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Following in Mandela's footsteps: Barack Obama and Michelle make poignant pilgrimage to the island where South African leader was imprisoned for 18 years


By REUTERS/AP
It was a poignant moment as President Barack Obama and wife Michelle visited a bleak former prison island off the coast of South Africa on Sunday to pay tribute to ailing anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela.
Their visit set the stage for a speech at the University of Cape Town later to urge Africans to strive for prosperity and democracy in which the President will cite the legacy of Mandela, who was imprisoned on Robben Island for 18 of the 27 years he spent in jail before becoming the first black president of South Africa.
Current South African President Jacob Zuma was also held on the wind-swept island off Cape Town under the apartheid regime that ended in 1994 with Mandela's election victory.
Poignant moment: Barack Obama writes in a guest book as he tours Robben Island with first lady Michelle Obama. Under apartheid, Nelson Mandela spent several decades as a political prisoner there
Poignant moment: Barack Obama writes in a guest book as he tours Robben Island with first lady Michelle Obama. Under apartheid, Nelson Mandela spent several decades as a political prisoner there
It is the final day of the President's visit to South Africa. He met with relatives of Mandela, who remains in serious condition in hospital
It is the final day of the President's visit to South Africa. He met with relatives of Mandela, who remains in serious condition in hospital
Message: A hand-written note by U.S. President Barack Obama is pictured in a guest book as he tours Robben Island with First lady Michelle Obama near Cape Town
Message: A hand-written note by U.S. President Barack Obama is pictured in a guest book as he tours Robben Island with First lady Michelle Obama near Cape Town
Poignant moments: U.S. President Barack Obama is pictured with his family, as he visits the rock quarry labor camp where Nelson Mandela was forced to work
Poignant moments: U.S. President Barack Obama is pictured with his family, as he visits the rock quarry labor camp where Nelson Mandela was forced to work
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