This September 4, 1999 file photo shows former South African president Nelson Mandela (R) congratulating American pop-icon Michael Jackson, who was given a lifetime achievement award, during the Kora All Africa Music Awards in Sun City, some 120 km northeast of Johannesburg. Jackson died on June 25, 2009 after suffering a cardiac arrest, multiple US media outlets reported, sending shockwaves around the entertainment world. Getty Images logo Getty Images 32 months ago

This September 4, 1999 file photo shows former South African president Nelson Mandela (R) congratulating American pop-icon Michael Jackson, who was given a lifetime achievement award, during the Kora All Africa Music Awards in Sun City, some 120 km northeast of Johannesburg. Jackson died on June 25, 2009 after suffering a cardiac arrest, multiple US media outlets reported, sending shockwaves around the entertainment world.

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