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Nelson Mandela's release from prison

Mandela prison release: 16 June 1964: Eight men, among them Nelson Mandela
16 June 1964: Eight men, among them Nelson Mandela, sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rivonia trial leave the Palace of Justice in Pretoria with their fists raised in defiance through the barred windows of the prison car. The men were accused of conspiracy, sabotage and treason
Photograph: AFP
Mandela prison release: 1966: Nelson Mandela sews clothes in the yard of Robben Island Prison
1966: Mandela sews prison clothes in the yard of Robben Island prison
Photograph: Express Newspapers/Hulton Archive/Getty
Mandela prison release: 1994: Nelson Mandela in his confinement cell
1994: Mandela in his cell where he had been incarcerated for 27 years for opposition to the apartheid regime
Photograph: David Turnley/Corbis
Mandela prison release: 11 February 1990: Nelson Mandela is accompanied by his wife Winnie
11 February 1990: Mandela is accompanied by his wife, Winnie, moments after his release from Victor Verster prison in Western Cape. 'I was astounded and a little bit alarmed,' he recalled later. 'I truly had not expected such a scene. At most, I had imagined there would be several dozen people, mainly the warders and their families.'
Photograph: Ulli Michel/Reuters
Mandela prison release: 11 February 1990: A jubilant Sowetan
11 February 1990: A jubilant Sowetan holds up a newspaper announcing Mandela's release at an African National Congress (ANC) rally in Soweto
Photograph: Trevor Samson/AFP/Getty
Mandela prison release: February 12 1990: People try to see Nelson Mandela giving an address
12 February 1990: People try to see Mandela giving an address one day after his release
Photograph: Alexander Joe/AFP/Getty Images
Mandela prison release: 12 February 1990: A young boy waits outside Nelson Mandela's house
12 February 1990: A boy waits outside Mandela's house in Soweto for his return
Photograph: Peter Turnley/Corbis
Mandela prison release: February 13 1990: Nelson and Winnie Mandela
13 February 1990: Nelson and Winnie Mandela give black power salutes as they enter Soweto's Soccer City stadium. About 120,000 African National Congress (ANC) people packed the venue to hear his speech
Photograph: Udo Weitz/AP
Mandela prison release: February 13 1990: Nelson Mandela gives the black power salute
13 February 1990: Mandela gives the black power salute during his speech to ANC supporters
Photograph: AP
Mandela prison release: February 20 1990: Supporters of Nelson Mandela
20 February 1990: Mandela supporters surround a gate at a rally in Orlando stadium in Soweto
Photograph: Scott Peterson/Getty Images
Mandela prison release: 26 February 1990: South Africans hold hands at a Durban rally
26 February 1990: South Africans hold hands at a Durban rally celebrating the release of Mandela
Photograph: Peter Turnley/Corbis
Mandela prison release: 2 March 1990: Nelson Mandela attends his first party meeting as a free man
2 March 1990: Mandela attends his first party meeting as a free man in Soweto
Photograph: Sophie Elbaz/Sygma
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