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People hold small South African flags as they take part in the 20th Freedom Day celebrations at the Moses Mabhida Football stadium in Durban on April 27,2014. Freedom Day celebrations mark the 20th anniversary of the country's first democratic elections in the post-Apartheid era. AFP PHOTO / RAJESH JANTILAL (Photo credit should read RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP/Getty Images)
People hold small South African flags as they take part in the 20th Freedom Day celebrations at the Moses Mabhida Football stadium in Durban on April 27,2014. Freedom Day celebrations mark the 20th anniversary of the country’s first democratic elections in the post-Apartheid era. AFP PHOTO / RAJESH JANTILAL (Photo credit should read RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP/Getty Images)

Today, South Africa celebrates Freedom Day. The day is set to mark the liberation of the country and its people from a long period of apartheid regime.

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