R I P MADIBA MANDELA
World leaders have mourned the death of former president of South
Africa, Nelson Mandela describing him as one of the greatest man that
lived in the 20th century.
Mandela passed on , Thursday, aged
95. His death was announced by incumbent President Jacob Zuma, who said,
““He is now resting … he is now at peace,”…“Our nation has lost its
greatest son.”
Mandela ‘courageous and profoundly good’ – Obama
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 only once in 2005,
but was inspired to enter politics by the anti-apartheid hero’s example —
paid a somber heartfelt tribute within 45 minutes of Mandela’s death
being announced.
“We will not likely see the like of Nelson
Mandela again,” Obama said in a televised statement, hailing his
political hero for his “fierce dignity and unbending will to sacrifice
his own freedom for the freedom of others.”
Obama said Mandela, in his journey from a “prisoner to a president,” transformed South Africa and “moved all of us.”
“He achieved more than could be expected of any man.”
“Today he’s gone home and we’ve lost one of the most influential,
courageous and profoundly good human beings that any of us will share
time with on this Earth.
“He no longer belongs to us; he belongs to the ages.”
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
A great light has gone out’, Cameron says of Mandela
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday said “a great light
had gone out” following Nelson Mandela’s death as flags flew at
half-mast at his Downing Street Office.
“Nelson Mandela was a towering figure in our time; a legend in life and now in death — a true global hero,” said Cameron.
“Across the country he loved they will be mourning a man who was the embodiment of grace,” he added.
“Meeting him was one of the great honours of my life. My heart goes out
to his family — and to all in South Africa and around the world whose
lives were changed through his courage.
“A great light has gone out in the world.”
Mandela ‘champion for human dignity and freedom’ – Clinton
Former US president Bill Clinton, who was in office when Nelson Mandela
took power in South Africa, on Thursday mourned the death of a
“champion for human dignity and freedom”.
“Today the world has lost one of its most important leaders and one of its finest human beings,” Clinton said in a statement.
“History will remember Nelson Mandela as a champion for human dignity and freedom, for peace and reconciliation,” he added.
Mandela ‘taught us how to come together’ – Desmond Tutu
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 and to believe in
ourselves and each other. He was a unifier from the moment he walked out
of prison,” Tutu said marking Mandela’s passing.
Mandela a ‘giant for justice’ – Ban
UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Thursday hailed Nelson Mandela as a “giant for
justice” who had also left his mark with a profound sense of human
decency.
“Many around the world were influenced by his selfless
struggle for human dignity, equality and freedom. He touched our lives
in deeply personal ways,” Ban told reporters in tribute to Mandela, who
died earlier Thursday aged 95.
“Nelson Mandela was a giant for justice and a down-to-earth human inspiration,” the UN secretary general added.
Minutes after the announcement of his death, the UN Security Council held a moment of silence in Mandela’s memory.
Ban met the South African anti-apartheid hero in February 2009, and
said he had been particularly struck by Mandela’s “selflessness and deep
sense of shared purpose.”
Ban said that he had repeatedly praised Mandela for his work in ending South Africa’s brutal system of dividing races.
Mandela was equally insistent in saying “there are hundreds and
hundreds of known, unknown people, who have contributed to the ending of
apartheid,” Ban said of the encounter.
“I was deeply touched and moved and inspired.”
Ban said that Africa and other parts of the world had endured centuries of suffering because of colonialism.
“Only because of such great men like Nelson Mandela” have people in Africa been able “to enjoy freedom and human dignity.”
Ban said he was “humbled” by Mandela’s acheivements.
“We have to learn from the wisdom and determination and commitment of President Mandela to make this world better for all.”
“I’m deeply grateful for what he has left during his lifetime to make this world just and fair and equal,” Ban said.
Mandela made racism stupid – Blair
Former prime minister Tony Blair said Mandela had made racism “not just immoral but stupid”.
“He was a wonderful man to be around, with a sharp wit, extraordinary
political savvy and a lovely way of charming everyone in a building,”
recalled Blair.
“Through his dignity, grace and the quality of
his forgiveness, he made racism everywhere not just immoral but stupid;
something not only to be disagreed with, but to be despised. In its
place he put the inalienable right of all humankind to be free and to be
equal,” he added.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, head of
the world’s Anglicans, mourned the loss of South Africa’s “greatest
citizen and its father.”
“Nelson Mandela, fighting to the end, is freed to be with his God in joy and reward for his great service and sacrifice.
“We pray for his family, for his friends and for his country,” added the archbishop.
Irish prime minister Enda Kenny paid tribute to the “gift” of Mandela,
and offered the country’s deepest sympathies to the people of South
Africa.
“The name Mandela stirred our conscience and our
hearts. It became synonymous with the pursuit of dignity and freedom
across the globe,” he said in a statement.
“As we mark his
passing, we give thanks for the gift of Nelson Mandela. We ask that his
spirit continues to inspire, guide and enlighten us as we strive to
bring freedom and dignity to the family of man, our brothers and
sisters, across the world,” he added.
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