Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Nelson Mandela memorial service: In pictures!



Nelson Mandela 1997
Tens of thousands of people are joining world leaders at a memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg.

Inside the stadium

The service is being held at the FNB stadium, where Mr Mandela made his last public appearance. It is also being shown on big screens at three "overflow" stadiums.
Graca Machel listens to speakers
Some of the first people to arrive at the 95,000-seat FNB Stadium

Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Former South African president Thabo Mbeki and his wife Zanele

People attend the memorial service for South African former president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium (Soccer City) in Johannesburg on December 10, 2013

US President Barack Obama delivers a speech

People dance as they enter Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg to attend the memorial service for Nelson Mandela on December 10, 2013

Former South African president FW De Klerk gestures as he arrives with his wife Elita

People holding a giant portrait of Nelson Mandela arrive moments before the memorial service on December 10, 2013 at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg


People start singing as they arrive for a mass memorial for Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg


People sing and dance ahead of Mandela's national memorial service in Johannesburg


People arrive at First National Bank Stadium ahead of a memorial service for Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg

A woman waits for the start of the official memorial service for late South African President Nelson Mandela at the FNB soccer stadium in Johannesburg

People sing and dance at official memorial service for Mandela in Johannesburg





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