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Mandela "has departed"

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EdithWeston · 05/12/2013 21:47

Confirmed by President Zuma

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VworpVworp · 05/12/2013 21:48

Just seen this on BBc Sad
What an incredible life.

ExitPursuedByAChristmasGrinch · 05/12/2013 21:49

RIP

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EdithWeston · 05/12/2013 21:50

Earlier thread (from start of serious illness this summer here

"what made him human is what made him great"

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EdithWeston · 05/12/2013 21:51

Official morning starts tomorrow and continues until after the funeral.

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Seabright · 05/12/2013 21:51

I know we all knew it would be soon, but I just wish he hadn't gone.

SauvignonBlanche · 05/12/2013 21:51

God bless him, RIP.

MikeLitoris · 05/12/2013 21:52

Just saw this on twitter.

What a great man.

RIP

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EdithWeston · 05/12/2013 21:55

BBC article here

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SecretSantaFix · 05/12/2013 21:55

I am copying my post from the thread in chat

Whether he is viewed as a terrorist or freedom fighter, he stayed true to his principles and dreams.

He achieved so much against such staggering odds, it is small wonder he is revered by so many.

He is one of the most well known political figures of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, may his legacy be ongoing for freedom and equality and peace.

Cremolafoam · 05/12/2013 21:56
Sad
ExitPursuedByAChristmasGrinch · 05/12/2013 21:58

He had such gravitas.

ThistletoeAndWine · 05/12/2013 21:58
Hmm
OhWellWhatToDo · 05/12/2013 21:58
Sad
HoneyDragon · 05/12/2013 21:59

Sad RIP

Longdistance · 05/12/2013 22:00

Aww, just seen this.

What a great man he was.

RIP.

StillSlightlyCrumpled · 05/12/2013 22:01

RIP. What a legacy. Sad

usualsuspect · 05/12/2013 22:01

What a great man he was.

RIP.

VerySmallSqueak · 05/12/2013 22:02

RIP Nelson Mandela.

Sleep well.

SecretSantaFix · 05/12/2013 22:03

What a dignified and appropriate tribute read by Jacob Zuma.

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ShamTech · 05/12/2013 22:03

Very sad.

Theknacktoflying · 05/12/2013 22:04

So sad and such an inspiring man.

ExitPursuedByAChristmasGrinch · 05/12/2013 22:04

Gone home.

DoctorTwo · 05/12/2013 22:04

What a great man. In a way I'm glad, as he's no longer suffering, but it's still sad, sad news.

Binkyridesagain · 05/12/2013 22:05

Sad RIP

LESuffolk · 05/12/2013 22:05

His suffering is over. And I give thanks for that. He was remarkable. i was at the Free nelson Mandela concert and used to demonstrate outside South Africa House.

A Moral Compass.