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December 10, 2013 09:12 pm GMT
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Dancing Through Tears, South Africa Bids Farewell to Mandela
Thousands of people came together in Johannesburg, South Africa on Tuesday to pay tribute to the life of anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela.
Presidents, dignitaries and celebrities, including President Barack Obama, Raul Castro and Bono, gathered inside FNB Stadium, where Mandela delivered his first speech after his release from prison in 1990. Elsewhere around the country, South Africans collected in bars, parks and other public venues to watch the live telecast of the memorial
See also: World Leaders Honor Nelson Mandela
Mandela died on Dec. 5 at the age of 95 due to complications from a reoccurring lung infection. Read more...
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