Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 19960719. PHOTO: Pan African Archives.

President Nelson Mandela always chooses to honour a sector of South African society at his birthday celebrations. In 1996, his 78th birthday, he invites hundreds of ANC veterans to his party. They are seen here joyfully renewing acquaintances in a spirit of goodwill and great happiness.
Image Number: APN754772

APN754772

Headline: In July 1996, five different celebrations are held to mark President Mandela's 78th birthday. Title: Photographic Colour Print. Album 020. Description: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 19960719. PHOTO: Pan African Archives. President Nelson Mandela always chooses to honour a sector of South African society at his birthday celebrations. In 1996, his 78th birthday, he invites hundreds of ANC veterans to his party. They are seen here joyfully renewing acquaintances in a spirit of goodwill and great happiness. City: Johannesburg Province or State: Gauteng Country: South Africa Date Created: 19-07-1996 Creator: ANC Archives Credit Notice: ANC Archives / african.pictures Keywords: Rights usage terms: At the time of the collection of the ANC Archive, the African National Congress was a liberation movement. The nature of the archive, then, reflects this reality. To safeguard those involved in gathering the information and records that could further the objectives of the organisation, it was imperative that those gathering such information should remain anonymous. As a result, the creators of material held in the ANC Archives is often unknown and thus, unless otherwise stated, this asset is considered an orphan work and is made available to license on the basis that it is in the public good to enable the material to be used to tell the story of the ANC and of the liberation struggle in South Africa and around the world. Wherever possible we would like to identify rights holders ensuring that they are correctly credited and that there is an agreement in place to enable us to license on their behalf. If you have any information that can contribute to identifying or locating the rights-holder(s) please notify african.pictures. Unless otherwise stated the default rights statement on material in the ANC Archive is "Unknown Rightsholder" and the associated rights statement can be found here: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/