Mandela during a lunch to Benefit the Mandela Children's Foundation as part of the celebrations of the opening of the new One&Only Cape Town resort on April 3, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2009
Nelson Mandela raises a glass during a lunch to Benefit the Mandela Children's Foundation as part of the celebrations of the opening of the new One&Only Cape Town resort on April 3, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela in 2010
Former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela and his wife Graca Machel smile and wave to the crowd ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Final match between Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City Stadium on July 11, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)
