Rare and unseen pictures of Nelson Mandela Photogallery

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Rare and unseen pictures of Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela is seen joking with his companion Graca Machel after they had attended a welcoming ceremony for President Mandela, in the University of Oxford on July 12, 1997.

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South African President Nelson Mandela received by President Shankar Dayal Sharma and Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao on his arrival at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. (BCCL)

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Nelson Mandela receiving the Bharat Ratna award from the President of India R. Venkataraman at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, on October 16, 1990. (BCCL)

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South African President Nelson Mandela with Vice President Shankar Dayal Sharma at a reception held in his honour in New Delhi. (BCCL)

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Indian Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda with the South African President Nelson Mandela at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, on March 28, 1997. (BCCL)

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South African President Nelson Mandela being received by VP Singh and Janaki Venkataraman. (BCCL)

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South African President Nelson Mandela being congratulated by Mrs. Sita Kumari, wife of Prime Minister VP Singh after he was conferred with the Bharat Ratna award at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, on October 16, 1990.

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South African President Nelson Mandela gestures after he made a short statement to the press on his arrival at London's Heathrow airport with his wife Winnie on April 15, 1990.

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South African President Nelson Mandela waves at spectators, together with Dutch soccer star Ruud Gullit (R) on arrival at the match in Soweto between South Africa's Bafana Soccer Squad and the visiting Dutch soccer team on June 05, 1997. (BCCL)

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