Nelson
Mandela is honoured at the United Nations on his 95th birthday, Nelson
Mandela Day. The former US president, Bill Clinton, and the UN secretary
general, Ban Ki-moon, give speeches in his honour. The former president
of South Africa remains in hospital where he is suffering from a
recurring lung infection
Nelson Mandela 95th Birthday Celebrations
Players display birthday wishes for former
South African president Nelson Mandela at a soccer match between
visiting Manchester City and AmaZulu in Durban, South Africa, Thursday,
July 18, 2013. Ama Zulu beat Manchester City 2-1 with an 89th-minute
penalty. City's second game was organized to coincide with Mandela's
95th birthday. (AP Photo)
Well-wishers carry a large banner of Nelson
Mandela as they march up and down outside the gates of the Mediclinic
Heart Hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela is
being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Thursday, July 18, 2013. South
Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday on Thursday, a
milestone capped by news that the former president's health was
improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital
treatment. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Left to right, Herman Van Rompuy, President of
the European Council, South African President Jacob Zuma and Jose
Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission cut a birthday cake
for former president Nelson Mandela in Pretoria, South Africa,
Thursday, July 18, 2013, where Mandela is in hospital suffering from a
recurring lung infection. The 6th SA-EU Summit was held to discuss
challenges that face South Africa at the moment with emphasis on Job
creation through inward investment. (AP Photo)
People watch "The Power of Words," a short
video installation that highlights Nelson Mandela's words and teachings,
on screens in Times Square Thursday, July 18, 2013, in New York. (AP
Photo/Frank Franklin II)
A child sings as he and others celebrate former
South African President, Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday by forming a
human chain in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South
Africa celebrated his birthday on Thursday, a milestone capped by news
that the former president's health was improving after fears that he was
close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Schalk van
Zuydam)
Children stand next to a birthday cake to mark
former South African President Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday outside
his home in Johannesburg, Thursday, July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Arriving well-wishers sing as they pass a
banner left by schoolchildren wishing Nelson Mandela a happy birthday,
outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where former South African
President Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa
Thursday, July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
The sun shines through as a well-wisher holds a
balloon with the face of Nelson Mandela outside the Mediclinic Heart
Hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela is being
treated in Pretoria, South Africa Thursday, July 18, 2013. (AP
Photo/Ben Curtis)
Millions of South Africans and people around the world celebrated 'Nelson Mandela Day' on Thursday Photo: Getty Images
A young member of the Maitibolo
Cultural Troupe, who came to dance for well-wishers in honour of Nelson
Mandela, poses for well-wishers in front of a placard of Mandela,
outside the entrance to the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where former South
African President Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South
Africa Photo: AP
People form a human chain to pass donated food and clothes to a nearby shelter in celebration of Mandela Day in downtown Johannesburg
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