Official Programme for Madiba Mandela's Memorial~

[Cha]

A South African girl, held by her mother, kisses a statue of former president Nelson Mandela at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory in Johannesburg, Dec. 9 (Twitter)

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/12/09/tuesday-in-south-africa/#comments


Mourners gather to honor Nelson Mandela at an inter-faith service at the Grand Parade in Cape Town

The always awesome http://theobamadiary.com/2013/12/07/mandela-a-global-salute/



Live streaming at link..
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/12/09/tuesday-in-south-africa-part-2/



http://theobamadiary.com/2013/11/11/rise-and-shine-665/

[sheshe2]

1. That first picture says it all~

He was loved purely. There is nothing stronger than a child's love. They know who to trust, Cha. They always will.

Beautiful post~ beautiful

[Cha]

2. It is a loving, iconic photo for Madiba's legacy..

Mahalo, she~

[jaysunb]

3. Note: Obama and Castro (Raul) sharing a platform.

This should have heads exploding.

[Cha]

4. I know jay! I'm

loving it!

[TexasTowelie]

5. Excellent post, Cha!

Thanks for sharing.

[Cha]

6. Mahalo to you, TexasTowelie!

[freshwest]

7. His legacy is the future we are living in now...

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[Cha]

8. Yes, are, freshwest~ Madiba's beautiful beautiful Legacy~

[sheshe2]

9. He has gone home. It is in our hands now.

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soldiers guard the home of Nelson Mandela in Qunu, where the state funeral and burial for him will be held, people light candles outside his home in Johannesburg. REUTERS

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/south-africans-prepare-to-bid-adieu-to-madiba/1204804/

[applegrove]

10. We can all aspire to be great...Mandela shows the way.

[Cha]

12. Amazing applegrove~ When you think back

in history around the time of the US Civil War.. that the future would bring us an Inspiring World Loved man from Africa such as Nelson Mandela!

[applegrove]

13. I was thinking today of all the little Mandelas

out there in the world who don‘t get to reach their full potential. And what the world loses and has lost because of poverty. Brilliant leaders end up farming often. There is nothing wrong with farming. My grandmother was a farmer. But thank god Mandela somehow found his voice while under that awful system. And I see today someone who I would vote for if she ran in a Canadian election, but because of the limited opportunities where she was born, and being an immigrant, she works as a health care aide. Which is a wonderful calling. Much more challenging than anything I could take on. What luck my parents have to have incredible people looking after them. But what a loss that this greatness is spread very local. The question Mandela answers is ‘how do you bottle that?' So as many people as possible go the way of love. You bottle it by encouraging politics to be a place where great people can and will want to be.

[Cha]

17. Here's to all the little Mandelas getting a chance at reaching

their full potential some day, applegrove.

So true.. "You bottle it by encouraging politics to be a place where great people can and will want to be."

[Cha]

21. Thought you'd like this tweet pic, applegrove..

andrew harding ✔ @BBCAndrewH
Follow "We skipped work to be here... But it is thanks to Mandela that we have good jobs..." 10:34 PM - 9 Dec 2013
218 Retweets 111 favorites ReplyRetweetFavorite

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/12/10/live-streaming-from-south-africa/#comments

[sheshe2]

11. Africa will never have seen anything like it.

The organisation needed for Nelson Mandela's funeral has been likened to the 2010 World Cup opening and closing ceremony, a presidential inauguration and a coronation all rolled into one Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Africa will never have seen anything like it. Amid unfathomable grief, the death of Nelson Mandela will be marked with the biggest and most watched events ever organised on the continent.

South Africa's president Jacob Zuma said on Thursday night: "Our beloved Madiba will be accorded a state funeral. I have ordered that all flags of the Republic of South Africa be lowered to half mast … and to remain at half-mast until after the funeral."

The funeral will rival that of Pope John Paul II in 2005, which drew five kings, six queens and 70 presidents and prime ministers as well as 2 million faithful. The closest British equivalent may have been the 1965 state funeral of Winston Churchill.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/05/nelson-mandela-funeral-plan

[Cha]

15. Thank you for this, she.. I meant to

answer it earlier and then the phone rang.

It's sweet and tearfully emotional just reading about it! I can imagine the Memorial~

From your link..

"Every living American president is expected to attend, health permitting, along with foreign dignitaries ranging from Prince Charles to the Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe. Celebrities who considered themselves close to Mandela, such as Oprah Winfrey, are also set to fly in.

All this spells an unprecedented planning and security nightmare for South Africa at the very moment that it is plunged into mourning for its father figure. The country is likely to come to a virtual standstill for two weeks as Mandela's death is marked in various ways; some of them spontaneous and impossible to predict.

"He is the hero of the planet," a senior foreign diplomat said. "It's going to be the biggest state funeral since Winston Churchill, and I think any country would struggle to organise that."

As it should be, she, and how wonderful it actually is!

[sheshe2]

14. Sigh~

[Cha]

16. The little sweethearts among so many

many flowers for Madiba!

Mahalo she

[ReRe]

18. Thank you, Sweetness...

Just got the DVR set up. God love 'em. Madiba made it possible for all those beautiful smiles we're seeing.
I salute that kind man who gave his all to change his country into the rainbow he envisioned.

[Cha]

19. That's a beautiful tribute, ReRe.. Mahalo~

Nice touch with the

[Cha]

20. President Obama and First Lady Michelle Arrive in South Africa~

TheObamaDiary.com @TheObamaDiary
Follow President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive in South Africa 7:42 PM - 9 Dec 2013
53 Retweets 25 favorites ReplyRetweetFavorite

[Cha]

22. Tweets! "MandelaMemorial As Ramaphosa speaks, a huge roar for Barack Obama"

allAfrica.com @allafrica
Follow @allafrica #MandelaMemorial As Ramaphosa speaks, a huge roar for Barack Obama12:57 AM - 10 Dec 2013
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Nerdy Wonka @NerdyWonka
Follow American media can't hide how globally loved President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are. Crowd is cheering for them #MandelaMemorial12:58 AM - 10 Dec 2013
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AJELive ✔ @AJELive
Follow Barack #Obama is in the stadium to enthusiastic cheers from the crowd. #AJMandela12:56 AM - 10 Dec 2013
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itgurl @itgurl_29
Follow Live feed comments went freakin' crazy over Obama. LOL #MandelaMemorial12:57 AM - 10 Dec 2013
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Ron Allen ✔ @RonAllenNBC
Follow Obama to speak soon ... Tremendous Ovation as he and First Lady appear #mandela12:56 AM - 10 Dec 2013 from Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
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http://theobamadiary.com/2013/12/10/live-streaming-from-south-africa-part-3/

[Cha]

23. Pic of President Obama and Michelle waving in the stadium..

[IrishAyes]

24. I know I'm repeating myself; but that second picture from the top will always

touch my heart. None of the ancient masters could've painted anything more beautiful and moving.

[Cha]

25. And, that is why I decided to post

that one again, Irish. It's so iconic of what went on with Madiba's Challenges that he overcame.. and, passed it on to the World.

[IrishAyes]

26. You could post it 365 and I wouldn't mind.

[Cha]

27. ..

[sheshe2]

28. The pictures tell they story~

Cha~

[Cha]

30. Madiba lived Aloha his whole life, she~

Mahalo for these Joyous depicting photos from his Memorial~

she

[sheshe2]

32. I had to let the pictures tell the story~

I have been getting home so late and out of the house early.

Tired and yikes it is cold~

Aloha Cha~

[treestar]

29. the little girl in the blue dress

what a great pic!



The program is neat - Barack Obama, President of the USA!

[Cha]

31. YOu're Welcome, treestar~

I thought the Programme was especially awesome..


President Obama greets security personnel from South Africa as he waits to take the stage at the memorial service for Nelson Mandela

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/12/11/rise-and-shine-693/

[treestar]

33. Those guys look happy to see him too!