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“Death is something inevitable.When a man
has done what he considers to be his duty to his people&his
country,he can rest in peace” #Madiba
South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela passed away at his home today. He was 95. Tributes and condolences flooded social networking websites as world leaders, former presidents, celebrities and citizens of the world remembered the anti-apartheid civil rights leader.
President Obama spoke on Mandela’s passing from the White House about 45 minutes after the announcement that Mandela had died.
“He no longer belongs to us. He belongs to the ages,” said Obama, borrowing the words of Edwin M. Stanton, who, as Abraham Lincoln lay on his deathbed, said “He now belongs to the ages.”
In his prepared speech, Obama said Mandela was “a man who took history in his hands, and bent the arc of the moral universe toward justice.”
Read the full transcript of Obama’s speech here.
May the life of Nelson Mandela long stand as the ultimate tribute to the triumph of hope.
My sincerest condolences to The Mandela family💔never will his countless efforts & sacrifice be… http://instagram.com/p/hjqjyOzaZU/
A great light has gone out in the world.
Nelson Mandela was a hero of our time. I've asked for the flag at No10
to be flown at half mast.
In a way, Mandela was both the “George
Washington” and “Abraham Lincoln” of his country. We're so fortunate to
have lived in his time.
I will never forget my friend Madiba.
Photo: The Apollo Theater in Harlem remembers Nelson Mandela. pic.twitter.com/PJGqTsMLh8 via @keithboykin
I'm hearing about Nelson Mandela's death while on African soil in Oran, Algeria. Sending prayers to Mandela's family.
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Nelson Mandela. What a difference one person can make. #RestEternally
Sad to hear about the passing of Nelson Mandela - he was the greatest figure of the 20th century - a fascinating man
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Nelson Mandela was an angel walking on
this earth. You were one the greatest teachers this world has ever
known. We love you and we miss you
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New Yorker cover art by @KadirNelson, who also created the album art for Drake
Once again, Obama takes the opportunity to make a momentous occasion all about him. Maybe the President of the United States didn’t have any photos of himself with Nelson Mandela?
One of the greatest men who's ever lived!!! #Legend We will never forget the things this man has… http://instagram.com/p/hjoHjmhM4k/
In 2005 Nelson Mandela did yet another
brave thing, announcing that his son had died Aids - at a time when the
illness was taboo.
God Bless you Honorable Nelson Mandela! May you rest well. With Great Respect, Gratitude and Love! Lauryn
"If people can learn to hate, they can be taught to love." - #NelsonMandela, RIP & may your words live on...
1 of the most treasured moments of my life was meeting @NelsonMandela. Being in the presence of a man who changed the world was incredible.
The TV camera lights in front of the Mandela statue are casting his shadow on the South African embassy:
Obama Commemorates Mandela’s Passing By Tweeting a Photo — of HIMSELF
Once again, Obama takes the opportunity to make a momentous occasion all about him. Maybe the President of the United States didn’t have any photos of himself with Nelson Mandela?
Barack Obama is no stranger to narcissism. He marked the 57th and 58th anniversaries of Rosa Parks’ refusal to move to the back of the bus with a picture of himself sitting on a bus. He marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of JFK with a picture of himself looking up at a picture of JFK. He has even come under fire from the press for limiting their access for pictures and instead using his own photographer for staged pictures.
So, I guess it should come as no surprise that on the day that marks the passing of former South African President and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela, Barack Obama would commemorate this day with a picture of himself standing in the jail cell that was home to Mandela after he was imprisoned for life in 1964, serving 27 years before release, for sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow the government. Source
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