Nelson Mandela reaction
Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died at age 95.
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12/5/2013 11:21:53 PM Laura E. DavisSouth African President Jacob Zuma announced Mandela's death Wednesday in a somber televised address to the nation: "Fellow South Africans, Nelson Mandela brought us together, and it is together that we will bid him farewell." -
12/5/2013 11:24:17 PM Laura E. DavisHere is the full L.A. Times obit on Mandela: Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid icon, dies
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by Roberta via twitter 12/5/2013 11:29:15 PM
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by L.A. Times Politics via twitter 12/5/2013 11:35:10 PMWatch President Obama's full remarks on the passing of Nelson Mandela lat.ms/18c703W -
by Russell Simmons via twitter 12/5/2013 11:35:51 PMNelson Mandela was an angel walking on this earth. You were one the greatest teachers this world has ever known. We love you and we miss you -
by Mike Tyson via twitter 12/5/2013 11:36:13 PM
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12/5/2013 11:37:40 PM via Instagram Graceybabey
"I learned that #courage is not the absence of #fear , but the #triumph over it" -Nelson Mandela #rip #hero #nohate
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12/5/2013 11:40:54 PM Laura E. Davis
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by robertloerzel via twitter 12/5/2013 11:47:10 PMNelson Mandela's first TV interview, from 1961: bit.ly/18bZIgN -
by Marc Thorne via twitter 12/5/2013 11:47:57 PM
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12/5/2013 11:52:18 PM via YouTube Morgan LittlePresident Obama's full remarks on Nelson Mandela's death.
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by disneygoddes via twitter 12/5/2013 11:52:33 PMRest In Peace ... Nelson Mandela. The world is a better place because you walked on it! -
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by holmesdm via twitter 12/5/2013 11:55:01 PMFollow @Olivianuzzi for RTs of people who think Nelson Mandela and Morgan Freeman are the same person -
by Robyn Dixon via twitter 12/5/2013 11:57:05 PMHere is the tribute to #NelsonMandela on the presidency's home page presidency.gov.za -
12/5/2013 11:58:38 PM ReneLynch
White South African leaders portrayed Nelson Mandela as a dangerous terrorist, and put him behind bars. But when Mandela was freed after 27 years -- 27 years -- he said he bore no ill will toward his white Afrikaner jailers. Here, is an image of Mandela revisiting his prison cell. (Getty Images) -
12/5/2013 11:59:11 PM via Instagram Jileesa
I can't believe he's gone. #RIP #Nelson #Mandela he's done so much with his life and has impacted the minds of soo many. Truly a remarkable man.
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by LATimesworld via twitter 12/6/2013 12:02:18 AM'In real life we deal, not with gods, but with ordinary humans like ourselves' - Nelson Mandela lat.ms/18c4ZF9 -
12/6/2013 12:03:25 AM Morgan Little
John Parkin / Associated Press
Rolihlahla: Mandela's birth name, which means "tree shaker" or "troublemaker" in Xhosa.
10,052: The number of days Mandela spent in prison.
2008: The year Mendela was removed from the U.S. terrorist watch list.
More info over at our full obituary here. -
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by algore via twitter 12/6/2013 12:11:11 AMToday marks the passing of one of the world’s great leaders and visionaries, Nelson Mandela. Farewell, Madiba. bit.ly/1bk6QCf -
12/6/2013 12:11:30 AM ReneLynch
Nelson Mandela was a citizen of the world, and greeted by crowds of adoring fans everywhere he went. Here, Nelson and Winnie Mandela meet with Mayor Tom Bradley on a visit to Los Angeles on June 29, 1990. More historic images online at latimes.com -
by jonnygeller via twitter 12/6/2013 12:12:35 AM
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12/6/2013 12:14:34 AM Laura E. DavisCelebrities are reacting to Mandela's death. Here's what some of them are saying:
"Today we lost not only a great man; we also lost one of the world’s greatest leaders."
-Richard Branson
"As we remember his triumphs, let us, in his memory, not just reflect on how far we've come, but on how far we have to go. Madiba may no longer be with us, but his journey continues on with me and with all of us."
-Morgan Freeman
"His passing should reignite a worldwide effort for peace."
-Paul Simon
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by suttonnick via twitter 12/6/2013 12:14:34 AM
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12/6/2013 12:18:20 AM ReneLynch
Mayor Tom Bradley gave Nelson Mandela the key to the city of Los Angeles during a ceremony at City Hall on June 29, 1990. More vintage images at LATimes.com -
by John Corrigan via twitter 12/6/2013 12:18:22 AMHollywood's take on #NelsonMandela ; @christykhoshaba details those who portrayed him: lat.ms/18mhwn9 -
by Linda Rogers via twitter 12/6/2013 12:19:10 AMBrown on Mandela: "His courageous life shows what’s possible when one acts on his convictions.” -
by Frances Deese via twitter 12/6/2013 12:23:09 AMnelson mandela, its sad to think that my life dream of meeting you wont ever come true -
12/6/2013 12:50:30 AM Morgan Little
In real life we deal, not with gods, but with ordinary humans like ourselves: men and women who are full of contradictions, who are stable and fickle, strong and weak, famous and infamous.
Nelson Mandela: 1918-2013: http://lat.ms/194l9Pd -
by Greg via twitter 12/6/2013 12:53:47 AM
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by Robyn Dixon via twitter 12/6/2013 12:54:20 AMI saw the coffin of Nelson Mandela draped with a flag being driven away towards Pretoria at slow pace. Huge motorcycle convoy
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12/6/2013 12:55:13 AM ReneLynch
Nelson Mandela's impact on music was immense. Artists including Stevie Wonder, U2, Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen and Steven Van Zandt all spoke or sung out on behalf of Mandela’s anti-apartheid cause. L.A. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts filed this report: Nelson Mandela and music: 10 essential anti-apartheid songs, with videos -
12/6/2013 1:03:11 AM ReneLynchWant something that will make your heart soar on this sad day? Check out this video of Nelson Mandela joining South African musician Johnny Clegg onstage. (Clegg formed the first integrated rock band in that country in the 1970s and was jailed himself for collaborating with black musicians in his adopted homeland.) Our pop music writer Randy Lewis has more on this glorious moment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGS7SpI7obY
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12/6/2013 1:08:05 AM Laura E. DavisCapitol Hill lawmakers call Nelson Mandela's life an inspiration
The death of former South African President Nelson Mandela brought swift and heartfelt reaction from members of Congress, many of whom had personally interacted with the anti-apartheid leader, and others who were inspired in their own public service by his life from afar.
House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) called Mandela "an unrelenting voice for democracy."
"Mandela led his countrymen through times of epic change with a quiet moral
authority that directed his own path from prisoner to president,” Boehner said. “He passes this world as a champion of peace and racial harmony."
Rep. Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco, the Democratic minority leader, said Mandela’s long life is “a story of courage, a triumph over fear, a whole-hearted faith in the power, promise and possibility of the human spirit.”
“May his story long remind us to always look forward with optimism to the future,” she said.
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by Robyn Dixon via twitter 12/6/2013 1:08:49 AM
Candles at his house http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Baw5il5CIAAWvmz.jpg
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by L.A. Times Past via twitter 12/6/2013 1:09:46 AM
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by Robyn Dixon via twitter 12/6/2013 1:10:14 AM
RIP Nelson Mandela. Spontaneous celebration of his life outside his home http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Baw53P5CIAESpTA.jpg
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12/6/2013 1:13:09 AM Laura E. DavisIn 1944, Mandela married Evelyn Ntoko Mase. They had four children together before divorcing in 1958.
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12/6/2013 1:17:24 AM ReneLynchNelson Mandela received the King of Pop for a visit on March 23, 1999. More vintage images of Mandela's life at latimes.com
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by TheOneRealAdil via twitter 12/6/2013 1:17:59 AMMandela, You will live on through the people. Gone but never forgotten. #Mandela #RIPNelsonMandela #RememberingMandela #RIPMandela -
by latlands via twitter 12/6/2013 1:19:00 AM"Only free men can negotiate. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated." - Mandela in 1985 to then-Pres. P.W. Botha. lat.ms/18c4ZF9 -
12/6/2013 1:20:46 AM via Instagram Jami Mills
Rest in peace Nelson Mandela! What a precious loss to this world. A beautiful man! #NelsonMandela #RIP
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by tracy wilkinson via twitter 12/6/2013 1:29:03 AMI covered Nelson Mandela in 1990 when he came to U.S. soon after release from prison. Probably the greatest man I have ever, ever met. -
12/6/2013 1:32:38 AM ReneLynch
Nelson Mandela's given name, Rolihlahla, translates as "tree shaker" or "troublemaker." He was named Nelson by his teacher on the first day of school, but most South Africans, including those closest to him, called him simply Madiba, the name of his clan and a term of affection and respect. More at LATimes.com
