From our studios in new york, this is charlie rose. That there be work, bread, water, for all. Let freedom reign. God bless africa. I thank you. Nelson mandela, the former president of south africa, dive died today. Diba was a manan for all seasons. Iner his release from prison 1990, he was awarded the nobel andst Nobel Peace Prize served as president for five years. The power of mandela could not be captured in a snapshot. It was also the man himself. He was a quiet man in many ways, but with great power to influence. A father of six who is also a father of a nation. He was born in 1918 in a small village of the eastern cape of south africa. His work against apartheid policies grew in the coming years. In 1963, he was put on trial for plotting to overthrow the government with pilots. He said at the trial, i have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which i hope to live for and to
I, Nelson Mandela do here swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. Born to a chief of a small village, mandela was one of 13 children and the first member of his family to attend school. In the 1930s he began opposing authority and the authorities that made colored South Africans secondclass citizens. As white south africa became more aggressive, so did he. As the head of the armed wing of the African National congress, mandela led violent sabbatini town hall attacks and was arrested and tried in 1962. He would spend 27 years in jail, but he was never forgotten. Eventually international and internal pressure led the president to announce apartheid would be dismantled and mandela would walk free. But rather than secret bution, mandela reached out to his former oppressors and tried to heal a divided nation. In 1993 he and declercq shared the Nobel Peace Prize. We appreciated the contribution they have made toward the development of this country. In 1994 he voted for the firs
From our studios in new york, this is charlie rose. That there be work, bread, water, for all. Let freedom reign. God bless africa. I thank you. Nelson mandela, the former president of south africa, died today. Mandiba was a man for all seasons. His life gave meaning to millions. After his release from prison in 1990, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and served as president for five years. The power of mandela could not be captured in a snapshot. It was also the man himself. He was a quiet man in many ways, but with great power to influence. A father of six who is also a father of a nation, a country, and a philosophy. He was born in 1918 in a small village of the eastern cape of south africa. His work against apartheid policies grew in the coming years. In 1963, he was put on trial for plotting to overthrow the government with pilots. He said at the trial, i have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal oppor
Members of the organizing party said it had all been a terrible misunderstanding. So desmond tutu there amongst though. We imagine although we cant be absolutely certain now walking to the gravesite, and after the last pace well hear the sound of rubali. The military paul pallbearers were retreat and the bishop himself, Nelson Mandela was the methodist persuasion, if youd like. Although he never publicly stated it, this was understood to be the branch of the Anglican Church he favored. There will be the Committal Service by bishop dabuli. And then we saw him inside the marquis, a retired member of the military, reached the rank of general. He was a close friend of Nelson Mandelas and he was the man that mandela asked to put together all of the arrangements for this tenday period of not just mourning but reflection, celebration. And look being to the future. Bantu will give a vote of thanks to those present. There will be a benediction by bishop dabula, and that, as we understand it, is
Method of the people, the method of political method to be used, part determined by the oppressor himself, if the oppres oppressos peaceful means, we will never result to violence. It is when the oppressor in addition to repressive policies uses violence that the oppress have had no alternative but to retaliate by similar forms of action. And therefore, the pains, the blood that was spilled, the responsibility for that lies squarely on the soldiers. Rose mandela for the hour, next. Funding for charlie rose but provided by the following. Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Et it fall, let there be work,b, god bless south africa, thank you. Rose the former president of south africa died today, he was 95, he was affectionately known by those closest to him was a man for all seasons, his life gave meaning to millions, he spent 27 years in prison for his fight for racial equality in south africa, after his release in 1990 he w