APTOPIX South Africa Mandela Birthday
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Former Robben Island prisoner Tokyo Sexwale, left, cuts a cake made in honor of former South African President Nelson Mandela during his 90th birthday celebration on Robben Island, South Africa, Friday, July 18, 2008. Mandela was imprisoned on Robben Island for nearly three decades for his fight against apartheid. He was released in 1990 to lead negotiations that ended decades of racist white rule, then was elected president in South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994. The number on the cake 46664 is Mandela's prison number. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)