The Hollywood veteran portrayed the ex-South African leader in 2009 movie 'Invictus'.
The 76-year-old actor will recite speeches from Mandela's early political career as he fought against racial segregation, and letters to his wife, Winnie, which the late icon wrote during his incarceration at Robben Island prison, to mark the 20th anniversary of the end of apartheid, reported Contactmusic.
Freeman will also read the civil rights hero's famous inaugural address following his election victory in 1994, while Clinton will also be on hand to honour Mandela's legacy.
Mandela died on December 5 last year, aged 95.
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