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Happy 94th Birthday Nelson Mandela!
Yesterday, former South African President Nelson Mandela was visited in his birth village of Qunu by Bill and Chelsea Clinton.  To celebrate the occasion, the Clintons and Mandela’s wife, Graca Machel, each planted an avocado pear tree, an African symbol of growth and sustenance.
Today, July 18th, is also Nelson Mandela International Day, observed by many through volunteerism and making positive changes around them.  May yours be filled with great things!
Pictured here, President Bill Clinton with Nelson Mandela at the Philadelphia Freedom Festival at Liberty Bell Plaza, July 4, 1993.
from the Clinton Library
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Happy 94th Birthday Nelson Mandela!


Yesterday, former South African President Nelson Mandela was visited in his birth village of Qunu by Bill and Chelsea Clinton.  To celebrate the occasion, the Clintons and Mandela’s wife, Graca Machel, each planted an avocado pear tree, an African symbol of growth and sustenance.

Today, July 18th, is also Nelson Mandela International Day, observed by many through volunteerism and making positive changes around them.  May yours be filled with great things!

Pictured here, President Bill Clinton with Nelson Mandela at the Philadelphia Freedom Festival at Liberty Bell Plaza, July 4, 1993.

from the Clinton Library

Source: clintonlibrary.gov

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