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12 mn school kids wish Mandela with birthday song
Wednesday July 18, 2012 08:46:24 PM,
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Cape Town: As South
Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela's 94th birthday Wednesday, about
12 million schoolchildren across the country sang a special
composition - "We love you, father" - as a special greeting to the
grand patriarch.
The former South African president spent 27 years in jail for
leading an often armed anti-apartheid movement and is
affectionately called "Madiba".
On Wednesday, Mandela chose to spend his special day quietly with
his family in his village home of Qunu in the Eastern Cape
province, BBC reported.
US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama paid tribute
ahead of Mandela's birthday.
The US first couple hailed Mandela's "extraordinary life and
steadfast commitment to the principles of democracy and
reconciliation".
On Wednesday, the South African government said: "Madiba is
special to South Africa in many ways, having dedicated his entire
adult life to the relentless fight for freedom, democracy, peace
and stability in our country."
"As the first President of a democratic South Africa, Nelson
Mandela immediately led the nation on a path of unity,
transformation, forgiveness and reconciliation," reported Bua News
quoting the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS).
Mandela's birthday is traditionally celebrated with the poor
communities receiving help from those who are more fortunate.
After leaving prison in 1990, Mandela led the African National
Congress party to a landslide victory in 1994, the first occasion
the country's black majority was allowed to vote.
He stood down as South African president in 1999 having served one
term, handing over to Thabo Mbeki.
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