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The official memorial service was held at FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, on 10 December where the 95,000-seat stadium was two-thirds full because of the cold, rain, and transport challenges. [6] Mandela's body lay in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria from 11 to 13 December 2013.
- 5 December 2013; 9 years ago
Dec 6, 2013 · South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95. Mr Mandela led South Africa's transition from white-minority rule in the 1990s, after 27...
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Dec 5, 2013 · Dec. 5, 2013 -- Nelson Mandela, the former South African president whose stubborn defiance survived 27 years in prison and led to the dismantling of the country's racist and brutal apartheid system, has died. Mandela was 95 years old. South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, who announced Mandela's death, said, "We've lost our greatest son."
Dec 5, 2018 · 2013. South African president Nelson Mandela dies at 95. On December 5, 2013, Nelson Mandela, the former activist who overcame a nearly three-decade prison stint to become president of South...
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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Nelson Mandela died on December 5, 2013, in Johannesburg. He was 95 years old. After his death was announced, his life was remembered and celebrated in South Africa as well as around the world. Numerous memorial services were held, including one by the South African government on December 10.
Dec 6, 2013 · 6 December 2013. A look back at the life of Nelson Mandela. South Africans have gathered in Johannesburg and Soweto to mourn their former leader, Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday aged 95....
Dec 6, 2013 · Summary. Nelson Mandela, one of the most significant figures of the twentieth and twenty first centuries has died aged 95 at his home in Johannesburg. He passed away in the company of his...