Gold Reef City, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 19950717. PHOTO: ANC Archives.

Zulu dancers in traditional dress entertain the crowds at the 77th birthday celebration of the President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, at Gold Reef City, Johannesburg, on Monday the 17th July 1995. More than 2,000 underprivileged children, including 34 children who are currently imprisoned, street children, children from orphanages, mentally disabled children and children who have been abused, have been invited to attend his birthday celebration with him. Nelson Mandela is attending this function in his personal capacity as he places special emphasis on the plight of children. A variety of entertainments have been put on for the children.
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Headline: The 77th birthday celebration of the President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela at Gold Reef City, Johannesburg, on 17 July 1995 Description: Gold Reef City, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 19950717. PHOTO: ANC Archives. Zulu dancers in traditional dress entertain the crowds at the 77th birthday celebration of the President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, at Gold Reef City, Johannesburg, on Monday the 17th July 1995. More than 2,000 underprivileged children, including 34 children who are currently imprisoned, street children, children from orphanages, mentally disabled children and children who have been abused, have been invited to attend his birthday celebration with him. Nelson Mandela is attending this function in his personal capacity as he places special emphasis on the plight of children. A variety of entertainments have been put on for the children. Sublocation: Gold Reef City City: Johannesburg Province or State: Gauteng Country: South Africa Date Created: 17-07-1995 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/