Nelson Mandela · every age
What was Nelson Mandela doing at 79?
27 years in prison, then president at 75
- Dec 20, 1997
Handed the ANC presidency to Thabo Mbeki
Source: en.wikipedia.org - Jul 1998
Married Graça Machel on his 80th birthday
The widow of Mozambique's first president.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Others at 79
Portrait: Photo: South Africa The Good News (2008), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · source
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