The world mourns Nelson Mandela's passing

Published Dec 9, 2013

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Nelson Mandela's national memorial service will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2013 in Johannesburg.

More than 100 world leaders from US President Barack Obama to Iran's Hassan Rouhani are flying to South Africa for events commemorating Nelson Mandela this week, an unprecedented gathering that will hail one of humanity's great peacemakers

The 95,000-seat stadium in Soweto, the township that was at the heart of the anti-apartheid struggle, will host the main memorial ceremony for Mandela, who died on Thursday aged 95.

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