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.
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1958
Three defendants in the first treason trial, Robert Resha, left, Patrick Molaoa, center, and Nelson Mandela arrive in Pretoria from Johannesburg by special bus during the trial in August 1958. The trial lasted for four and a half years.
Credit: AP Photo
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