In a recorded message marking his 90th birthday, Mandela told younger generations that the work of justice remained unfinished. The message linked his biography to future organizing against poverty, discrimination and exclusion. Rather than treating his life as a completed heroic story, he described social transformation as work that must pass to new generations.
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Mandela announced that he would seek a second presidential term in 2004.
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He had stepped down from the presidency in 1999 and announced a reduced public schedule in 2004.