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President of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela gives the "black power" salute to his supporters after his arrival at a rally in the rural town of Ingwavuma in northern natal Saturday, Nov. 20, 1993. Mandela is campaigning for the April 27, 1993 elections in Natal, one of the most violent regions in South Africa. (AP Photo/David Brauchli)

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African National Congress President Nelson Mandela salutes the crowd in Galeshewe Stadium near Kimberley, South Africa, before a "People's Forum?" Friday, Feb. 25, 1994. Mandela is on a three-day campaign swing for the April all-race general election through the Northern Cape Province. Mandela called on supporters on Friday to stop chasing President F.W. de Klerk from black areas, saying the ANC could win April?s election ?hands down? without help from hecklers. (AP Photo/David Brauchli)

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FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2007 file photo, former South African President Nelson Mandela reacts as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, waves farewell after a meeting at the Nelson Mandela Foundation building in Johannesburg, South Africa. Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been hospitalized with a stomach ailment, according to a government statement issued Saturday Feb. 25, 2012 about the 93-year-old anti-apartheid icon. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, file)

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June 21, 2011 "Samantha Appleton, who has since left the White House, photographed the First Lady as she met with former President Nelson Mandela of South Africa at Mandela's home in Houghton, South Africa. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton) This official White House photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way and may not be used in commercial or political materials, advertisements, emails, products, promotions that in any way suggests approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with former South Africa President Nelson Mandela, 94, at his home in Qunu, South Africa, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

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Former South African President Nelson Mandela, right, with former U.S. President Bill Clinton, left, during the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in honour of Mandela who turned 87 Monday in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, July 19, 2005. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

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President of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela gives the "black power" salute to his supporters after his arrival at a rally in the rural town of Ingwavuma in northern natal Saturday, Nov. 20, 1993. Mandela is campaigning for the April 27, 1993 elections in Natal, one of the most violent regions in South Africa. (AP Photo/David Brauchli)

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Nelson Mandela, Deputy President of the African National Congress, acknowledges applause as he stands before a Joint Meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday, June 26, 1990. House Speaker Thomas Foley of Washington, left, and Senate President Pro Tempore Robert Byrd of West Virginia applaud from behind. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)

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Deputy leader of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela and his wife Winnie waving from a Strasbourg's Town Hall balcony Wednesday, June 13, 1990. Mandela is here to address the European Parliament regarding economical sanctions against South Africa. (AP Photo/Christian Lutz)

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President Bush, right, meets with Former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela, left, in the Oval Office of the White House Tuesday, May 17, 2005, in Washington. Mandela is in the United States seeking support for the Nelson Mandela Legacy Trust, which supports his African-based charities. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate is widely revered for his role in bringing down apartheid in South Africa and leading it to peaceful reconciliation. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela at a press conference on Thursday, March 31, 1994 in Johannesburg in which he commented on South African President F.W de Klerk's declaration of the state of emergency in KwaZulu and Natal province. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

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President Bill Clinton, left, and Nelson Mandela listen during Fourth of July ceremonies in Philadelphia during which Clinton presented the Philadelphia Liberty Medal to the African National Congress president and South African President F.W. de Klerk Sunday, July 4, 1993. (AP Photo/Greg Gibson)

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Cuban President Fidel Castro, right, and African leader Nelson Mandela gesture during the celebration of the "Day of the Revolution" in Matanzas Saturday, July 27, 1991. Cubans celebrate 38th anniversary of the revolution. (AP Photo/Alejandro Balaguer)