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Happy Birthday, Nelson Mandela

Mandela's 50-year fight, including 27 years in jail, helped bring democracy and freedom to the once white-ruled South Africa.
CBS anchorman Dan Rather, right, and Nelson Mandela spoke during one of the first interviews Mandela has given since his release last Sunday, after serving 27 years in prison. During the interview at Mandela\'s Soweto home, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1990, the African National Congress leader spoke about his years in jail. At rear is the ANC flag.
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Feb. 14, 1990

CBS anchorman Dan Rather, right, and Nelson Mandela spoke during one of the first interviews Mandela has given since his release last Sunday, after serving 27 years in prison. During the interview at Mandela's Soweto home, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1990, the African National Congress leader spoke about his years in jail. At rear is the ANC flag.

Credit: AP Photo/John Parkin

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