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The funeral of Nelson Mandela

The funeral of Nelson Mandela

FromWitness History


The funeral of Nelson Mandela

FromWitness History

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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Dec 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On 15 December 2013, South Africa held the funeral of Nelson Mandela who led the struggle in defeating apartheid and became the country’s first black president. His ancestral home in the village of Qunu in South Africa’s Eastern Cape hosted 60 world leaders including four United States presidents and two UN secretary generals. It was the first state funeral held by the country.Nelson Mandela’s eldest child Dr Makaziwe Mandela tells Josephine McDermott how it took eight years to plan and why it makes her proud to remember that day.(Photo: Candles are lit under a portrait of Nelson Mandela at his funeral service. Credit: Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images)
Released:
Dec 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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