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U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama kicks off her trip to Africa with a visit to former South African President Nelson Mandela. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. © 2011 Reuters

Pa Nelson Mandela Nigerian Times International wishes Nelson Mandela a happy birthday as he marks his 90th year on earth today. Madiba Nelson Mandela was born on 18 July 1918 ). The former President of South Africa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

Sonny Okosuns (1947-2008) The Ozzidi King of Nigerian Afro-Highlife music passed on last Saturday May 24, 2008, at the Howard University Hospital, Washington D.C., United States of America, after protracted illness. He was one of the legendary icons of modern African music whose protest songs became popular for the liberation struggle in his native Nigeria and many other African nations. He became a household name in South Africa when he lamented about the evils of Apartheid in Papa's Land and Fire in Soweto . His song Free Mandela was inspirational in the campaign for the freedom of Nelson Mandela . Click here to watch the video of Sonny Okosuns Power To The People on Kisses & Roses

Nelson Mandela and British PM, Gordon Brown Pa Nelson Mandela is so excited about the 46664 concert to celebrate his 90th birthday that he called Amy Winehouse to ivite her to perform live at the Hyde Park event on June 27, 2008. The following press release gives all the details why this is a great concert and you are all invited to register online and join the party for charity. 6 May 2008 08:00 Africa/Lagos 46664 Concert Honouring Nelson Mandela at 90; A Gathering of 46,664 Great Friends and Supporters; London, Hyde Park, June 27, 2008 Presale tickets at http://www.46664.com Tickets on public sale Friday, May 9 at http://www.livenation.co.uk/ LONDON, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Many of the world's most powerful and instantly recognisable figures and a concert audience of 46,664 will pay their tributes to one of the world's most loved leaders, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and icon of freedom, Nelson 'Madiba' Mandela, as he turns 90 later this year. Mr. Mandela will arrive i...

Fidel Castro, the Lion of Cuba Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz retired as the President and Commander-in-Chief of Cuba on Monday February 18, 2008, after 49 years in power. Fidel Castro is the most lionized foreign leader in Africa and highly esteemed as one of the heroes of the liberation struggles in South African nations. Fidel Castro sent Cuban troops to Angola on November 4, 1975, to join the forces of the marxist MPLA-ruled government in the war against the racist South African-backed UNITA rebels. One of the survivors, Claude Grace Uushona can still remember how she survived the massacre in the refugee camp in Cassinga, in southern Angola and was rescued and brought to Cuba when she was only 16. "It was a camp for women and children refugees located 250 km from the border with Namibia. On May 4, 1978, South African forces bombed us with military helicopters and planes," she recalled. Cuban and Angolan troops helped the guerrilla freedom fighters of the Southwest African Pe...

Flt. Lt Jerry Rawlings (rtd.) "Nigeria, with its resources, audacity, will and strength has the potential to lead other African countries to achieve self-esteem." ~ Flt. Lt Jerry Rawlings (rtd.), former President of Ghana . Flt. Lt Jerry Rawlings (rtd.), the former President of Ghana was in Nigeria on Thursday, January 17, 2007, as the guest speaker at the 5th Annual Trust Dialogue, organised by Media Trust Ltd. publishers of the Daily Trust. He addressed a gathering of principal characters of the Nigerian leadership, at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, in Abuja. The notable Nigerian leaders included former head of Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), who represented former president Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), as the Guest of Honour, minister of information and communications, Mr. John Odey, who represented Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, former Senate president, Ken Nnamani, was the Chairman of the occasion, and the former speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Bello M...