Nelson Mandela





Nelson Mandela reaches Age 95 - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Nelson Mandela - South Africa's first black President - reaches the age of 95 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "in the company of his family - at home in Johannesburg !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Mandela is the person, who is responsible - that South Africa could leave the unjust apartheid behind !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the current President says in a televised address - that Mandela is the greatest son of South Africa !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "what makes Nelson Mandela great - is precisely what makes him human !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "we see in him - what we seek in ourselves !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Barack Obama begins the tributes - referring to Mandela by his clan name - Madiba !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 


 

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  • "through his fierce dignity - and emphatic possibility !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "to sacrifice his own freedom - for the freedom of others !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Madiba transforms South Africa - and moves all of us !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "his commitment to transfer power - and reconcile - with those who had jailed him !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "set an example - that all humanity should aspire to !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 


 

 

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  • "whether in the lives of nations - or our own personal lives !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "this is felt by people around the world - who revere Mandela !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "as one of history's - great statesmen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and a moral paragon - comparable with Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi - and Martin Luther King !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "it was a transcendent act of forgiveness - after had spent 27 years in prison - 18 of them on Robben Island !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Mandela sought reconciliation - with the white minority !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to build a - new democracy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "( but it could be more social - and more just ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Mandela leeds the African National Congress, ANC - to victory in the country's first multiracial election !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and unlike some others - he then voluntarily stepped down after one term !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 


 

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  • "at his inauguration - the President Mandela says:  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "never - never - and never again - shall it be !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "that this beautiful land - would experience the oppression of one by another !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

 

 

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  • "our new democracy - is a glorious human achievement !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Reactions of Politicians around the World - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Barack Obama pays tribute - to Nelson Mandela !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "I am one of the countless millions - who draws inspiration from Nelson Mandela's life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and like so many around the globe - I cannot fully imagine my own life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "without the example - that Nelson Mandela set !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and so long as I live - I will do what I can - to learn from him !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 


 

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  • "I studied his words, and his writings - the day that he had been released from prison !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "gives me a sense - of what human beings can do !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "when they remove fears - and when they are guided - by their hopes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "former President Bill Clinton: - "Mandela is one of the most important leaders !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""

 

 

 

 

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  • "and one of its finest - human beings !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "history will remember Nelson Mandela - as a champion for human dignity - and freedom !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "for peace - and reconciliation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "for whom abandoning bitterness and embracing adversaries - was not just a political strategy - but a way of life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "all of us - are living in a better world - because of the life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 


 

 

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  • "that Madiba - lives !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "former Prime Minister Tony Blair: - "I remember well the visits - of Nelson Mandela to Downing Street !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""

 

 

 

 

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  • "he is a wonderful man to be around - with a sharp wit - extraordinary political savvy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and a lovely way of charming - everyone in a building !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Mandela delights in making sure that the person on the door - or serving the tea - feels at home with him !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and be greeted by him with the same kindness - and respect - he would show a leader !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the warmth of - his personality !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "is equal to the magnitude of his contribution - to the world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon expresses his deep admiration - and respect for Nelson Mandela !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "also because of the past, it is important in Africa - to cultivate human rights and human dignity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "it is because of such a great man - like Mandela !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "that it is possible for people - to live in human dignity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "we have to learn from his determination - and wisdom !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to make the world - a better world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby: - "Nelson Mandela is the greatest citizen - of South Africa !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""

 

 

 

 

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  • "Mandela is freed to be with God in joy - and reward for his great service - and sacrifice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "we are challenged to show - the same degree of humanity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "of courage - and of generosity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "former Prime Minister Gordon Brown: - "true courage requires not only strength of will - but strength of belief !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""

 

 

 

 

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  • "what motivates Nelson Mandela - and drives him to risk his life for freedom !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "is a burning passion that - irrespective of colour - race and background !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "all people are created - equal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton - who was an official observer in the first free elections - in South Africa !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Nelson Mandela is a universal symbol - of tolerance and hope !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "who resonates with people - of all colours !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 


 

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  • "just being around him - you have a sense you are in the presence - of greatness !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "a gravity and humility - that is unmatched !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 



 

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  • "Mandela literally - changed history !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "France's President François Hollande: - "Nelson Mandela has incarnated - the South African nation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""

 

 

 

 

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  • "he mobilised all his strength - to put his country in its rightful place !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Mandela continues to inspire those - who strive for freedom !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and give confidence - to people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

 

 

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  • "who defend just causes - and universal rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh references Mahatma Gandhi - Nelson Mandela is a true Gandhian !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Mandela is a giant - among men !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "his life and work will remain - a source of eternal inspiration !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 


 

 

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  • "for generations - to come !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Nelson Mandela - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "when Nelson Mandela came out of prison - the idea that he might live up !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to his reputation - seemed too good to be true !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "but when he did come out - the most extraordinary thing happened !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Nelson Mandela was even better - than his reputation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "even though many in the white community in South Africa - were still dismissing him, at that time !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "he tried to understand their position - his gestures communicated more eloquently than words !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "for example, he invited his white jailer - as a VIP guest - to his inauguration as President !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "what incredible acts of "magnanimity" - this was !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 


 

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  • "Mandela has an incredible - empathy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "he said of the Afrikaners - you can very well understand - how they must be feeling !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "he reached out to them - with the symbol of the South African rugby team - the springbok !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "many black people dismissed it - because rugby was the white man's sport, at that time !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and Mandela's master stroke at the World Cup final - was when he strode on to the turf !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "wearing his - Springbok jersey !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the whole arena - which was probably 99% white - mostly Afrikaner !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "erupted into cries of - "Nelson ! - Nelson !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""

 

 

 

 

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  • "it was - extraordinary !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and who before would have believed that in the townships - they would be celebrating a rugby victory ?!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "some people say, look at what he achieved in his years in government - what a waste those years in prison were !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "but it is not that easy - firstly it ennobled him !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and secondly people could never say to him - "you talk glibly of forgiveness ?!""

 

 

 

 

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  • "you haden't suffered - what do you know ?!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "twenty-seven years give him - the authority to say !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 


 

 

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  • "let us try - to forgive !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FW de Klerk - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Nelson Mandela is taller than I expected - he is ramrod straight !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "he looks one in the eye - very directly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "he is a - good listener !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and one can see very easily - that he has an analytical approach - to discussions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NELSON MANDELA - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ NELSON MANDELA

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  • "Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela - from 18 July 1918 - to 5 December 2013 !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "served as President of South Africa - from 1994 to 1999 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "he was the first black South African to hold the office - and the first elected in a fully representative election !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "1993 he received the - Nobel Peace Prize !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

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Nelson Mandela erreicht das 95. Lebensjahr - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "Nelson Mandela - der erste schwarze Präsident von Südafrika - erreicht das 95. Lebensjahr !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "durch die Persönlichkeit von Nelson Mandela - konnte Südafrika die Apartheid hinter sich bringen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "er hat für uns gekämpft - und uns die Freiheit gebracht !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "sagt seine letzte Krankenschwester - "wenn er geht - werde ich weinen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""

 

 

 

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  • "Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela wurde 1918 als Häuptlingssohn - vom Stamm der Thembu in der Transkei geboren !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "sein Eintreten gegen die Rassentrennung - endete zunächst auf der Gefängnisinsel Robben Island !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "er überlebte und wurde der berühmteste - politische Häftling der Welt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "ab 1990 war für ein rassistisches Regime in Südafrika - kein Platz mehr !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "Mandela führt das Land in eine parlamentarische Demokratie - für alle !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "auch wenn die erhofften sozialen Reformen nicht so schnell vorankamen - wie sich dieses viele wünschten !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ein Gigant der Gerechtigkeit - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "UN-Generalsekretär Ban Ki-moon würdigt den südafrikanischen Nationalheld Nelson Mandela - als "Giganten der Gerechtigkeit"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "Mandela ist eine "Quelle der Inspiration" - für die ganze Welt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "wir müssen uns von seiner Weisheit - seiner Entschlossenheit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "und seinem Engagement inspirieren lassen - um die Welt zu verbessern !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "Nelson Mandela zeigt uns - was für unsere Welt - und für jeden einzelnen von uns - möglich ist !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "wenn wir zusammen an Gerechtigkeit und Menschlichkeit glauben - und uns dafür einsetzen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Barack Obama bezeichnet Nelson Mandela als einen der einflussreichsten - und mutigsten Menschen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "sein Erbe ist ein freies - demokratisches - und friedliches Südafrika !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "Nelson Mandela hat mehr erreicht - als von einem Menschen erwartet werden kann !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "Mandela hat seine eigene Freiheit - für die Freiheit anderer geopfert !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "durch seine Politik der Versöhnung hat er ein Beispiel gesetzt - ein freies Südafrika im Frieden mit sich selbst !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "ich bin einer von ungezählten Millionen - die durch Nelson Mandelas Leben inspiriert werden !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "so lange ich lebe, werde ich alles tun, um von ihm zu lernen - seine Reise vom Gefangenen zum Präsidenten !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "verkörpert das Versprechen - dass sich Menschen und Länder - zum Besseren wenden können !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "der französische Präsident Francois Hollande: - "Nelson Mandela hat Geschichte geschrieben !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""

 

 

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  • "Mandela wird weiterhin Menschen Vertrauen in Gerechtigkeit - und universelles Recht geben !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Weltbank-Präsident Jim Yong Kim: - "seine Geschenke an die Menschheit werden bleiben !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""

 

 

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  • "Nelson Mandela zeigt uns - dass grundlegende Veränderungen - möglich sind !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 



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  • "wenn die Freiheit - und das Wohlergehen der Menschen - auf dem Spiel stehen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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weltweite Reaktionen - La Repubblica: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "das große Meisterwerk im Leben von Nelson Mandela - war sein Leben !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "so großartig, so reich an wundervollen Ereignissen - so voll von Lehren für die anderen Menschen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "als Nelson Mandela 1990 aus dem Gefängnis kam - war er bereits 70 Jahre alt !"

 

 

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  • "für ihn war es jedoch - als ob sein Leben mit diesem Tag - noch einmal von vorn beginnt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "er hat ein politisches Wunder geschafft - indem er eine Nation befreit - und vereint hat !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "die von der Krankheit der Apartheid - einer grundsätzlichen Ungerechtigkeit - befallen war !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Nelson Mandelas eigene Worte - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "ich bin nicht mit dem Hunger nach Freiheit - geboren worden !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "ich bin frei - geboren worden !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "frei auf jede Weise, die ich kennen konnte - frei auf die Felder zu laufen - frei, in dem klaren Fluss zu schwimmen !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "frei, Mealies unter den Sternen zu rösten - und auf dem breiten Rücken langsam dahin trottender Büffel zu reiten !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "erst als ich später begriff - dass diese Freiheit nur eine Illusion war !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "dass man mich bereits meiner Freiheit beraubt hatte - begann ich Hunger nach ihr zu haben !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "mein teuerstes Ideal ist eine freie - und demokratische Gesellschaft !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "in der alle in Harmonie - mit gleichen Chancen leben können !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "ich hoffe, lange genug zu leben - um dieses zu erreichen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "doch wenn dies notwendig wäre - ist dies ein Ideal - für das ich zu sterben bereit sein würde !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Mandela in seiner Rede 1990 - wenige Stunden nach Freilassung !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "ich stehe hier vor Euch - nicht als Prophet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "sondern als demütiger Diener - von Euch dem Volk !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "erst Eure unermüdlichen Opfer - haben meine Präsenz hier heute ermöglicht !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "ich lege daher die verbleibenden Jahre meines Lebens - in Eure Hände !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 


 

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  • "Mandela in seiner Autobiografie - ich wusste ganz klar !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "dass der Unterdrücker ebenso frei sein muss - wie der Unterdrückte !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "ein Mensch, der einen anderen Menschen seiner Freiheit beraubt - ist Gefangener seiner selbst !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "er ist eingesperrt - hinter den Gittern seiner Vorurteile - und seiner Engstirnigkeit !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "dieser ist eingeschränkt - in seinen eigenen Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "als ich die Türen des Gefängnisses durchschritt - war dies meine Mission !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "zugleich den Unterdrückten - und den Unterdrücker - zu befreien !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Nelson Mandela - Wikipedia DE: LINK ¤ NELSON MANDELA

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  • "Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela - von 18. Juli 1918 in Mvezo, Transkei, Südafrika - bis 5. Dezember 2013 !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "auch mit dem traditionellen Clannamen "Madiba" bezeichnet - war ein führender südafrikanischer Politiker !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


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  • "und war von 1994 bis 1999 - der erste schwarze Präsident - seines Landes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "1993 erhielt er den - Friedensnobelpreis !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

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