Moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill Nelson Mandelas death was formally announced late today by south africas current president jacob zuma. He expressed the countrys love and sense of loss for their iconic leader, often referred to, out of respect, by his clan name, madiba. Our beloved mandela, thefounr democratic nation, has departed. He passed on peacefully, in the company of his family, around 2050, on the 5th of december, 2013. He is now resting. He is now at peace. Is our nation has lost our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have lost a father. Although we knew that this day would come, no
Changed the world. And this morning, the world wakes to news of a giant of human and civil rights gone. Nelson mandela, a Guiding Force for millions, revered for forever changing history. She spent nearly three decades in prison, becoming the first black president in south africa. Father figure to millions around the globe. People around the world are remembering Nelson Mandela, a symbol of forbearance, peace and dignity. We have pictures from south africa, where people have been celebrating the former leaders life, by chancing through the streets overnight. Alex marquardt is there, where theyre trying to come to grips with the death of an icon. Reporter theres a profound sense of loss and mourning thats swept the entire country. Celebrations like this one, right outside mandelas home, weve seen spring up around the country. South africans marking the passing of this great man by celebrating his life. It was just before midnight that South African president jacob zuma announced to the
That ranks them in the top ten that is interesting coming from that source. So i think the jury is still out. Papers are still being declassified. People are being the broader perspective. Hopefully people keep having these discussions. How much of her papers did she preserve for the public . Shes got a lot. She took extensive notes and diaries. Theres a lot of private comments in there and in general, those are still havent been available to historians. So shes a great documenter, shes a good historian herself. The memoir, the white house years is something i always recommend to people. You can still get copies. In fact, i have one here. First lady from plains. It is one of five books that mrs. Carter has authored or coauthored in her years since the white house. Thats it for our time and i want to say thank you for their continuing help to produce the series and well have a list of many of the others who made this possible. And thanks to our two guests for their information and your
Like the South Africans who mourn, we the brazilian nation proudly carry african blood in our veins and we mourn and celebrate the example of this great leader who belongs to the pantheon of human kind. The brazilian government and people bow down before the memory of Nelson Mandela. I would like to convey to miss michelle and family members to president and all South Africans our deepest feelings of pain and sorrow. Long live mandela forever thank you very much president ruse sef from brazil. We would like to welcome all of you to the world cup. We now call upon our next speaker who is the Vice President of china. Dear members of the mandela family, your excellency lead tprerleaders from around the world, ladies and gentlemen and dear friends. [speaking in chinese] we have travelled from different parts of the world together here today to mourn the passing of Nelson Mandela, the founding president of the new south africa. Here on behalf of the peoples republic of china and the Chinese
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