Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

1990 © Yousuf Karsh

Today I present to you 20 gorgeous iconic portraits of the 20th century made by master photographer Yousuf Karsh.

On December 5th, Nelson Mandela passed away. The anti-apartheid icon was in and out of the hospital throughout the year as he fought a recurring lung infection. As the world comes together to pray for his family, we're taking a look back at his amazing 95 years of life. Join us in remembering the former leader.

Glynn Griffiths taught himself photography as a school-boy in South Africa, taking to the medium like a proverbial duck. He went on to work as a sucessful photojournalist for many years...

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Nelson Mandela served 27 years in prison for fighting against the South Africa’s discriminatory apartheid system.

A brief biography of Nelson Mandela, the man known as Madiba, who lived one of the most remarkable lives of the twentieth century.

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Nelson Mandela, leader of the movement to end South Africa's apartheid system, is released from prison after 27 years. Mandela served his 27 years split between Robben Island, Pollsmoor Prison, and Victor Verster Prison. Amid growing domestic and international pressure, and with fears of a racial civil war, President F. W. de Klerk gave the order to release Nelson Mandela on 11th February, 1990.