CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Nelson Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist and revolutionary politician who has remained a beacon of inspiration despite his death at the age of 95 last December. His life-long dedication to humanitarian causes dismantled the apartheid and brought peace to a racially divided country. Mandela’s legacy remains as a man who changed his country and inspired the world.
Here are 10 of the best photos of Nelson Mandela:
1.
Posing as a young man in tribal clothes around 1950
Photo: Naples News
2.
During the Treason Trial in Johannesburg in 1956
Photo: The Rolling Stone
3.
Working in the prison garden in 1977
Photo: The Guardian 1
4.
Celebrating his release from prison in 1990 with his wife at the time, Winnie
Photo: The Irish Times
5.
Receiving the Noble Peace Prize with South African President F.W. De Klerk in 1993
Photo: City Press
6.
Greeting a crowd during his campaign in the first all-race general election of South Africa in 1994
Photo: Forbes 1
7.
Swearing in as President of South Africa
Photo: Time Magazine
8.
Revisiting his old jail cell in which he was incarcerated for 27 years
Photo: The Guardian 2
9.
Blowing out candles on his 78th birthday
Photo: The Telegraph
10.
Addressing a press conference in 2003 in a call to action against AIDS
Photo: Forbes 2
Feature Photo: Slate Magazine