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Mandela laid to rest

The funeral of Nelson Mandela has taken place in his ancestral home of Qunu in South Africa. The tra...
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8:50 AM - 15 Dec 2013



Mandela laid to rest

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Mandela laid to rest

TodayFM
TodayFM

8:50 AM - 15 Dec 2013



The funeral of Nelson Mandela has taken place in his ancestral home of Qunu in South Africa.

The traditional tribal ceremony marked the end of a week of memorial events.

The 95-year-old former president - who was imprisoned for 27 years for opposing apartheid - died earlier this month.

4,500 people including Oprah Winfrey, Prince Charles and actor Forrest Whittaker attended the ceremony in a specially constructed marquee.

The chief mourners included Mr Mandela's family, his widow Graca Machel and his ex-wife Winnie Madikizela Mandela.

A portrait of South Africa's first black president was set behind 95 candles representing each year of his life.

His casket, draped in the national flag, was placed on a carpet of cow skins below a lectern where speakers - including his granddaughter Nandi Mandela - are delivering eulogies.



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