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South Africans and people from all over the world are the death of Nelson Mandela. In South Africa, thousands of people in Johannesburg and Soweto to goodbye to their country's first ever black president. They , sang, cried and for the man they . Mr Mandela died aged 95 on Thursday after months of illness. South Africa's President Jacob Zuma the news of Mr Mandela's death in a late-night speech on TV. Mr Zuma : "Our nation has its greatest son." Mr Mandela spent most of his life for equal rights in South Africa. He 27 years in jail before South Africa's president in 1994.

Leaders from all over the world praise on Mr Mandela. His long-time friend Archbishop Desmond Tutu said: "God was so good to us in South Africa by us Nelson Mandela." US President Barack Obama said: "He more than could be of any man. Today, he has home." UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon him "a giant for justice and a down-to-earth human inspiration". He : "Nelson Mandela what is possible for our world and within each one of us if we , dream and work together for justice and humanity." British Prime Minister David Cameron : "Nelson Mandela was a hero of our time. A great light has out in the world."

 


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