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Former South African President Nelson Mandela as he celebrates his birthday in Qunu, South Africa, July 18, 2012. Schalk van Zuydam/AP
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A young girl plays in front of a mural depicting former South African President Nelson Mandela at the Alexandra township in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 17, 2012. Themba Hadebe/AP
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Former American president Bill Clinton reacts as he plants a tree to celebrate former South African president Nelson Mandela's birthday in Qunu, South Africa, July 17, 2012. Schalk van Zuydam/AP
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Children from a school close to former South African President Nelson Mandela's house sing and dance to traditional drum beat as they celebrate his birth day in Qunu, South Africa, July 18, 2012. Across the country, and even abroad, people are doing good deeds to honor the country's most famous statesman on his 94th birthday. Schalk van Zuydam/AP
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Members from the South African correctional service repair a wall at a school where former South African President Nelson Mandela went as a child as they celebrate his birthday in Qunu, South Africa, July 18, 2012. Schalk van Zuydam/AP
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Inmates perform for school children in Qunu, eastern cape, to celebrate 'Mandela Day' on July 18, 2012. The former leader's birthday is used for a campaign that aims to inspire individuals to take action to help change the world for the better by asking people to give 67 minutes of their time painting schools, planting trees, visiting orphanages and old age homes to honor Mandela's 67 years of political activism. Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters
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Former South African president Nelson Mandela (c.) sits with family members (l. to r.) Zaziwe Manaway, Ziphokazi Manaway, Zamaswazi Dlamini, and Zamak Obiri at Mr. Mandela's hometown in Qunu, South Africa, on July 17, 2011, the day before his birthday. Center back is Mr. Mandela's daughter, Princess Zenani Dlamini. Peter Morey Photographic/AP
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Nelson Mandela sits with his former wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (second from r.), surrounded by unidentified extended family members, around his birthday cake at his hometown in Qunu, South Africa, on July 18, 2011, as they celebrate Mr. Mandela's birthday. Peter Morey Photographic/AP
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Graca Machel, the wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela, reacts as children sing happy birthday at a community center near Mr. Mandela's house in Qunu, South Africa, on July 18, 2011. Millions of school children around the country sang 'Happy Birthday' to Mandela to celebrate his birthday. Schalk van Zuydam/AP
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Graca Machel works in the garden of a community center in Qunu, South Africa, on July 18, 2011. Nelson Mandela International Day celebrates the birthday of the former South African president and calls on people to give 67 minutes of service in honor of the number of years Mr. Mandela devoted to the struggle for justice in South Africa. Schalk van Zuydam/AP
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Children hum as they sing in celebration of Nelson Mandela's birthday at a museum near his house in Qunu, South Africa, on July 18, 2011. The United Nations has marked Nelson Mandela International Day since 2009. Schalk van Zuydam/AP
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Children eat cake made at a birthday party of Nelson Mandela at a community center in Qunu, South Africa, on July 18, 2011. Mr. Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in South Africa. He had been an anti-apartheid activist and was imprisoned for 27 years on charges of so-called sabotage crimes. Schalk van Zuydam/AP
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The US Secretary of State made a special trip during her African journey to visit the aging former South African president.
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August 6, 2012
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