World honors anti-apartheid hero
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Tens">Tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africans">Africans</span> <span word="united">united</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>-<span word="soaked">soaked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="memorial">memorial</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="icon">icon</span> <span word="Nelson">Nelson</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span>, <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="presidents">presidents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="princes">princes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="Close">Close</span> <span word="to">to</span> 100 <span word="world">world</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Soweto">Soweto</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crucible">crucible</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="apartheid">apartheid</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> -<span word="to">to</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="farewell">farewell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="uncommon">uncommon</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="respect">respect</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="midday">midday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stirring">stirring</span> <span word="rendition">rendition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="anthem">anthem</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="Bless">Bless</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="choir">choir</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="profound">profound</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="sorrow">sorrow</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mood">mood</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="upbeat">upbeat</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="towering">towering</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="figures">figures</span>.</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="God">God</span>-<span word="given">given</span>, <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="God">God</span>-<span word="taken">taken</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="cherishing">cherishing</span> <span word="him">him</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Shahim">Shahim</span> <span word="Ismail">Ismail</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="academy">academy</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p><span word="Mandela">Mandela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="widow">widow</span>, <span word="Graca">Graca</span> <span word="Machel">Machel</span>, <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="ovation">ovation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="constructed">constructed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span>.</p><p><span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cuban">Cuban</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Raul">Raul</span> <span word="Castro">Castro</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="memorial">memorial</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="gesture">gesture</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="loggerheads">loggerheads</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="presidents">presidents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="eulogies">eulogies</span>, <span word="reflecting">reflecting</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="reach">reach</span>, <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="influence">influence</span>.</p>
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