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South African youth sit in the Soweto Mandela House yard as various activities marking International Mandela Day take place in front of the house turned museum of the late global Icon Nelson Mandela on July 18, 2014 in Johannesburg. Mandela Day is a global call to action that celebrates the idea that each individual has the power to transform the world, the ability to make an impact. Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela Day) is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each 18 July (on Mandela's birthday). The day was officially declared by the United Nations in November 2009, with the first UN Mandela Day held on 18 July 2010. AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA (Photo credit should read GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP via Getty Images)