World Leaders Honor Nelson Mandela

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By Colin Daileda2013-12-05 23:15:46 UTC

Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa and the man who fought to end apartheid, died at the age of 95 on Thursday.

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While tributes to his life almost immediately flooded Twitter, many of those came from world leaders, a selection of which are posted below:

President George W. Bush issued a statement on Thursday evening from Dallas, Texas:

“Laura and I join the people of South Africa and the world in celebrating the life of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. President Mandela was one of the great forces for freedom and equality of our time. He bore his burdens with dignity and grace, and our world is better off because of his example. This good man will be missed, but his contributions will live on forever. Laura and I send our heartfelt sympathy to President Mandela’s family and to the citizens of the nation he loved.”

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