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In depth: Nelson's ninetieth

Nelson Mandela's birthday cake

Mandela at 90

BBC World Service's groundbreaking live international broadcast from the prison on Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was held for 18 years.

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Audio slideshow: Mandela at 90
Look back at the extraordinary life and career of Nelson Mandela.
Mandela: A Saint?
Is Nelson Mandela the closest thing we have to a secular saint?

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Watch Mandela sweeps to election win
South Africans celebrate the ANC's victory at the first multi-racial polls in 1994
Watch Mandela's first steps to freedom
The original BBC coverage as Mandela left prison in 1990

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Mandela On This Day

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ANC: biography of Nelson Mandela
PBS: The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
The Nobel Prize: Nelson Mandela biography
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