Her distance from power was further widened when Mr Mandela divorced her last year.
We spoke with her last year when she was touring the U.S. She's speaking with us now on the phone from Nairobi.
Russian star Anna Kournikova was 25 when she officially retired in 2007, although 2003 was her last year on the World Tennis Federation circuit.
In her last year, her silences grew deeper and more frequent.
As well as being a superb athlete, Heather was guardian (head girl) in her last year at school and was a very valuable member of the school's fire service.
Pam won't even need a private plane, like Tao provided for her last year, as she's already in Vegas levitating in a magic show at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.
When I spoke with her last year, she said she saw a life for herself beyond NBC and Today and would be interested in teaching and humanitarian work.
But it would not be the first time she has changed her lifestyle for her mother, having purchased her first television when her elderly parent came to live with her last year.
In her last year at Columbia, Ms. Kraska also began training for the New York City Marathon, having drawn inspiration from her fellow classmates: One worked as a pediatric surgeon and another owned a New York City restaurant, she said.
Wu Yajun leads major real estate developer Longfor Properties and was once China's richest woman, but her divorce last year knocked her from the top spot.
Former Dallas star Victoria Principal learned that lesson the hard way following her divorce last year from her husband of 21 years, Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Harry Glassman.
The 22-year-old missed out on defending her title last year as she recovered from right shoulder surgery.
Minnesota's 6th congressional district is conservative -- it voted for John McCain over Barack Obama for the presidency by 8 points -- but Bachmann won her race last year by just 3 percentage points after one of her controversial statements put her seat at risk in the homestretch.
However, she did get to know her bosses better--giving an unanticipated boost to her career last year, after she moved back to New Hampshire, where her husband looks after their daughters, now ages 13 and 16.
She added her accident last year, when she fell on the pavement at Westminster and broke her hip, was "the last straw".
She got her degree last year, and is 38 years old, 5 years older than I am.
An Operation Desert Storm veteran, Williams fell on hard times after losing her job last year.
Ms Morales had been under intense scrutiny since her marriage last year to a controversial former guerrilla.
She said it was a theme she had constantly used in her speeches since taking on her role last year.
Police found her body last year and had to evacuate nearby properties because the home's gas supply had been left on.
Ms. Roundtree, the Novant patient, says she mentioned in passing during her checkup last year that she was having some blurred vision and dizziness.
Her disappearance last year ended the career of Congressman Gary Condit.
She said she loves the camaraderie of being on a team, citing her experience last year when she helped Regis Jesuit High School to a state title.
Following her sacking last year, over what was widely acknowledged as very poor management of the economy, Ms Tymoshenko has allied herself, varyingly, with forces opposed to her erstwhile Orange Revolution ally.
But Sharapova's nerve soon returned as she took an early lead in the tie-break which she never relinquished to seal a win over the Czech who beat her in last year's Wimbledon final.
Former world number one Jelena Jankovic has slipped down the world rankings this year and she too has yet to win a major, while 13th-seed Ana Ivanovic has not shown anything like the form that saw her win last year's French Open.
Then, in an echo of her appearance at last year's Brits, her post-awards press conference performance was interrupted to welcome the sound editing winners to the stage.
Frey's searing description of drug abuse and recovery sold an estimated 3.5 million copies, boosted in large part by talk-show queen Oprah Winfrey, who included it in her book club last year and featured Frey on her show.
When 25-year-old Brandon Hendelman helped his mom set up her Facebook profile last year, he kept the password.
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Three days before her business exam last year, she gave birth to second daughter Sienna, but said she did not let that stop her carrying on her studies.
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