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(18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013)
South Africa's Nelson Mandela dies in Johannesburg
Mandela Hometown Burial Set for Dec. 15
Taking to Twitter, he wrote: "A great light has gone out in the world. Nelson Mandela was a hero of our time. I've asked for the flag at No10 to be flown at half mast."
—British PM David Cameron
For now, let us pause and give thanks for the fact that Nelson Mandela lived, a man who took history in his hands and bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice. May God bless his memory and keep him in peace."
—US President Barack Obama
A determination to live as Madiba has lived, to strive as Madiba has strived and to not rest until we have realised his vision of a truly united South Africa, a peaceful and prosperous Africa, and a better world."
—South African President Jacob Zuma
The soul of Africa has departed, and there is nothing miraculous left in the world."
—Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka
