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World pays tribute to Mandela

Pretoria : South Africa | 4 months ago  
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  • South Africa Former President Nelson Mandela blows out candles
    South Africa Former President Nelson Mandela blows out candles
    Source: AFP
South Africa Former President Nelson Mandela blows out candles

World leaders, civilians and celebrities alike took time off their busy schedules on Saturday to pay tribute to the father of the South African nation on his 91st birthday, the South African Press Association reported. South African President Jacob Zuma, deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe, former president Thabo Mbeki, former Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda and former US president Bill Clinton were among the leaders who paid tribute to Nelson Mandela by dedicating 67 minutes to community work. Source: http://world.globaltimes.cn/africa/2009-07/448556.html

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