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FILE -- In this Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018 file photo Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu attends the launch of the Mandela rose in Johannesburg, South Africa. Tutu will spend his 87th birthday Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018 in a Cape Town hospital, the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation said. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

Desmond Tutu spends 87th birthday in a Cape Town hospital

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

South African lawyer Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, left, and former South African judge Albie Sachs sit together during a speaking event on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, at the University of Johannesburg. The two men discussed anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, who was honored at the United Nations this week with the unveiling of a statue. (AP Photo/Christopher Torchia)

Mandela’s ordinariness helped make him great, lawyers say

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 22, 2007 file photo, Nelson Mandela and former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan arrive together at the 5th annual Nelson Mandela Lecture at the Linder Auditorium in Johannesburg, South Africa. The United Nations is seeking to harness the soaring symbolism of Mandela, whose South African journey from anti-apartheid leader to prisoner to president to global statesman is one of the 20th century's great stories of struggle, sacrifice and reconciliation. The unveiling of a statue of Mandela, born 100 years ago, with arms outstretched at the U.N. building in New York on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, opens a peace summit at the General Assembly. (AP Photo, File)

Mandela: A life of soaring symbolism, now harnessed by UN

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 22, 2007, file photo, Nelson Mandela gestures during the 5th annual Nelson Mandela Lecture at the Linder Auditorium in Johannesburg, South Africa. The United Nations is seeking to harness the soaring symbolism of Mandela, whose South African journey from anti-apartheid leader to prisoner to president to global statesman is one of the 20th century's great stories of struggle, sacrifice and reconciliation. The unveiling of a statue of Mandela, born 100 years ago, with arms outstretched at the U.N. building in New York on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, opens a peace summit at the General Assembly. (AP Photo, File)

Statue of Nelson Mandela is dedicated at United Nations

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FILE - In this June 27, 2013 file photo, large photographs of former South African President Nelson Mandela are displayed at the Nelson Mandela Legacy Exhibition at the Civic Centre in Cape Town, South Africa. The United Nations is seeking to harness the soaring symbolism of Mandela, whose South African journey from anti-apartheid leader to prisoner to president to global statesman is one of the 20th century's great stories of struggle, sacrifice and reconciliation. The unveiling of a statue of Mandela, born 100 years ago, with arms outstretched at the U.N. building in New York on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, opens a peace summit at the General Assembly. (AP Photo, File)

Mandela’s widow urges world: put egos aside and end violence

By EDITH M. LEDERER and JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

FILE -- In this Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, file photo, former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to crowds attending the memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela, background, in Soweto, Johannesburg. In a speech marking the 100th birthday of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela on Tuesday, July 17, 2018, former U.S. President Barack Obama will urge youth around the world to work for human rights and fair societies, highlighting the late South African leader's example of persevering in the struggle for democracy and equal rights for all. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Obama to make rare high-profile speech on Mandela’s legacy

By ANDREW MELDRUM - Associated Press

This Nov. 29, 2003, file photo shows former South African President Nelson Mandela, kissing U.S. singer Beyonce Knowles, at the Nelson Mandela AIDS Benefit Concert in Cape Town, South Africa. It is announced Monday, July 9, 2018, that Beyonce and Jay-Z will headline a special Global Citizen Festival in South Africa to honor Mandela as part of events marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of the anti-apartheid leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner. (AP Photo/file)

Beyonce, Jay-Z to headline Africa festival honoring Mandela

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How a wrongly imprisoned Maryland man got his life back

By JULIE DEPENBROCK - Associated Press

In this photo taken Saturday, July 2017, South African musician Johnny Clegg, middle, and the dancers perform during &quot;The Final Journey&quot; concert at the Grand Arena in Cape Town, South Africa. Clegg, who has had chemotherapy and other treatment for pancreatic cancer, says he feels &quot;fit and strong&quot; as he begins his last international tour. (AP Photo)

South Africa’s Johnny Clegg begins last international tour

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

KKK attacked her family, now she’s writing to an ex-neo-Nazi

By MICHAEL E. MILLER - Associated Press

The KKK attacked her family; Now she’s writing to a Neo-Nazi

By MICHAEL E. MILLER - Associated Press

Publisher withdraws book on Mandela health after complaints

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FILE -- In this Jan. 31, 2006 file photo former South African President Nelson Mandela smiles during his meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa. Some relatives of Mandela say a new book by a military doctor that documents Mandela's treatment before his 2013 death violates doctor-patient confidentiality. However, the now-retired doctor, Vejay Ramlakan, said in an interview broadcast over the weekend on the eNCA news channel that the Mandela family had requested that the book be written. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

Book about Nelson Mandela’s medical treatment stirs dispute

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

This image released by BET shows Laurence Fishburne as Nelson Mandela in a scene from, &quot;Madiba,&quot; a six-hour miniseries premiering on Wednesday, Feb. 1. (Marcos Cruz/BET via AP)

Laurence Fishburne calls Nelson Mandela role ‘life-changing’

By MARK KENNEDY - Associated Press

Illustration on why the Pope should embrace Cuban political dissidents by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

GEORGE PHILLIPS: Advancing human rights in Cuba

By George Phillips

FILE- In this Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013 file photo, U.S. pop star Madonna smiles during her visit at the "Hard Candy Fitness" center in Berlin. Madonna is defending herself against criticism after she posted Instagram photos of Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela that were altered to look like her own image on her new album. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

Madonna defends altered photos of MLK, Mandela

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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama speaks to a crowd during an event marking 25 years since the leader was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, in Dharmsala, India, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Nobel laureates cancel South Africa meeting

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

FILE - This photo taken July 18, 2012 shows former South African President Nelson Mandela during the celebration of his 94th birthday in Qunu, South Africa. The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, has named Mandela and former Polish president Lech Walesa as International Freedom Conductors. The 2014 awards will be presented Aug. 23 in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam, File)

Ohio Freedom Center to honor Walesa, Mandela

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An ANC supporter waits for the ruling party president Jacob Zuma to arrive at a victory party downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, following the announcement of the results for the 2014 national election result Saturday May 10, 2014. South Africa's election commission completed a vote count that confirms the ruling African National Congress as the winner but also shows the strengthening of prominent opposition groups. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

EDITORIAL: South Africa must move beyond Zuma

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES