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Nelson Mandela lived each day of his life struggling steadfastly for peace, fraternity and human dignity." [163] United States: President Barack Obama gave a 4 1 ⁄ 2 minute speech after the announcement of Mandela's death, saying "I am one of the countless millions who drew inspiration from Nelson Mandela's life, I would study his words, his ...
Some of the dignitaries later attended the burial ceremony on 15 December 2013 at Mandela's hometown, Qunu. This memorial event was one of the largest in the world in terms of foreign leaders, along with the funeral of Pope John Paul II in 2005 and the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on 19 September 2022.
This is a list of dignitaries at the state funeral of Nelson Mandela on Sunday, 15 December 2013, at Mandela's rural home village of Qunu in the Eastern Cape. [1] [2]
Funeral of Rudolph Valentino: August 30, 1926 United States: New York City: at least 10,000 [14] State funeral of Jānis Čakste: March 18, 1927 Latvia: Rīga: up to 200,000 [15] Funeral of Engelbert Dollfuss: July 30, 1934 Federal State of Austria: Vienna: Approx.500,000 [16] Funeral of Paul von Hindenburg: August 6–7, 1934 Nazi Germany
Children passing a Nelson Mandela wall mural in the Township Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa Alamy I spent a couple of months this summer researching and writing a children's biography, Nelson ...
Death and state funeral of Nelson Mandela#State funeral in Qunu; Retrieved from "https: ...
A coffee table book authored by Nelson Mandela’s daughter, Dr. Pumla Makaziwe Mandela, takes a look at the family man behind the statesman with never-before-seen private photography.
Idris Elba has opened up about spending a night in prison to prepare for his role as Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. During a recent interview with The Sunday Times ...