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Nelson Mandela’s Life and Times in Photographs

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Mandela in Retirement

Photograph by Peter Dejong, AP

In this 2007 photo, former South African President Nelson Mandela reacts as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, waves farewell after a meeting at theNelson Mandela Foundation building in Johannesburg.

Mandela continued to receive heads of state for years after he stepped down as South Africa's first post-apartheid president. In recent years he spent most of his time in seclusion with his family, occasionally appearing in public for a major national event. Mandela started ailing as he entered his nineties and was repeatedly admitted to hospital to treat a recurring lung infection.

Published December 5, 2013