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A pedestrian walks past portraits of former President Nelson Mandela in downtown Johannesburg, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. A British newspaper interview that quotes Nelson Mandela's ex-wife bitterly criticizing the 92-year-old anti-apartheid icon as having "let us down" prompted outrage Wednesday in South Africa Winnie Madikizela-Mandela also said she could not forgive Mandela for accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 alongside F.W. De Klerk, the white president who released him and went on to participate in negotiations that ended apartheid, according to Tuesday's Evening Standard.

A soccer fan, with a poster praising former president Nelson Mandela, attends the opening of the Moses Mabhida Soccer Stadium in Durban, South Africa, Wednesday, March 3, 2010. The stadium will host matches during the FIFA World Cup Soccer Tournament which gets under way in 99 days time.

LONDON - MARCH 03: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R), Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh (2nd R), President of South Africa Jacob Zuma with his wife Tobeka Madiba Zuma, (L) look at a chess set given to Queen Elizabeth II by Nelson Mandela in 1996, part of an exhibition of South African related items at Buckingham Palace on March 3, 2010 in London, England. President Zuma and his wife are visiting the United Kingdom on a three day state visit and will attend a state banquet hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace this evening.

LONDON - MARCH 03: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R), Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh (2nd R) and President of South Africa Jacob Zuma with his wife Tobeka Madiba Zuma (L) look at a chess set given to Queen Elizabeth II by Nelson Mandela in 1996, part of an exhibition of South African related items at Buckingham Palace on March 3, 2010 in London, England. President Zuma and his wife are visiting the United Kingdom on a three day state visit and will attend a state banquet hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace this evening.

LONDON - MARCH 03: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R) and President of South Africa Jacob Zuma with his wife Tobeka Madiba Zuma (L) look at a chess set given to Queen Elizabeth II by Nelson Mandela in 1996, part of an exhibition of South African related items at Buckingham Palace on March 3, 2010 in London, England. President Zuma and his wife are visiting the United Kingdom on a three day state visit and will attend a state banquet hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace this evening.

LONDON - MARCH 03: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R) and President of South Africa Jacob Zuma look at a chess set given to Queen Elizabeth II by Nelson Mandela in 1996, part of an exhibition of South African related items at Buckingham Palace on March 3, 2010 in London, England. President Zuma and his wife are visiting the United Kingdom on a three day state visit and will attend a state banquet hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace this evening.

LONDON - MARCH 03: A chess set given to Queen Elizabeth II by Nelson Mandela in 1996, part of an exhibition of South African related items is displayed at Buckingham Palace on March 3, 2010 in London, England. President Zuma and his wife are visiting the United Kingdom on a three day state visit and will attend a state banquet hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace this evening.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, right, and the President of South Africa Jacob Zuma with his wife Tobeka Madiba Zuma, left, look at a chess set given to Queen Elizabeth II by Nelson Mandela in 1996, part of an exhibition of South African related items at Buckingham Palace in London, Wednesday, March 3, 2010. President Zuma is on a state visit to Britain.

PAARL, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 11: South Africans gather round a bronze statue of Nelson Mandela to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of his release from prison at the Groot Drakenstein Prison, formerly known as the Victor Verster Prison, on February 11, 2010 in Paarl, South Africa. Mandela was releasesd from the prison where he spent his final year of incarceration on February 11, 1990 after serving 27 years as a political prisoner. Many South Africans, including key figures in the country's anti-apartheid struggle, today retraced Mandela's steps to freedom.

PAARL, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 11: South Africans gather to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Nelson Mandela's release from prison at the Groot Drakenstein Prison, formerly known as the Victor Verster Prison, on February 11, 2010 in Paarl, South Africa. Mandela was releasesd from the prison where he spent his final year of incarceration on February 11, 1990 after serving 27 years as a political prisoner. Many South Africans, including key figures in the country's anti-apartheid struggle, today retraced Mandela's steps to freedom.

PAARL, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 11: South Africans gather to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Nelson Mandela's release from prison at the Groot Drakenstein Prison, formerly known as the Victor Verster Prison, on February 11, 2010 in Paarl, South Africa. Mandela was releasesd from the prison where he spent his final year of incarceration on February 11, 1990 after serving 27 years as a political prisoner. Many South Africans, including key figures in the country's anti-apartheid struggle, today retraced Mandela's steps to freedom.

PAARL, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 11: South Africans gather to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Nelson Mandela's release from prison at the Groot Drakenstein Prison, formerly known as the Victor Verster Prison, on February 11, 2010 in Paarl, South Africa. Mandela was releasesd from the prison where he spent his final year of incarceration on February 11, 1990 after serving 27 years as a political prisoner. Many South Africans, including key figures in the country's anti-apartheid struggle, today retraced Mandela's steps to freedom.

PAARL, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 11: South Africans gather round a bronze statue of Nelson Mandela to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of his release from prison at the Groot Drakenstein Prison, formerly known as the Victor Verster Prison, on February 11, 2010 in Paarl, South Africa. Mandela was releasesd from the prison where he spent his final year of incarceration on February 11, 1990 after serving 27 years as a political prisoner. Many South Africans, including key figures in the country's anti-apartheid struggle, today retraced Mandela's steps to freedom.

PAARL, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 11: Deputy President Kgalema Motlane of South Africa sits on stage before delivering a speech during celebrations to mark the 20th Anniversary of Nelson Mandela's release from prison at the Groot Drakenstein Prison, formerly known as the Victor Verster Prison, on February 11, 2010 in Paarl, South Africa. Mandela was releasesd from the prison where he spent his final year of incarceration on February 11, 1990 after serving 27 years as a political prisoner. Many South Africans, including key figures in the country's anti-apartheid struggle, today retraced Mandela's steps to freedom.

Former South African president Nelson Mandela at Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. South African lawmakers sang Nelson Mandela's praises Thursday as the anti-apartheid icon settled into parliament's public gallery for a State of the Nation address scheduled in tribute to his 20 years of freedom.

Winnie Mandela, left, looks on with, South African president Nelson Mandela, center, and his wife Graca Machel, right, at the gallery in Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. South African lawmakers sang Nelson Mandela's praises Thursday as the anti-apartheid icon settled into parliament's public gallery for a State of the Nation address scheduled in tribute to his 20 years of freedom.

FILE - In this photo taken Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 file photo, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, left, alongside her former husband former President Nelson Mandela, centre, and his current wife Graca Machel attend the opening of Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa. Nelson Mandela's ex-wife denied Friday, March 12, 2010, that she had sharply criticized the anti-apartheid icon in a British newspaper interview, saying the comments attributed to her had been fabricated.

FILE - In this photo taken Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 file photo, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, left, alongside her former husband former President Nelson Mandela, centre, and his current wife Graca Machel attend the opening of Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa. A British newspaper interview that quotes Madikezela-Mandela bitterly criticizing the 92-year-old anti-apartheid icon as having "let us down" prompted outrage Wednesday, March 10, 2010 in South Africa.

Former South African president Nelson Mandela's seen at Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. South African lawmakers sang Nelson Mandela's praises Thursday as the anti-apartheid icon settled into parliament's public gallery for a State of the Nation address scheduled in tribute to his 20 years of freedom.

South African President Jacob Zuma, looks, up during his state of the nation address in Parliament at Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. South African lawmakers sang Nelson Mandela's praises Thursday as the anti-apartheid icon settled into parliament's public gallery for a State of the Nation address scheduled in tribute to his 20 years of freedom.