Nelson Mandela, who was released from jail 11 February 1990, Taking Responsibility of Presidency.

South African President Nelson Mandela takes the oath 10 May 1994 during his inauguration at the Union Building in Pretoria. Mandela was elected president at the first session of the country's post-apartheid parliament, 09 May 1994 in Cape Town. South Africans had voted 27 April 1994 in the country's first democratic and multiracial general elections. (Photo credit should read WALTER DHLADHLA/AFP/Getty Images)

Former South African President Nelson Mandela reacts at the Mandela foundation,  in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday June 2, 2009, during a meeting with a group of American and South African students  as part of a series of activities leading to  Mandela Day on July 18th. (AP Photo/Pool-Theana Calitz-Bilt, Pool)

South African anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress (ANC) member Nelson Mandela (L) and Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda (R) wave to the crowd as they arrive at a mass rally of ANC, at Independent Stadium, 03 March 1990 in Lusaka, seat of the exiled ANC. 

Nelson Mandela, who was released from jail 11 February 1990, is in Zambia to attend a meeting of ANC National Executive Committee. (Photo credit should read WALTER DHLADHLA/AFP/Getty Images)