Tuesday 10 December 2013

Barack Obama paid tribute to anti-apartheid icon, saying 'We will never see the likes of Nelson Mandela again'


Eulogy: U.S. President Obama waves to the crowd as he delivers his speech at the memorial service for Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg


'His triumph was your triumph': President Barrack Obama is shown on a big screen as he delivers his eulogy to flag-waving and umbrella-holding mourners


Leaders: Tony Abbott, John Key and David Cameron, prime ministers of Australia, New Zealand and Britain respectively, at the service


Embarrassing: South African Jacob Zuma was roundly booed by the crowd when he got up to deliver his tribute to Mr Mandela


Relatives: Mr Mandela's ex-wife Winnie Mandela Madikizela (left) and his widow Graca Machel fight back tears as moving tributes to Mr Mandela are read out

Empty seats: The 94,000-capacity stadium was reportedly only two-thirds full which may have due to the adverse weather conditions.


Rivals: But George W. Bush, pictured with wife Laura, apparently got on well with his predecessor Bill Clinton, pictured with wife Hillary and Chelsea

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