(CelebNMusic247 News) Nelson Mandela Dies at 95
Nelson Mandela, the man best known as anti-apartheid icon and father of modern South Africa, dies at 95!
Nelson Mandela was a hero to both blacks and whites, he will always be remember for all his doings as a Freedom fighter.
Despite his years as a prisoner, Mandela was a moral compass and South Africa’s symbol of the struggle against racial oppression.
He was much more than just a man, he was an iconic symbol of hope for his people and the world. Nelson Mandela, who emerged from prison after 27 years to lead his country out of decades of apartheid has passed.
He will live on in all our hearts, memories and good deeds he has done for ALL people. Let us have a moment of silence for Mr. Mandela. He will always be remembered. He leaves the world behind to do good in high places. He died Thursday (Dec 5) night at age 95.
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His message of reconciliation, not vengeance, inspired the world after he negotiated a peaceful end to segregation and urged forgiveness for the white government that imprisoned him.
“As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison,” Mandela said after he was freed in in 1990.
Mandela, a former president, battled health issues in recent years, including a recurring lung infection that led to numerous hospitalizations.
Despite rare public appearances, he held a special place in the consciousness of the nation and the world.
“Our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have lost a father,” South African PresidentJacob Zuma said. “What made Nelson Mandela great was precisely what made him human. We saw in him what we seek in ourselves.”
His U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama, echoed the same sentiment.
“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,” Obama said. “He no longer belongs to us — he belongs to the ages.”
Mandela became the nation’s conscience as it healed from the scars of apartheid.
His defiance of white minority rule and long incarceration for fighting against segregation focused the world’s attention on apartheid, the legalized racial segregation enforced by the South African government until 1994.
In his lifetime, he was a man of complexities. He went from a militant freedom fighter, to a prisoner, to a unifying figure, to an elder statesman.
Years after his 1999 retirement from the presidency, Mandela was considered the ideal head of state. He became a yardstick for African leaders, who consistently fell short when measured against him.
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