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Madiba - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "it is one of the biggest global gatherings in South Africa - for Nelson Mandela, also called Madiba !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "comparisons are being drawn with the ceremony of - John F. Kennedy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "but Nelson Mandela's appeal - is broader !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "cutting across religious divides - and geopolitical divides !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "between north and south - east and west !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "Barack Obama flies in, with his wife Michelle - Prince Charles, and Prince William !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "for ordinary South Africans, the biggest ceremony comes earlier - in the form !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "of a huge service at Johannesburg's 95,000-seat - Soccer City stadium !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "on the edge of Soweto - Mandela's former home !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the arena, known as the "calabash" - has provided the venue for some of the climactic moments - of the democracy's life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "from Mandela's first major speech - on his release in 1990 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "to the opening match of the football World Cup - hosted by South Africa in 2010 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Madiba is now at Peace - NBC News: LINK ¤ NBC NEWS

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• "Nelson Mandela is the revered South African - anti-apartheid icon !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
  

 

 

 

 

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• "who leads his country - to democracy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and becomes its first - black President !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in his memoirs, Mandela wrote that even after had spent years - in a cell on Robben Island !"

 

 

 

 

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• "Mandela still has faith - in human nature !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "no one was born - hating another person !"

 

 

 

 

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• "because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion - he writes in "Long Walk to Freedom"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "people can be easier taught - to love !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "for love comes more naturally - to the human heart !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "I cherish the ideal of a democratic - and free society !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "in which all persons live together - in harmony - and with equal opportunities !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "it is an ideal - for which I hope to live for - and achieve !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "but if needs would be - it is an ideal - for which I would be prepared to die !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Madiba's Legacy - BBC News: LINK ¤ B B C

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• "the Elders - a group of global leaders set up by Nelson Mandela !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to pursue peace - and human rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "say they join millions of people - around the world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "who are inspired by Mandela's courage - and touched by his compassion !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the group's chair, Kofi Annan, says: - "Nelson Mandela is a - clear moral compass !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""

 

 

 

 

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• "and one of Africa's - most distinguished leaders !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Madiba's legacy beckons us - to follow his example !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to strive for - human rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "reconciliation - and justice for all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Personality of Nelson Mandela - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "Reinders, the chief of presidential protocol - whose eyes filled with tears as he recalled the story !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "said that during the five years he had served at Mandela's side - travelling far and wide with him !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "he has received nothing but - courtesy and kindness !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "Nelson Mandela treated him with the same respect - as the pope !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "or Britain's Queen - who, incidentally, adored him !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "Mandela must have been the only person in the world - with the possible exception of the Duke of Edinburgh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "who always called her - "Elizabeth"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "a friend of mine who was having dinner with him once at his home - recalled how a servant came in with a portable phone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "it was the Queen on the line - smiling broadly, Mandela put the phone to his ear - and exclaimed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "ah - Elizabeth ! - how are you ? - how are the children ?"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "what Mandela's relationship with Reinders - the same as it was with all his staff !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "it reveals the secret of his success - as a political leader !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "if politics is about winning people over - Nelson Mandela is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "as numerous other politicians attested - the master of the game !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "he has at his command an irresistibly seductive cocktail - that combines !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "boundless charm born of a vast self-confidence - with inflexible principle !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "strategic vision - and the canniest pragmatism !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "during his last five years in prison - he had held more than 70 secret meetings !"
  

 

 

 

 

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• "with the at that time justice minister Kobie Coetsee - and Niel Barnard !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the meetings' purpose was to explore the possibility - of a political accommodation - between blacks and whites !"

 

 

 

 

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• "as he insinuated himself into these two - dubious personages' trust !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "I interviewed Coetsee about those meetings and, as Reinders had done - he wept at the recollection of Mandela !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "whom he defined as the incarnation of the great old virtues - dignitas - gravitas - honestas !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "released from prison in 1990 - Mandela went on a triumphant progress around South Africa !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "preaching a finely tuned message of reconciliation - and defiance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "he had no choice, for FW de Klerk - initially imagined he would get away !"

 

 

 

 

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• "with some sort of sui generis - semi-democratic - "minority rights" formula !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the negotiations that went on over the next four years - were very tough !"

 

 

 

 

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• "but there was also pressure from the townships - especially those on the periphery of Johannesburg !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Mandela railed publicly - and raged at De Klerk in private !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and had to be restrained by colleagues in the ANC national executive - from not calling off talks altogether - from resorting !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "yet when the supreme test came - he kept his cool - and gave his blessing to a breakthrough compromise !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "whereby the country's first democratically elected government - would be a coalition !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "with ministries dispensed in proportion to the percentage of votes - each party won !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "he reached out to, and to a large degree pacified - the white population !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "by persuading his own people to make another major compromise - on a matter close to all South African hearts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "it was at a meeting of the ANC's national executive - four months before the historic elections of April 1994 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "there was little doubt that the ANC would win the poll - the issue on the table was what should be !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the position of the new government - on the delicate question - of the national anthem ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "the old anthem - was clearly unacceptable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the discussions in the ANC's supreme decision-making body - were tending !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "towards scrapping "Die Stem" - and replacing it with "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "but then Mandela sternly emphasized - and said to his fellow ANC leaders !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "this song that you treat so easily - holds the emotions of many people - who you don't represent yet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "with the stroke of a pen, you would take a decision to destroy the very - the only - basis !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "that we are building upon - reconciliation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the issue of the anthem was all about - the creation of a national mood !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "of persuading politically - by moving people's emotions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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• "that, as his fellow ANC leaders had come to see - was the essence of his political genius !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "he did the same - with even more spectacular success !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "one year into his presidency at the rugby World Cup - staged in South Africa for the first time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "he managed the unlikely feat of persuading his own people - to back the South African Springboks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "transforming one of the symbols of the old system - into an instrument of unity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "unforgettably, at the final in Johannesburg - which South Africa won !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the almost entirely white crowd - rose to bellow out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "his name - "Nelson ! - Nelson ! - Nelson !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""

 

 

 

 

 

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• "when Nelson Mandela handed over the cup - to the white captain Francois Pienaar - he said to him !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "thank you, Francois - for what you have done for our country !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• ""no, Mr. President" - replied Pienaar - with enormous presence of mind !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "thank you - for what you have done - for our country !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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