Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Photos From Nelson Mandela's Lying In State In South Africa's Capital Pretoria

Tribute: Military officers carry the coffin of former president Nelson Mandela into the Union Buildings in the South African capital Pretoria, the seat of government where he will lie in state for three days
Thousands of mourners gathered on  the streets of South Africa this morning to bid fareware as Nelson Mandela's body was moved to lie in state in the capital inside the building which once housed the apartheid government he fought for five decades. Nelson Mandela will be buried in his home village of Qunu in Eastern Cape province on Sunday Dec. 15th. Today marks Nelson's first of three days lying in state

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Arrival: The procession this morning concluded with Mandela's casket being carried in to the Union Buildings
Poignant: The Union Buildings were the seat of the apartheid government before Mandela ruled the country from there
Solemn: The casket will lie in state at the Union Buildings until Mandela is buried at a funeral on Sunday
Symbolic: The casket was wrapped in the South African flag which was introduced after the end of apartheid
Soldiers salute Mr Mandela's coffin as it leaves the 1 Military Hospital on the outskirts of Pretoria this morning
Emotional: Thousands of South Africans waved and paid their respects to their first black president
Cortege: The body of Nelson Mandela is driven through the streets of the capital Pretoria this morning
Sombre: While Mr Mandela's death at 95 was sad, most used the occasion to celebrate his achievements
Poignant: Flowers lie on the road as Mr Mandela's cortege skirts through the outskirts of the capital
Dancing: Young mourners celebrated Mandela's life as they watched the progress of the convoy
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