11.   Boesak claimed his conviction was linked to the prominent role he played in fighting apartheid.

12.   Earlier this year, Malawi joined a regional group that had originally been formed to fight apartheid in South Africa.

13.   He believed the best way to fight apartheid was by economic development in the black homelands.

14.   He spent seven years in one for fighting apartheid.

15.   Joe Slovo, the Communist Party leader who fought apartheid for decades with bombs, strikes and shrewd negotiating skills, died Friday of bone marrow cancer.

16.   Joe Slovo, a Communist leader who fought apartheid for decades with bombs, strikes and shrewd negotiating skills, died Friday of bone marrow cancer.

17.   Joe Slovo, a Communist Party leader who fought apartheid for decades with bombs, strikes and shrewd negotiating skills, dies Friday of bone marrow cancer.

18.   Mandela and several of his cabinet ministers are among those who served long prison sentences for fighting apartheid.

19.   Many of its key figures who fought apartheid inside and outside the country and served prison terms joined Mandela in the government.

20.   Mandela later attended a ceremony giving the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development to Archbishop Trevor Huddleston of England for helping South Africa fight apartheid.