Nelson Mandela

One of the saddest moments in my life in prison was the death of my mother… She came a couple of times to visit me but the last time she came to see me it was in 1968; I could see that she wasn’t well. As she left I looked at her as she walked to the harbour. I had the feeling that I had seen her for the last time and that was the case. She died and I tried to get permission from the authorities to go and bury her but they refused." ~ Nelson Mandela upon revisiting Robben Island, Cape Town, South Africa, 11 February 1994