Former South African President Nelson Mandela is seen in Johannesburg, Tuesday Sept. 2, 2008, as the Oxford University Press and The Mandela Rhodes Foundation announced a partnership to promote leadership and scholarship in Africa. The partnership will see at least 18 scholars benefit from financial and educational support within the first five years. AP Photo logo AP Photo 10 months ago

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is seen in Johannesburg, Tuesday Sept. 2, 2008, as the Oxford University Press and The Mandela Rhodes Foundation announced a partnership to promote leadership and scholarship in Africa. The partnership will see at least 18 scholars benefit from financial and educational support within the first five years.

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  1. Former South African President Nelson Mandela, center, is seen smiling during his tour of Freedom Park in Pretoria, South Africa Thursday July 2nd, 2009. Freedom Park is a memorial to celebrate those who sacrificed their lives for Freedom in South Africa and was opened in December 2007.
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  3. Dr Wally Serote (L), CEO of Freedom Park, former president Nelson Mandela (C) and Gabriel Dichabe (R), a tour guide at Freedom Park, hold hands at Isivivane, a symbolic resting place of those who sacrificed their lives for the struggle in South Africa during Nelson Mandela's tour of Freedom Park in Pretoria on July 2, 2009. Freedom Park is a memorial for those who sacrificed their lives for the freedom in South Africa and was opened in December 2007.
  4. US pop star and entertainer Micheal Jackson (R) poses with Nobel Prize winner Nelson Mandela (L) in Kwazulu-Natal on July 20, 1996. Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009 after suffering a cardiac arrest, sending shockwaves sweeping across the world and tributes pouring in on June 26 for the tortured music icon revered as the "King of Pop."
  5. South African President Nelson Mandela (L) and pop star Michael Jackson hug each other at the president's official home in Capetown in this July 20, 1996 file photo. Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died on June 25, 2009. He was 50.
  6. This September 4, 1999 file photo shows former South African president Nelson Mandela (L) with 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.
  7. 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.
  8. FILE- Michael Jackson, right, hugs former South African President Nelson Mandela, left, in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, July 20, 1996. Jackson, 50, the "King of Pop" died Thursday at UCLA Medical Center, USA, after being stricken at his rented home in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, as he prepared for a comeback tour to vanquish nightmare years of scandal and financial calamity.
  9. File- Michael Jackson, right, hugs former South African President Nelson Mandela, left, in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, July 20, 1996. 50-year old Jackson, the "King of Pop" died Thursday at UCLA Medical Center, USA, after being stricken at his rented home in Holmby Hills, LA, as he prepared for a comeback tour to vanquish nightmare years of scandal and financial calamity.
  10. Photo dated July 19, 1996 shows South African then-president Nelson Mandela (L) posing with US pop star Michael Jackson at Hilton College in Kwazulu-Natal. Jackson died on June 25 after suffering a cardiac arrest, multiple US media outlets reported, sending shockwaves around the entertainment world.
  11. Former South African President Nelson Mandela (C) meets the South African national soccer team Bafana Bafana on the eve of their semi-final match against Brazil in Johannesburg June 24, 2009.
  12. Former South African president Nelson Mandela (C) shakes hands with South African defender Tsepo Masilela (L) as he meets the national soccer team Bafana Bafana on the eve of their semi-final match against Brazil in Johannesburg June 24, 2009.
  13. Former South African president Nelson Mandela (C) smiles as he meets the South African national soccer team Bafana Bafana on the eve of their semi-final match against Brazil in Johannesburg June 24, 2009.
  14. Former South African president Nelson Mandela (C) smiles as he meets the South African national soccer team Bafana Bafana on the eve of their semi-final match against Brazil in Johannesburg June 24, 2009.
  15. Former South African president Nelson Mandela (C) shakes hands with forward Bernard Parker as he meets the South African national soccer team Bafana Bafana on the eve of their semi-final match against Brazil in Johannesburg June 24, 2009.
  16. Former South African president Nelson Mandela (C) shakes hands with midfielder Teko Modise (L) as he meets the South African national soccer team Bafana Bafana on the eve of their semi-final match against Brazil in Johannesburg June 24, 2009.

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