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South Africa was on the verge of remembrance on the occasion of the centenary of the hero of democratization, Nelson Mandela, on the 18th (local time).
According to South African media eNCA and others, South African President Cyril Lama will visit the hometown of Mandela, Mendoza, in the Eastern Cape, to attend and celebrate the centennial celebration.
During the ceremony, various events will be organized, such as the presentation of housing to poor residents and the distribution of blankets to the elderly.
South Africa named Mandela "Mandela Day" on July 18, the date of the birth of former President Mandela.
The former President of the United States, Barack Obama, visiting South Africa, We will have a place to honor the President.
Obama attended a guest lecture at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg on the 17th.
Obama, the first black president of the United States, praised Mandela in his lecture: "It symbolizes the universal aspiration of those who hope for a better life".
Many outside of South Africa also remember Mandela.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guthech said Thursday in a video message that "Nelson Mandela is a great advocate of justice and equality".
Guthechs told Mandela, "In history, it was so rare that it stimulated and acted so on people's dreams." The struggle for equality, dignity and justice continues. "
The same day, Prince Harry and Prince Marc came to an exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of the late Nelson Mandela at the London South Bank Center.
Mandela is the leader who dedicated his life to the struggle for democracy.
After being born the son of a village chief in Mbezo on July 18, 1918, he defeated the apartheid of the white government. The struggle of the National Assembly Since 1963, he has been imprisoned for 27 years.
In 1993, with the goal of eradicating racial discrimination, F.W. He received the Nobel Peace Prize with President De Kleck.
In 1994, he became the first African-American president after the first democratic elections in South Africa and showed leadership of the embrace for the coexistence of whites and blacks.
Mandela died in December 2013 at the age of 95.
(Cairo: Yonhap News)
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