Nelson Mandela: the man who inspired my generation
For my generation, Nelson Mandela’s struggle to end apartheid defines our time, and the impact of his death will reach far beyond the frontiers of South Africa.
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Nelson Mandela’s funeral will be held on Sunday 15 December – His body will lie in state for three days from Wedneday 11 December – Service of national mourning on Tuesday 10 December.
“The time for the healing of the wounds has begun.” There was to be no revenge, no retribution. Instead Mandela showed the world another way to truth and justice: forgiveness.
White South Africans once saw Nelson Mandela as the head of a terrorist sect bent on destroying their comfortable lives. Channel 4 News looks at the journey Mandela and his country have taken.
Michael Crick speaks to members of South African community in Trafalgar Square, Central London, the home of anti-apartheid rallies for three decades from 1960.
For my generation, Nelson Mandela’s struggle to end apartheid defines our time, and the impact of his death will reach far beyond the frontiers of South Africa.
For 27 years Nelson Mandela languished in prison for his, at times, violent battle against the South African apartheid regime. Jon Snow visits Robben Island, where he spent much of his incarceration.
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