Full text of Obama tribute to Mandela
The full text of US President Barack Obama’s tribute to Nelson Mandela
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The full text of US President Barack Obama’s tribute to Nelson Mandela
Earlier tonight, my wife Zanele and I learnt with immense distress and profound sadness of the passing away of one of the greatest sons of our people, Esteemed Member of the Order of Mapungubwe and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Isithwalandwe President Nelson Mandela.
Nelson Mandela, the former South African president whose stubborn defiance survived 27 years in prison and led to the dismantling of the country’s racist and brutal apartheid system, has died. Mandela was 95 years old.
South Africa’s first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died, South Africa’s president says. Mr Mandela, 95, led South Africa’s transition from white-minority rule in the 1990s, after 27 years in prison.
SOUTH AFRICA, Johannesburg – The family of critically ill former president Nelson Mandela on Thursday denied rumours of an urgent meeting at his Houghton, Johannesburg, home.
Nelson Mandela remains in critical condition in hospital this morning as his daughter said the family will let God decide when it is time for him to go. The 94-year-old former South African president suffered a sudden deterioration in his health last night.
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Former South African President Nelson Mandela is alive and well despite rumours on social media sites on Tuesday that he has died, state-owned broadcaster SABC reported.