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Soweto, South Africa — Children at Batsogile Primary School hold signs as they prepare to join in a national singing of happy birthday to beloved former President Nelson Mandela, who turns 94 on Wednesday. The nation’s 12 million schoolchildren began their day with a special birthday song, ringing with the line: “We love you father.” Many South Africans affectionately refer to Mandela as Mandiba, his clan name.