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Nelson Mandela became one of the world's
most beloved statesmen and a colossus of
the 20th century when he emerged from 27
years in prison to negotiate an end to white
minority rule in South Africa, (AP photo)
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£ ba™a Praised Ne,son Mandela as the last great liberator of books, but in our own lives as w e ll"
The crowd at the half-filled stadium erupted in applause
the 20th century, urging the world to carry on his legacy by
each time Obama's name was mentioned or his image was
lghting inequality, poverty and discrimination.
shown on the screen. Dozens gathered below the box seats
At a memorial service Tuesday in Johannesburg, Obama
where Obama and other U.S. presidents sat. waving and
compared the former South African President to Mahatma
snapping pictures of the leaders.
Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln.
As if to underscore the spirit o f reconciliation that
"Nothing he achieved was inevitable,” Obama said. "In
the arc of his life, we see a man who earned his place in history Mandela s life embodied. Obama shook hands with Cuban
through struggle and shrewdness, persistence and faith. He President Raul Castroashe made his way dow nalineof world
tells us what’s possible not just in the pages of dusty history leaders gathered to honor the anti-apartheid leader. It was a
rare moment of accord for the leaders o f the two Cold War
World urged to carry on
legacy of Nelson Mandela
enemies.
Calling himself a beneficiaiy of Mandela's struggle, Obama
traced the influence that Mandela’s story has had on his own
hfe, disclosing that he asks himself how well he's applied
Mandela's lessons to himself as a man and as president.
He said in the U.S., South Africa and around the world
people must not allow progress that's been made to cloud the
tact that more work must be done.
"We, too, must act on behalf of justice. We, too, must act
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