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South Africa: Mandela's Body Arrives At Union Buildings to Lie in State
DW, 11 December 2013
The body of former South African President Nelson Mandela has been moved to the seat of government in the capital, Pretoria. It will lie in state there for three days ahead of the… Read more »
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South Africa: Madiba Returns to His Inauguration Site
SAnews.gov.za, 11 December 2013
The late former President Nelson Mandela's body has returned to the Union Buildings where he was sworn in as the country's first democratically elected president almost 20 years… Read more »
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South Africa: Public Line Madiba Street Waiting for Procession
SAPA, 11 December 2013
A handful of people waited in Madiba Street near the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Wednesday morning for the procession bearing former president Nelson Mandela's body. Read more »
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South Africa: Public Greet Mandela Procession
SAPA, 11 December 2013
Members of the public shouted and sang as the procession bearing the body of former president Nelson Mandela made its way from One Military Hospital to the Union Buildings in… Read more »
Mandela's Body Lies in State
South Africans lined the procession route to the Union Buildings in Pretoria where the former president's body will lie in state for three days. More: Nelson Mandela: His Life and Times
The body of former president Nelson Mandela arrived at the Union Buildings in Pretoria after a procession from One Military Hospital.
The body of former president Nelson Mandela arrived at the Union Buildings in Pretoria after a procession from One Military Hospital.
The procession carrying the body of former president Nelson Mandela is seen on Kgosi Mampuru Street in Pretoria en route to the Union Buildings , where he will be lying in state. Mandela's remains will lie in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria - the official seat of the South African government - for three days. The memorials and events will culminate in Mandela's burial on December 15 in his boyhood home of Qunu in the Eastern Cape.
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World leaders and members of the public travelled to FNB Stadium in Soweto to pay their respects to the beloved statesman. More: Nelson Mandela: His Life and Times Read more »
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Arrangements for the state funeral of former South African president Nelson Mandela have started in earnest, as the nation prepares for the main memorial service at FNB Stadium in ... Read more »
