Nelson Mandela: Through the years
POSTED: 01:13 PM PDT Mar 16, 2012
UPDATED: 05:51 AM PST Dec 10, 2012
Take a look at the life of global icon and former South African leader Nelson Mandela.
REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
Mandela has met with world leaders and celebrities the world over in various activist roles. He became a fierce warrior in the battle against AIDS in Africa. Here he hugs singer Bono at the 46664 concert in 2003 in Cape Town, South Africa. It was a benefit for the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the battle against AIDS.
