Controversial elgin marble statues to a st. Petersburg museum. Its the first time one has left the country. Thanks for joining us here on bbc world news. As South Africans mark one year since the death of Nelson Mandela. The father of the nation, he was called, whos credited with guiding the country from apartheid to democracy, with mandela himself the first president. That was the moment of official commemoration, if you like. A solitary bell heralding a threeminute silence well, much of the country, in fact. You see there mandelas widow. We had the singing of south africas National Anthem after the silence. Commemoration ceremonies being held around the country, including at mandelas ancestral home in the countrys eastern cape province. Speaking at a wreathlaying ceremony in pretoria, she paid tribute to mr. Mandelas unwavering spirit. The body gave in, but his spirits never, ever changed. He was always the same. To the end. And he is in spirit the same, even today. Ive been speaking
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