In June 2004, aged 85 and amid failing health, Mandela announced that he was "retiring from retirement" and retreating from public life, remarking, "Don't call me, I will call you."
En xuño de 2004, ós 85 anos de idade e coa saúde deteriorada, Mandela anunciou que ía "xubilarse do retiro" e retirarse da vida pública, afirmando: "Non me chamedes, xa vos chamarei eu".