Nelson Mandela Dies, President Confirms

[super jumbe]

Nelson Mandela has died, South African President Jacob Zuma has confirmed.

Mr Zuma said "the nation has lost its greatest son", adding "he is now resting. He is now at peace."

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He died surrounded by his family at his Johannesburg home at 8.50pm local time.

Mr Mandela, who was 95, will get a state funeral and national flags will be lowered to half mast, said Mr Zuma.

Mr Mandela had been receiving medical treatment for the last three years for a prolonged lung infection and for the last six months had been critically ill.

"Our people have lost a father," said Mr Zuma.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/nelson-mandela-dies-president-confirms-214954970.html

[daniersms]

Sad news but he died peacefully

[gmb45]

95 bloody good age, and look what he has packed into his life, rip nelson.

[firestorm]

Rest in Peace Nelson you can go to heaven knowing you did your bit for freedom and humanity.

Is this the same Nelson Mandela that thatcher described as a typical terrorist.

[johnboy1974]

Rip Nelson


A great sadness, a great man.

Theres so many different worlds, so many different suns.

And we have just one world, but we live on different ones.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VjZduiDfYT0

[nara]

Is this the same Nelson Mandela that thatcher described as a typical terrorist.

Sums her up perfectly. She did infinitely more harm than he ever did.

Requie**** in pace.

Bloody hell, this forum even censors Latin!

R.I.P.

[bobwill]

He was a great man and at 95 he had a long life sad that 27years was in prison .
But why did the news at ten keep repeating the South African President Jacob Zuma anouncement 3 times in half an hour
why keep bringing on people saying the same thing for what seemed like hours and not one piece of UK news
like pension age gone up to 110 or was it 69. When they where repeating Zuma 7 bungalows where being washed into the sea at Hemsby
thousand of people where at the risk of being homeless in UK because of the highest tide in living memory higher than 1953 in some places
luckily most of the sea defences held out ,and not a mention on the news until saturday morning
Half of the people in the UK under thirty probably dont even know who he was

[Mjolinor]

Proof that gaol can change people but no way does his gaol sentence and his work afterwards make up for the people he killed.

Anyone who takes a human life, particularly an innocent human life is beyond any sort of redemption.

[nara]

Half of the people in the UK under thirty probably dont even know who he was

I know that education standards for the young are plummeting alarmingly, but I think you underestimate them.

I'm sure that half of them aren't as dumb as you suppose.

[Meat-Head]

Half of the people in the UK under thirty probably dont even know who he was

a) Some feamle i know somebody told her he was the guy that made Uncle Ben's microwave rice, she beleived it

b) Those under 30 that drive a Nisaan Micra will now be thinking they can't get car parts any more

and his work afterwards make up for the people he killed.

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*CONFUSED*

You got a link to that thread please?