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Mandela celebrated 90th birthday



By AP
19 July 2008 @ 11:23 am IST

Former South African President Nelson Mandela sits beside a bowl of roses during an interview with the media at his house in Qunu, rural southeastern South Africa, Friday, July 18, 2008. Mandela celebrated his 90th birthday Friday by urging the wealthy to share with the less fortunate and by saying he wished he had been able to spend more time with his family during the anti-apartheid struggle. Mandela was imprisoned for nearly three decades for his fight against apartheid.


Former South African President Nelson Mandela sits beside a bowl of roses during an interview with the media at his house in Qunu, rural southeastern South Africa, Friday, July 18, 2008.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela sits beside a bowl of roses during an interview with the media at his house in Qunu, rural southeastern South Africa, Friday, July 18, 2008. (AP Photo)
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