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Tuesday 10 December 2013

Photonews: Late Nelson Mandela's memorial Service in Soweto South Africa

Mourners defied the rainfall to gather this Tuesday for the memorial service of late Nelson Mandela in Soweto, South Africa.

Mandela's face looms large on a billboard inside FNB Stadium.

Presidents of many countries, foreign dignitaries and thousands of South Africans were in attendance at the memorial service.

People take shelter under blankets and umbrellas during the memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on Tuesday, December 10. Thousands of South Africans and more than 90 heads of state gathered to honor the revered leader, who died Thursday, December 5, at age 95.

Nelson Mandela died last week after a prolonged sickness associated with lung infections.
President Obama speaks to mourners attending the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium in Soweto near Johannesburg


South Africans cheer during the memorial service.

Dignitaries from all over the world stand at the beginning of the memorial service.

People take shelter under umbrellas at FNB Stadium.


Former Archbishop Desmond Tutu, right, arrives with former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan at FNB Stadium.
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