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The Late South African Leader Nelson Mandela with his wife Winnie upon his release from jail in 1990. (Getty Images)
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In this Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, file photo, Iran’s former reformist President Mohammad Khatami, attends a ceremony organized by his party, a group of pro-reform clerics, in Tehran, Iran, to announce he’ll challenge hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the country’s June 12, 2009, presidential elections. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
Opinion: Too popular for his own good?
The failure of former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami to attend the funeral of Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg earlier this month raised a big question for me, because Khatami had previously announced that he planned to take part in the ceremony. Ali Akbar Velayati,...Caption:
Former South African President Nelson Mandela’s casket is taken out of the makeshift dome where his funeral service was held in Qunu, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Odd Andersen, Pool)
South Africa bids farewell to Mandela
Qunu, South Africa, Reuters—South Africa buried Nelson Mandela on Sunday, closing one chapter in its tortured history and opening another in which the multi-racial democracy he founded will have to discover if it can thrive without its central pillar. The Nobel peace...Caption:
A hearse carrying the casket of former South African President Nelson Mandela is seen from above as it drives past a bridge en route to Waterkloof Air Base on the outskirts of Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. The body of the iconic leader will be flown to Mthatha Saturday and buried in his […]
Opinion: An Arab Mandela
Today, we are laying to rest the great African leader Nelson Mandela, who passed away on December 5 at the age of 95. Of his long life, he spent 27 years in prison and 23 in freedom as a political activist, a president, a leader, an inspiration to the African...Caption:
Pins depicting former South African President Nelson Mandela are displayed for sale at a memorial service held by the African National Congress (ANC) in Mthatha, December 12, 2013. REUTERS/Rogan Ward (SOUTH AFRICA – Tags: POLITICS OBITUARY SOCIETY)