Madiba laid to rest

Agencies Published December 16, 2013
Thousands of flowers are left outside the house of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg. – Photo by Reuters
Thousands of flowers are left outside the house of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg. – Photo by Reuters
A man looks at a local newspaper with a picture of late South African President Nelson Mandela on the frontpage. – Photo by AFP
A man looks at a local newspaper with a picture of late South African President Nelson Mandela on the frontpage. – Photo by AFP
People light up candles in front of a photo of former South African president Nelson Mandela, at the Trocadero Square, in Paris, Sunday. – Photo by AP
People light up candles in front of a photo of former South African president Nelson Mandela, at the Trocadero Square, in Paris, Sunday. – Photo by AP
The Eiffel Tower is seen in the distance as people hold candles during a tribute to the late South African President Nelson Mandela on the Parvis des droits de l'homme (Human Rights square) in central Paris. – Photo by AFP
The Eiffel Tower is seen in the distance as people hold candles during a tribute to the late South African President Nelson Mandela on the Parvis des droits de l'homme (Human Rights square) in central Paris. – Photo by AFP
The Eiffel Tower is seen in the distance as people hold candles during a tribute to the late South African President Nelson Mandela. – Photo by AFP
The Eiffel Tower is seen in the distance as people hold candles during a tribute to the late South African President Nelson Mandela. – Photo by AFP
Key of Hope Choir-Durban South Africa perform during a tribute to the late Nelson Mandela Sunday December 15, 2013 at Music Hall in Detroit. Detroit Mayor Dave Bing declared Sunday Nelson Mandela Day in the city, to celebrate the life of the South African civil rights leader and that nation’s first black president with a two-hour event at the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts held by the NAACP. – Photo by AP
Key of Hope Choir-Durban South Africa perform during a tribute to the late Nelson Mandela Sunday December 15, 2013 at Music Hall in Detroit. Detroit Mayor Dave Bing declared Sunday Nelson Mandela Day in the city, to celebrate the life of the South African civil rights leader and that nation’s first black president with a two-hour event at the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts held by the NAACP. – Photo by AP
Family members and officials attend the funeral ceremony of South African former president Nelson Mandela. – Photo by AFP
Family members and officials attend the funeral ceremony of South African former president Nelson Mandela. – Photo by AFP
This handout photo taken and released by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) shows ex-wife Winnie Mandela (Right) comforting the widow of Mandela, Graca Machel (Centre), during the burial of South African former President Nelson Mandela. – Photo by AFP
This handout photo taken and released by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) shows ex-wife Winnie Mandela (Right) comforting the widow of Mandela, Graca Machel (Centre), during the burial of South African former President Nelson Mandela. – Photo by AFP
This handout photo taken and released by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) shows Britain's Prince Charles (Left)attending the burial of South African former President Nelson Mandela. – Photo by AFP
This handout photo taken and released by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) shows Britain's Prince Charles (Left)attending the burial of South African former President Nelson Mandela. – Photo by AFP
South African mining magnate Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe speaks with British entrepreneur Richard Branson (Left) during the funeral ceremony of South African former president Nelson Mandela in Qunu on December 15, 2013. – Photo by AFP
South African mining magnate Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe speaks with British entrepreneur Richard Branson (Left) during the funeral ceremony of South African former president Nelson Mandela in Qunu on December 15, 2013. – Photo by AFP
This handout photo taken and released by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) shows the coffin of South African former President Nelson Mandela being carried. – Photo by AFP
This handout photo taken and released by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) shows the coffin of South African former President Nelson Mandela being carried. – Photo by AFP
This handout photo taken and released by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) shows officers paying their respects at the burial site. – Photo by AFP
This handout photo taken and released by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) shows officers paying their respects at the burial site. – Photo by AFP
Army helicopters carry South African flags over the burial ground of late former South African President Nelson Mandela during his funeral. – Photo by Reuters
Army helicopters carry South African flags over the burial ground of late former South African President Nelson Mandela during his funeral. – Photo by Reuters
Military helicopters fly over the grave during the funeral of South African former president Nelson Mandela in Qunu on December 15, 2013. – Photo by AFP
Military helicopters fly over the grave during the funeral of South African former president Nelson Mandela in Qunu on December 15, 2013. – Photo by AFP
Planes fly by during the funeral ceremony of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Qunu December 15, 2013. – Photo by Reuters
Planes fly by during the funeral ceremony of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Qunu December 15, 2013. – Photo by Reuters

South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela received a tearful state funeral at his childhood village of Qunu on Sunday, followed by a traditional burial attended by family and friends. Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and one of the towering political figures of the 20th century, died in Johannesburg on December 5 at age 95.

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