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Mandela's state funeral begins

Society Materials 15 December 2013 10:37 (UTC +04:00)
Nelson Mandela's state funeral begun Sunday in his ancestral village of Qunu, dpa reported.
Mandela's state funeral begins

Nelson Mandela's state funeral begun Sunday in his ancestral village of Qunu, dpa reported.

Around 4,500 people, including several foreign heads of state and celebrities, are attending the service in a giant marquee erected at his home in Eastern Cape province.

South Africa's first black president, who is revered for overseeing a peaceful end to three centuries of racist white rule, will be buried afterwards in a plot on his property, next to family members.

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