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A photograph of Nelson Mandela. Peter Hain told the History Extra podcast about the South African leader’s remarkable achievements in the face of tremendous adversity. (Photo by Allan Tannenbaum/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)

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Nelson Mandela and wife Winnie Mandela upon his release from prison. (Photo by Allan Tannenbaum/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)

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Idris Elba (Nelson Mandela) in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

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Ed Morrison with Nelson Mandela. (Image: Ed Morrison)

When I met Mandela: 1995 Rugby World Cup final

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Nelson and Winnie Mandela days after his release, 1990. (Photo by Gideon Mendel/Corbis)

Nelson Mandela: “a symbol of the struggle against racism”