Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela!

Nelson Mandela is turning 95! Post your favorite images, quotes, and memories of Nelson Mandela and the anti-apartheid movement. (Tumblr started by American Friends Service Committee but open public posts do not imply endorsement by AFSC)

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South Africa Commemorates Nelson Mandela’s Birthday

On July 18, South Africans and people around the world observe Mandela Day and honor the birthday of anti-apartheid activist, former South African President and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Nelson Mandela. Today is Mandela’s 95th birthday.

Mandela Day was formally established by the United Nations in 2009 and asks people around the world to honor Mandela’s legacy through volunteering or performing community service. Share your own Mandela Day experience and see others’ through the #mandeladay hashtag.

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Happy birthday! Nelson Mandela turns 95

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"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart."

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MADIBA

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School children sing happy birthday to Nelson Mandela. The former president of South Africa turned 95 today.

Photo from Reuters

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Happy 95th Birthday Madiba.

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Happy 95th birthday Nelson Mandela.

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“Do not judge me by my successes, JUDGE ME by how many times I FELL DOWN and got BACK UP again.” ― Nelson Mandela

BLACK HISTORY FLASHBACK:  49 years ago today (June 12th), Nelson Mandela, leader of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, is sentenced to jail for LIFE. He was released 27 years later.

Today, reflect on the low points in YOUR LIFE and remember the lessons learned. Ultimately, it made you stronger, more wise, or molded you into the person you are today. Like Mandela … even in tough times, YOU … will ALWAYS rise again. 

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‘We are grateful’: Nelson Mandela’s family speaks as he responds to treatment

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Nelson Mandela’s family spoke publicly for the first time since his latest hospital admission Wednesday as sources expressed optimism about his progress.

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Johannesburg artist Paul Blomkamp has created the largest portrait (4 meters X 4 meters) of Nelson Mandela in honor of his 95th birthday coming up in July.

What a wonderful artist - well done Paul - and a wonderful former president - Tata Madiba, you are so loved :)

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Winnie Mandela raises her fist in a black power salute after announcing that a massive pop concert will be held to mark the 70th birthday of her husband, July 17, 1988.

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Decisions should not be taken out of pride or embarrassment, but out of pure strategy.

Nelson Mandela, A Long Walk to Freedom: 1918-1962 (via sarahevo)

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I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

-Nelson Mandela (via writingmywaythroughlife)