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Couples make their way to get married on Robben Island, about 6Km offshore from Cape Town on February 14, 2009. Nelson Mandela was imprisoned on Robben Island, for about 18 of his 26 years of incarceration, by the Apartheid regime. The island is now a World Heritage site and tourist attraction where for one day every year, and by a special dispensation, a number of couples are given permission to get married on the island on Valentine's Day. AFP PHOTO/RODGER BOSCH (Photo credit should read RODGER BOSCH/AFP/Getty Images)