Nelson Mandela

1957. Nelson Mandela with his wife Winnie during their wedding. Photo: AFP

1964. Eight men, among them anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress member Nelson Mandela, sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rivonia trial leave the Palace of Justice in Pretoria with their fists raised in defiance through the barred windows of the prison car. Photo: AFP

1990. the release of anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress (ANC) member Nelson Mandela

1990. Nelson Mandela smiles and clenches his fist as he poses during a photo session after his first press conference since his release from jail. Photo: AFP

1990. South African anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress member Nelson Mandela adressing a rally attended by over 100 000 people at Soccer City Stadium in Soweto Photo: AFP

1993. Nelson Mandela and South Africa's last apartheid President Frederik de Klerk, display to journalists their Peace Nobel Peace Prizes. Photo: AFP

1995. Nelson Mandela and New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolger. Photo: AFP

1997. Nelson Mandela pretends to fight former US world middleweight champion Marvin Hagler. Photo: AFP

Nelson Mandela in 2010. Photo: AFP