Nelson Mandela circa 1950ANC supporters pray in front of the courthouse of Johannesburg in December 1956, to support 152 anti-apartheid militants, including Nelson Mandela, during their trialNelson Mandela speaks at a conference in the early 1960sNelson Mandela is among eight men sentenced to life in prison in June 1964. Some raise their fists in defiance through the barred windows of a prison carNelson Mandela and wife Winnie raising fists upon his release from Victor Verster prison in February 1990 after 27 yearsLord Mayor Sean Haughey told those present: 'The people of Dublin walk taller because you are amongst us.' (Pic: Dublin City Library and Archive)Nelson Mandela accepted his honour as Freeman of Dublin City in the the Mansion House in 1990, almost two years after it had been awarded to him (Pic: Dublin City Library and Archive)Mr Mandela was in Dublin city on the same day the Irish football team returned from the World Cup in Italy (Pic: Dublin City Library and Archive)Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela, Walter Sisulu (ANC Sec Gen & former Robben Island inmate) Albertina Sisulu on 12 February 1990Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (R) speaks to Nelson Mandela in May 1990Jubilant inhabitants of Soweto attend a mass ANC event to be addressed by Nelson Mandela at Orlando stadium in Soweto in 1990Nelson Mandela and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi hug on 18 May 1990, upon Mandela's arrival to TripoliNelson Mandela in Atlanta on 27 June 1990 with his wife Winnie after placing a wreath at the grave of Martin Luther King JnrNelson Mandela and South African President Frederik de Klerk shake hands in Oslo in December 1993, on the eve of jointly receiving the Nobel Peace prizeA crowd of 40,000 ANC supporters listen to the address of ANC President Nelson Mandela during a mass rally in Mmabatho in March 1994, ahead of the April general election
President Nelson Mandela celebrates his historic election win at the ANC victory party on 2 May 1994 at Carlton Hotel in JohannesburgNelson Mandela congratulates captain Francois Pienaar before handing him the William Webb trophy after his team's victory over New Zealand (15-12) in the final of the Rugby World Cup at Ellis Park in Johannesburg 1995President Nelson Mandela walks with Pope John Paul II after the pontiff's arrival in 1995 on his first official visit to South AfricaMichael Jackson poses with Nelson Mandela in Kwazulu-Natal on 20 July 1996The Dalai Lama meets President Nelson Mandela at the South African parliament in Cape Town, in August 1996Princess Diana met President Nelson Mandela in March 1997 while on a visit to Cape Town, five months before her deathBono and Nelson Mandela pictured after meeting at Mandela's home in Johannesburg on 25 May 2002The former South African president was guest of honour at the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics in Croke Park, Dublin in 2003Nelson Mandela on stage at Croke Park, during the opening ceremony of the Special OlympicsNelson Mandela and Josh Kovarsky listen to the Soweto Gospel choir sing a song in praise of Mandela at a party to celebrate his 85th birthdayNelson Mandela smiles as he receives a Barcelona Football Club jersey from club manager Albert Perrin at the Mandela foundation in Houghton on 20 June 2007Actors and singers join Nelson Mandela at the InterContinental Hotel, Park Lane, in advance of a concert being held at Hyde Park to celebrate Mr Mandela's 90th birthday in 2008Nelson Mandela and his wife Graca Machel appear and wave to fans from the field before the 2010 football World Cup final between the Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City stadium in SowetoNelson Mandela relaxes a few minutes before the start of his 92nd birthday celebrations at his home in Johannesburg on 18 July 2010Former US president Bill Clinton poses with Nelson Mandela on the eve of his 94th birthday in 2012Nelson Mandela celebrated his 94th birthday in July 2012
