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Archive - July 18th 2025, Nelson Mandela International Day 

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Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated annually on July 18, Mandela's birthday. The day is meant to commemorate South Africa's former president through community service and volunteering. The United Nations officially declared International Nelson Mandela Day in 2009. 

Ian Berry 1961

South Africa. 1961. Nelson Mandela during the Treason Trial... 

Ian Berry 1961

SOUTH AFRICA. Johannesburg. 1961. Nelson Mandela, then a lawyer,... 

Patrick Zachmann 1990

SOUTH AFRICA. Cape Town. 11 February 1990. A crowd awaiting the... 

Ian Berry 1994

SOUTH AFRICA. Natal. Lamontville. Supporters climb to every vantage... 

Ian Berry 1994

South Africa. Gauteng. Johannesburg. Mandela speaking before... 

Ian Berry 1994

South Africa. Gauteng. Soweto. 1994. Nelson Mandela surrounded... 

Ian Berry 1995

South Africa. Gauteng. Johannesburg. Mandela visiting a mixed... 

Ian Berry 1994

South Africa. Gauteng. Johannesburg. Mandela arriving at a... 

Ian Berry 1995

South Africa. Gauteng. Johannesburg. Mandela enjoying a joke... 

Raymond Depardon 1993

Robben Island, near Cape Town.
Cell in which Nelson MANDELA spent... 

Stuart Franklin 2014

SOUTH AFRICA. 2014. Capetown. Robben Island where Nelson Mandela... 

Stuart Franklin 2014

SOUTH AFRICA. 2014. Capetown. Robben Island where Nelson Mandela... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 1990

South Africa. Soweto. 1990. Nelson and Winnie MANDELA at the... 

Bruno Barbey 1999

SWITZERLAND. Davos. World Economic Forum.

Bieke Depoorter 2013

SOUTH AFRICA. Soweto. December 6, 2013. Reaction to the death... 

Bieke Depoorter 2013

SOUTH AFRICA. Soweto. December 6, 2013. Reaction to the death... 

Bieke Depoorter 2013

SOUTH AFRICA. Soweto. December 6, 2013. Reaction to the death... 

Bieke Depoorter 2013

SOUTH AFRICA. Johannesburg. December 10, 2013. Memorial service... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 1990

SOUTH AFRICA. Nelson Mandela after his release. 1990. 
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