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Nelson Mandela 'Belongs To The Ages' - Obama

The US President calls the South African leader an "influential, courageous and profoundly good man" whose life "moved us all".

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The Obama-Mandela Conundrum | ISS Africa

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Obama meets Mandela family amid protests over South Africa visit

Barack Obama Saturday met the family members of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, who is in critical condition in hospital, even as police fired stun grenades at hundreds of people protesting the US president's visit to South Africa.

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Obama, American leaders reflect on Mandela's legacy

Flowers left by mourners surround a portrait of Nelson Mandela in the Sandton district of Johannesburg Friday. Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images In the hours that have passed since South African President Jacob Zuma announced his nation had "lost its greatest son," there has been a universal outpouring of sadness for the loss, and innumerable tributes of admiration for the man who went from 27-year prisoner to president, transforming his country and the world.

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Nelson Mandela: Barack Obama leads world tributes to man who 'bent history towards justice'

President Obama leads tributes to former South African leader who 'achieved more than any man can ever hope to achieve'