The World Gathers In South Africa To Celebrate Nelson Mandela
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"The world literally is coming to South Africa," said Clayson Monyela, the head of public diplomacy in the South African government told The New York Times. "I don't think it has ever happened before."
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U.S. President Barack Obama shook the hand of Cuba's Raul Castro in FNB Stadium, which is where Mandela was welcomed from apartheid jail 23 years ago and praised for uniting enemies across political and racial divides.
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Reuters notes that "the atmosphere inside the stadium was one of joy and celebration, more akin to the opening game of the 2010 soccer World Cup that pitted jubilant hosts South Africa against Mexico."
About 90,000 are expected to attend.
REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
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