Chat212 - Mail Summary...
- Jacob Zuma - South African President confirmed Mandela’s death in a TV address and said: 'Our nation has lost its greatest son’.
- Former president passed away at his home in Johannesburg.
- US - President, Obama paid emotional tribute, saying: 'I cannot fully imagine my life without the example that Nelson Mandela set'.
- David Cameron said a 'great light has gone out in in the world'.
- Mandela had spent almost three months in hospital with a recurring lung infection.
- He was discharged in September and had been receiving home-based medical attention since then.
- The 20th century icon will be accorded a full state funeral.
- The leader's daughters and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge learned of Mandela's death while attending the UK premier of a film about him.
Chat212 - Newsmail Report...
Former president "Nelson Mandela" passed away at his home in Johannesburg, Aged 95.
The anti-apartheid icon died at 12:50pm EST surrounded by close family.
Mandela's death came nearly five months after he was admitted to hospital with a lung infection.
Despite being allowed to return home three months ago, South Africa's first black president has not been able to move from a bedroom described as being a 'virtual 24 hour intensive care unit' and has needed a ventilator to breath.
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| Flowers, candles and tributes are left in memory of Nelson Mandela outside the South African High Commission across from Trafalgar Square in London, including a poster from the film about the leader that premiered in the UK the night of his death |
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| My inspiration: 'Like so many around the globe, I
cannot fully imagine my life without the example that Nelson Mandela
set,' Mr Obama said |
