On 18th July 2013 Nelson Mandela, the world's greatest living statesman, will turn 95. To celebrate this we will be holding an exhibition of his signed lithographs and other previously unseen collectible items. The exhibition will also include photographs by the Father of South African photography, Jurgen Schadeberg, who has photographed Mandela since 1951. Images include Nelson Mandela at the Treason Trial, Defiance Campaign, and him in his' Mandela and Tambo' law office.

Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918, in Transkei, South Africa. Becoming actively involved in the anti-apartheid movement in his 20s, Mandela joined the African National Congress in 1942. For 20 years, he directed a campaign of peaceful, non-violent defiance against the South African government and its racist policies. In 1993,

Mandela and South African President F.W. de Klerk were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to dismantle the country's apartheid system. In 1994, Mandela was inaugurated as South Africa's first black president. In 2009, Mandela's birthday (July 18) was declared Mandela Day to promote global peace and celebrate the South African leader's legacy.

Nelson Mandela made his last public appearance to date in 2010, at the final match of the World Cup in South Africa. He has largely stepped out of the spotlight, choosing to spend much of his time in his childhood community of Qunu, south of Johannesburg. He did, however, visit with Michelle Obama, U.S. first lady and wife of President Barack Obama, during her trip to South Africa in 2011.

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