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Headlines. Today the final farewell to a man seen as an icon, a hero and a father. Nelson mandela was laid to rest in his ancestral village, the burial marking the end of 10 days of mourning in south africa. Thousands gathered to honour the world leader. Nick schifrin is in Nelson Mandelas home town of qunu, south africa. Celebrities, cell mates, princes and president s came here to mourn this tightan of a man who evolved from head strong activist into icon of dignity and rec conciliation in a remote village where he grew up Nelson Mandelas long walk to freedom ended. They called in africas greatest son, for fighting against apartheid. Ive lost a brother. My life is in a void, i dont know who to turn to. Fountain of wisdom, a pillar of strength, and a beacon of hope to all those fighting for a just and equitable world order. It was a christian ceremony, a tribal ceremony. Away from camera, the family slaughtered an ox and draped the coffin with a leopard skin. There was 95 candle, one

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