Anti-apartheid hero – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sat, 29 Jul 2017 10:45:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Anti-apartheid hero – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Morgan Freeman mistaken for Mandela in India billboard gaffe https://www.theinfostride.com/morgan-freeman-mistaken-for-mandela-in-india-billboard-gaffe/ Thu, 19 Dec 2013 13:06:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5645 An Indian owner of a billboard dedicated to Nelson Mandela was red-faced on Thursday after the discovery that a photo of actor Morgan Freeman was used instead of one of the anti-apartheid hero. The billboard was erected on the side of a road in the…

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]]> Tutu home burgled during visit to Mandela memorial https://www.theinfostride.com/tutu-home-burgled-during-visit-to-mandela-memorial/ Wed, 11 Dec 2013 14:02:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=4374 Burglars broke in to the home of South African peace icon Desmond Tutu when he was in Soweto to speak at Nelson Mandela's memorial, an aide said Wednesday. "I can confirm that there was a burglary last night," Tutu aide Roger Friedman told AFP.

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]]> President Barack Obama eulogizes Nelson Mandela: ‘a giant of history’ https://www.theinfostride.com/president-barack-obama-eulogizes-nelson-mandela-a-giant-of-history/ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 22:44:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=4290 US President Barack Obama on Tuesday eulogized Nelson Mandela as a "giant of history" who earned his place in posterity through struggle, shrewdness and by showing the power of political action. Obama painted Mandela as a testament to how people can…

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]]> US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuba’s Raul Castro at Mandela memorial   https://www.theinfostride.com/us-president-barack-obama-shakes-hands-with-cubas-raul-castro-at-mandela-memorial/ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 13:09:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=4256 US President Barack Obama on Tuesday shook hands with Raul Castro, leader of long-time Cold War foe Cuba, at the Nelson Mandela memorial service in Soweto. Obama offered the handshake before taking the stage to give his speech at the ceremony, in a…

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]]> Inside Nelson Mandela’s ‘Aladdin’s Cave’ [VIDEO] https://www.theinfostride.com/inside-nelson-mandelas-aladdins-cave-video/ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 10:33:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=4249 Sky News' Jeremy Thompson takes a look behind the scenes at some of the many gifts and awards given to Nelson Mandela, and also visits his private office. South Africa is preparing for the arrival of scores of world leaders as the official mourning…

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]]> World unites for Nelson Mandela memorial https://www.theinfostride.com/world-unites-for-nelson-mandela-memorial/ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 08:18:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=4243 Tens of thousands of South Africans converged in sorrow, celebration and pride Tuesday on Soweto's World Cup stadium, to sit side-by-side with presidents, priests and queens at a memorial service for unifying global icon Nelson Mandela. Close to 100…

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]]> Nelson Mandela memorial service: Live Report https://www.theinfostride.com/nelson-mandela-memorial-service-live-report/ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 07:18:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=4225 0715 GMT: The presidents of the United States and Cuba are among those who will share the memorial stage, while four of Mandela's grandchildren will speak, although neither his widow, Graca Machel, nor his ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela are listed…

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]]> The widow who made a ‘decent man’ of Mandela https://www.theinfostride.com/the-widow-who-made-a-decent-man-of-mandela/ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 19:55:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=4168 Nelson Mandela's widow Graca Machel, who barely left her husband's bedside in the final six months of his life, has hardly been seen in the wake of his death. Machel maintained a near round-the-clock bedside vigil during the 84 days Mandela spent in…

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]]> Security ramped up for Nelson Mandela’s grand funeral https://www.theinfostride.com/security-ramped-up-for-nelson-mandelas-grand-funeral/ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 19:43:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=4162 South African security forces had only days to implement a rough plan for Nelson Mandela's grand funeral, based partly on blueprints of past major events like the 2010 World Cup final. South Africa's first black president had been seriously ill for…

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]]> Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams to attend Mandela service https://www.theinfostride.com/sinn-fein-leader-gerry-adams-to-attend-mandela-service/ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 19:01:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=4132 Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams will travel to South Africa this week to pay tribute to anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, he announced on Monday. The Irish republican said he was invited to Tuesday's huge memorial service in Soweto along with dozens…

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]]> Mandela prison-mate mourns ‘colossus’ https://www.theinfostride.com/mandela-prison-mate-mourns-colossus/ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 18:55:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=4129 In the nearly two decades Andrew Mlangeni spent in the neighbouring prison cell to Nelson Mandela, he forged a special bond with the anti-apartheid "colossus" that was ripped apart by his death last week. "A part of me is gone with his passing," Mlangeni…

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]]> Obama, Raul Castro, Ban to address Mandela memorial https://www.theinfostride.com/obama-raul-castro-ban-to-address-mandela-memorial/ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 17:48:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=4093 A brace of world leaders including US President Barack Obama will address Nelson Mandela's memorial, organisers said on Monday, the eve of the event. South African President Jacob Zuma will make the keynote address before a crowd in Soweto expected…

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]]> Mandela loomed large for US presidents https://www.theinfostride.com/mandela-loomed-large-for-us-presidents/ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 15:59:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=4079 Nelson Mandela loomed large for each of the four US presidents set to honor him on Tuesday: as a distant mentor, a personal counselor, a wartime critic and a fellow world sage. President Barack Obama and former US leader George W. Bush boarded Air Force…

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]]> Indo-Kuwait Friendship Society condoles for NELSON MANDELA’s death https://www.theinfostride.com/indo-kuwait-friendship-society-condoles-for-nelson-mandelas-death/ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 10:55:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=4046 IKFS conveyed condolence and joins with the people of South Africa for their “Leader of Nation” Nelson Mandela’s death. Indo-Kuwait Friendship Society,  (a non-profit socio-cultural friendship NRI association)  expresses deep sense of loss  of the great leader Nelson Mandela who worked for freeing the people from the shackles of apartheid while stopping the nation from [...]

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]]> Mandelas are ‘melancholy but do not despair’ https://www.theinfostride.com/mandelas-are-melancholy-but-do-not-despair/ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 01:40:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=4018 Enlarge JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — As Nelson Mandela’s family grieves the loss of their revered patriarch, the outpouring of support from around the world lessens the pain and sorrow of his death, a family spokesman said. Public memorials for…

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]]> Mandela funeral could ‘trap’ Rouhani: Iran media https://www.theinfostride.com/mandela-funeral-could-trap-rouhani-iran-media/ Sun, 08 Dec 2013 19:08:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3979 The funeral service of Nelson Mandela could be a "trap" for Iranian President Hassan Rouhani because he could run into US President Barack Obama, a hardline Iranian daily warned Sunday. The Islamic republic has yet to announce who will travel to South…

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]]> South Africa unites in prayer and song for Mandela https://www.theinfostride.com/south-africa-unites-in-prayer-and-song-for-mandela/ Sun, 08 Dec 2013 18:57:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3976 South Africans of all races and religions united in an outpouring of prayer and song for their beloved Nelson Mandela on Sunday, hearing calls to keep his dream of a Rainbow Nation alive. Churches, mosques, temples and synagogues across the country…

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]]> Mandela’s funeral to include at least 53 world leaders https://www.theinfostride.com/mandelas-funeral-to-include-at-least-53-world-leaders/ Sun, 08 Dec 2013 16:30:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3967 Fifty-three heads of state and government have so far confirmed attendance at upcoming memorial events for peace icon Nelson Mandela, South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said Sunday. The dignitaries will include US President Barack…

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]]> Czech Prime Minister says hopes to shun Nelson Mandela funeral https://www.theinfostride.com/czech-prime-minister-says-hopes-to-shun-nelson-mandela-funeral/ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 19:02:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3923 Outgoing Czech Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok said he was hoping to shun the funeral of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela next week, in comments he didn't realise were being recorded that went viral on Saturday. Talking to Defence Minister Vlastimil Picek…

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]]> Tributes to Nelson Mandela at Manchester United https://www.theinfostride.com/tributes-to-nelson-mandela-at-manchester-united/ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 14:42:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3917 There was a minute's applause before Manchester United's game with Newcastle United on Saturday as the English Premier League honoured former South African president Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday. Prior to kick-off, the players from both sides…

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]]> Nelson Mandela’s life celebrated in song https://www.theinfostride.com/nelson-mandelas-life-celebrated-in-song/ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 14:41:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3914 After the initial shock of Nelson Mandela's death, many South Africans celebrated his life and legacy with song and dance -– a fitting tribute to a man whom music helped set free. Mandela is now a household name, hailed across the world for unifying…

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]]> Nelson Mandela’s global influence [VIDEO] https://www.theinfostride.com/nelson-mandelas-global-influence-video/ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 14:07:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3906 Richard Quest talks to Nigeria's finance minister about Nelson Mandela's economic influence in South Africa.

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]]> Jennifer Lopez Remembers Mandela https://www.theinfostride.com/jennifer-lopez-remembers-mandela/ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 13:36:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3900 Stars including Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel remember Nelson Mandela at March of Dimes luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Dec. 6)

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]]> Mandela the secret weapon in 1995 Rugby World Cup final https://www.theinfostride.com/mandela-the-secret-weapon-in-1995-rugby-world-cup-final/ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 12:17:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3885 For South Africans, winning the 1995 Rugby World Cup final marked the emergence of the "Rainbow Nation" -- for New Zealanders, it was the day Nelson Mandela single-handedly outpsyched the mighty All Blacks. The Jonah Lomu-inspired New Zealanders were…

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]]> Mandela funeral cortege to travel round Pretoria for three days https://www.theinfostride.com/mandela-funeral-cortege-to-travel-round-pretoria-for-three-days/ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 11:12:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3876 Nelson Mandela's funeral cortege will travel through the streets of the capital Pretoria on three consecutive days, the South African government said Saturday, encouraging people to line the route. "Every morning, when the remains leave the mortuary…

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]]> World mourns South Africa peace icon Mandela https://www.theinfostride.com/world-mourns-south-africa-peace-icon-mandela/ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 10:00:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3867 South Africa on Saturday began preparations to host US President Barack Obama and other world leaders eager to pay their respects to Nelson Mandela during 10 days of mourning for the anti-apartheid icon. On Friday President Jacob Zuma announced the…

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]]> Mugabe mourns ‘champion of the oppressed’ Mandela https://www.theinfostride.com/mugabe-mourns-champion-of-the-oppressed-mandela/ Sat, 07 Dec 2013 09:46:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3860 Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe paid tribute to Nelson Mandela on Saturday, describing the South African liberation icon as "a champion of the oppressed". "Mr Mandela's renowned political life will forever remain a beacon of excellence," Mugabe,…

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]]> Mandela: A statesman who built a nation on the platform of his character https://www.theinfostride.com/mandela-a-statesman-who-built-a-nation-on-the-platform-of-his-character/ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 23:58:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3834 Former South African President Nelson Mandela laughs while celebrating his 89th birthday with children at the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund in Johannesburg in July 2007.(Denis Farrell/AP/File) With the passing today of Nelson Mandela, the African continent…

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]]> Hillary Clinton: Mandela was ‘giant among us’ https://www.theinfostride.com/hillary-clinton-mandela-was-giant-among-us/ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 23:48:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3828 Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Friday praised the life of South Africa's late leader Nelson Mandela, whom she hailed as "a giant among us." Clinton, who was accepting a prestigious human rights award in Washington, focused on Mandela…

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]]> Palestinians draw on Mandela legacy for inspiration https://www.theinfostride.com/palestinians-draw-on-mandela-legacy-for-inspiration/ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 21:17:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3817 Palestinian leaders on Friday drew on the legacy of Nelson Mandela, a high-profile supporter of their cause, likening his fight against apartheid to their own struggle to end Israeli occupation. Tributes to the late South African leader, whose death…

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]]> Nelson Mandela’s legacy: The world remembers https://www.theinfostride.com/nelson-mandelas-legacy-the-world-remembers/ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 20:22:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3804 People view and place tributes at a statue of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Parliament Square in London December 6, 2013. (Toby Melville/REUTERS) Reporting contributed by Christa Case Bryant in Jerusalem, Scott Peterson in Tehran,…

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]]> Raw: Mandela Celebrated, Mourned at His Homes [VIDEO] https://www.theinfostride.com/raw-mandela-celebrated-mourned-at-his-homes/ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 19:35:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3797 Outside Nelson Mandela's former home in Soweto, South Africans paid tribute to the anti-apartheid leader through song and dance. They also mourned his death with flowers and candles outside the Johannesburg home where he died. (Dec. 6)

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]]> Zuma: ‘Beloved Madiba’ to Be Buried Dec. 15 [VIDEO] https://www.theinfostride.com/zuma-beloved-madiba-to-be-buried-dec-15-video/ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 18:24:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3791 South African President Jacob Zuma has laid out the schedule of formal events to honor Nelson Mandela, who died Thursday at the age of 95. Mandela will be buried on December 15 at his rural home in Qunu. (Dec. 6)

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]]> Ban Ki-moon: Nelson Mandela Was ‘A Giant For Justice’ [VIDEO] https://www.theinfostride.com/ban-ki-moon-nelson-mandela-was-a-giant-for-justice/ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 16:26:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3784 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Nelson Mandela was "a giant for justice" whose "selfless struggle for human dignity, equality and freedom" inspired many people around the world. http://news.sky.com/story/1178430/nelson-mandela-dies-president-confirms…

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]]> Nelson Mandela: what they said https://www.theinfostride.com/nelson-mandela-what-they-said/ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 13:21:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3771 What the world is saying about the death of Nelson Mandela: World leaders -- US President Barack Obama: "He achieved more than could be expected of any man." -- South African President Jacob Zuma: "Our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have…

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]]> World and South Africa mourn peace icon Mandela https://www.theinfostride.com/world-and-south-africa-mourn-peace-icon-mandela/ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 12:54:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3762 The world on Friday grappled with the loss of South Africa's beloved Nelson Mandela, a towering figure of the 20th century who inspired millions across the globe with his struggle for equality. Mandela's Rainbow Nation awoke to a future without its…

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]]> Pope honours Mandela for ‘forging a new South Africa’ https://www.theinfostride.com/pope-honours-mandela-for-forging-a-new-south-africa/ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 12:16:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3759 Pope Francis on Friday paid tribute to anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela for "forging a new South Africa" and said he hoped his example would inspire the nation to strive for "justice and the common good". Francis praised the "steadfast commitment…

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]]> Five days of mourning in India for ‘Gandhian’ Mandela https://www.theinfostride.com/five-days-of-mourning-in-india-for-gandhian-mandela/ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 11:48:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3749 India on Friday declared five days of national mourning for South Africa's anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela who was hailed as a "true Gandhian" and a "great friend" by the country's leaders. The Indian flag will be flown at half mast across the country…

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]]> Nelson Mandela’s death: Live Report https://www.theinfostride.com/nelson-mandelas-death-live-report/ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:15:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3734 AFP IS CLOSING THE LIVE REPORT ON THE DEATH OF NELSON MANDELA, the South African anti-apartheid hero beloved as a global symbol of peace and forgiveness and the father of the "Rainbow Nation". 0245 GMT: F.W de Klerk, the former South African president…

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]]> Video: Obama Statement on Mandela Death https://www.theinfostride.com/video-obama-statement-on-mandela-death/ https://www.theinfostride.com/video-obama-statement-on-mandela-death/#comments Fri, 06 Dec 2013 00:17:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3714 President Obama addressed the nation on the death of Nelson Mandela.

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/video-obama-statement-on-mandela-death/feed/ 1 Obama: Mandela ‘courageous and profoundly good’ https://www.theinfostride.com/obama-mandela-courageous-and-profoundly-good/ Thu, 05 Dec 2013 23:50:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3702 America's first black president Barack Obama Thursday mourned Nelson Mandela as a "profoundly good" man who "took history in his hands and bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice." Obama -- who met the former South African president briefly…

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]]> Tutu: Mandela ‘taught us how to come together’ https://www.theinfostride.com/tutu-mandela-taught-us-how-to-come-together/ Thu, 05 Dec 2013 23:47:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3699 South Africa's archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu lauded his compatriot and fellow Nobel peace laureate Nelson Mandela Friday as the man who taught a deeply divided nation how to come together. "Over the past 24 years Madiba taught us how to come together…

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]]> Australia PM hails Mandela as ‘truly great man’ https://www.theinfostride.com/australia-pm-hails-mandela-as-truly-great-man/ Thu, 05 Dec 2013 23:33:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3688 Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Friday hailed Nelson Mandela as "a truly great man" after the anti-apartheid hero died in South Africa aged 95. "Nelson Mandela was one of the great figures of Africa, arguably one of the great figures of the…

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]]> Nelson Mandela has died, Zuma tells the world https://www.theinfostride.com/nelson-mandela-has-died-zuma-tells-the-world/ Thu, 05 Dec 2013 23:30:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3685 Nelson Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and one of the towering political figures of the 20th century, has died aged 95, President Jacob Zuma said Thursday. "He is now resting ... he is now at peace," a visibly…

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]]> ‘A great light has gone out’, Cameron says of Mandela https://www.theinfostride.com/a-great-light-has-gone-out-cameron-says-of-mandela/ Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:54:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3671 British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday said "a great light had gone out" following Nelson Mandela's death, revealing that flags would be flown at half-mast at his Downing Street Office. "A great light has gone out in the world," Cameron wrote…

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]]> The death of South African leader Nelson Mandela: Live Report https://www.theinfostride.com/the-death-of-south-african-leader-nelson-mandela-live-report/ Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:45:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3668 1706 GMT: Mandela had been receiving treatment for a lung infection at his Johannesburg home since September, after three months in hospital in a critical state. Mandela is survived by three daughters, 18 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and…

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]]> Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela dies aged 95 https://www.theinfostride.com/anti-apartheid-hero-nelson-mandela-dies-aged-95/ Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:18:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3662 Nelson Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and one of the towering political figures of the 20th century, has died aged 95. Mandela, who was elected South Africa's first black president after spending nearly three…

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