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O Mandela, Where Art Thou?

-Analysis- Exactly four years have passed since Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid icon, died at the age of 95. Over the course of his remarkable life, the South African became the embodiment of moral political leadership, forgiving his jailers and rising to the nation’s presidency. Sadly, Mandela’s successors, most notably current South African President Jacob Zuma, […]

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For Colombia, Mandela’s Hard Lessons Of Peace And Reconciliation

What does Mandela’s example mean for Colombia as it seeks to end decades of bloody conflict with leftist guerrillas?

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Mandela Family Battle Brewing Over Name, Inheritance

JOHANNESBURG — “As long as he’s alive, his family members still refrain, but you’ll see when he passes away …” Earlier this year, a man close to several of Nelson Mandela’s relatives told Le Monde of his fear that the unity displayed during the moments of reverence around South Africa’s global icon of reconciliation, would […]

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Goodbye, Mandela – 59 Front Pages From Around The World

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Hit It! – A Musical Tribute To Nelson Mandela

Here are some musical tributes to Nelson Mandela, whose lifetime work for peace and equality inspired artists around the world and across musical genres.

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Mandela’s Health “Steadily Improving” As Icon Turns 95

MAIL & GUARDIAN (South Africa), SKY NEWS (UK) Worldcrunch JOHANNESBURG – The world is celebrating a very special Mandela Day on Thursday, as the ailing Apartheid icon spends his 95th birthday in a Pretoria hospital, slowly recovering from a recurring lung infection. “Madiba Nelson Mandela’s nickname remains in hospital in Pretoria but his doctors have […]

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Mandela Back In Hospital With Lung Infection, Zuma Asks World To Pray

AFP; MAIL & GUARDIAN, NEWS24 (South Africa); SOWETAN LIVE (Soweto) Worldcrunch JOHANNESBURG – Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital with a recurrent lung infection. The news was confirmed by current President Jacob Zuma’s office on Thursday morning, according to Cape Town’s News24. Mandela in 2008. Photo by South Africa The […]

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