South Africa celebrates Nelson Mandela's 93rd birthday

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South Africans are set to celebrate ex-President Nelson Mandela's 93rd birthday.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14180630

His foundation has urged people to do 67 minutes of voluntary work on the day - to represent the 67 years he devoted to South Africa's political struggle.

The anti-apartheid icon is expected to spend the day with family in his childhood village in the Eastern Cape.

The country's 12.4m school children are also due to sing to him simultaneously in the morning.

At 0805 (0605 GMT), school assemblies across the country are set to sing Happy Birthday Tata Madiba - a song specially composed for his 93rd birthday.

(Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela born 18 July 1918)


The Mandela family released this photo ahead of Nelson Mandela's 93rd birthday

[Forkboy]

1. That is one great looking family.

K&R

[Odin2005]

2. Happy Birthday, Mr. Mandela!!!

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[awoke_in_2003]

3. he is looking good...

for a 93 year old. My grandfather was born the same year, and died in '86.

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4. Whoa, one of OURS getting well past 90 for a change. That's refreshing.

Happy Birthday, Madiba!

[applegrove]

5. Happy Birthday Madiba!

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6. More than 12 million school children sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Mandela

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Children-sing-happy-birthday-to-Madiba-20110718

Millions of children around the country have sung "Happy Birthday" to former president Nelson Mandela, to celebrate his 93rd birthday.

More than 12 million school pupils sang a special version of the song, written for the anti-apartheid leader, before lessons began on Monday.

Mandela Day - launched in 2009 and falling on the anti-apartheid icon's July 18 birthday - was conceived as an international day devoted to public service.