Showing posts with label Nelson Mandela Dies At 95. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nelson Mandela Dies At 95. Show all posts
Monday, December 9, 2013
The Obituary Walter Sisulu Wrote For Nelson Mandela
By Walter Sisulu
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Friday, December 6, 2013
Nelson Mandela Dies At 95
*Mandela: Time To Say Goodbye
One of the world’s most respected statesmen and former South African President, Nelson Mandela, is dead. He died on Wednesday, December 5, 2013, at about 20.50 pm, surrounded by his family. He was aged 95.
In a broadcast shortly
after his death, South African President, Jacob Zuma, announced to South
Africans: “Our nation has lost its greatest son; our
people have lost a father”
Below Is The Full Text Of Mr. Zuma’s Statement:
Below Is The Full Text Of Mr. Zuma’s Statement:
“Fellow South Africans. Our beloved
Nelson Mandela, the founding president of our democratic nation has departed.
“He passed on peacefully. Our people
have lost a father. Although we knew that this day would come, nothing can
diminish our sense of a profound and enduring loss.
“His tireless struggle for freedom,
earned him the respect of the world. His humility, his compassion and his
humanity earned him their love
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the
Mandela family. To them we owe a debt of gratitude.
“They have sacrificed much and endured
much so that our people could be free.
“Our thoughts are with the SA people
who today mourn the loss of the one person who more than any other came to
embody their sense of a common nationhood.
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