Retirement? -
Not so fast...
Nelson Mandela
In 1999 Nelson Mandela
relinquished power - wishing to work with and help
fellow South Africans. In
this photograph he raises
hands with his successor - Thabo Mbeki at an election rally.
Nelson Mandela
Though retired - Nelson Mandela
stayed active into the Millennium. In 2003 he
spoke at the International Woman's Day Forum. CNN
reported: -
Thursday, January 30, 2003 Former South African
president Nelson Mandela has slammed the U.S. stance on
Iraq, saying that "one power with a president who has no
foresight, who cannot think properly, is now wanting to
plunge the world into a holocaust." -
Receiving applause for his comments, Mandela said Bush
and British Prime Minister Tony Blair are "undermining"
past work of the United Nations. "They do not care. Is
it because the secretary-general of the United Nations
is now a black man?" said Mandela, referring to Kofi
Annan, who is from Ghana.
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela became deeply
involved in the fight against AIDS. He launched a series of
international charity
concerts using his prison number 46664 to promote them. He had been the 466th prisoner to
arrive at Robben Island that year. The number was
combined with year 64 as a prison number. Today 46664.com is the web
address for his Nelson Mandela Foundation.
Nelson Mandela - 46664
Nelson Mandela's son Thembekile died
while imprisoned on Robben Island in 1969. His surviving son Makgatho Lewanika, died of the AIDS
virus in 2005. Above - Nelson Mandela on stage in Cape
Town South Africa - 2003. Click the image to watch
him speak live.
Nelson Mandela turned 90 on On
July 18th 2008.
Nelson Mandela spent the day at home with his grandchildren.
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