PRETORIA (SUDAFRICA) – Nelson Mandela è morto solo lo scorso 5 dicembre a 95 anni e a Pretoria è stata svelata una statua gigante in suo onore.
Alla cerimonia, nella festività nazionale della Giornata della riconciliazione, ha partecipato il presidente Kacob Zuma. Le bande militari hanno suonato e gli aerei militari hanno volato in onore di Mandela. La statua dell’ex presidente e leader della lotta contro l’apartheid si trova vicino agli Union Buildings, dove tenne il discorso inaugurale dopo essere stato eletto primo presidente nero del Sudafrica, nel 1994. Il luogo, per molti sudafricani, è un simbolo del regime dell’apartheid.
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South Africa President Jacob Zuma, center, gestures as he speaks after unveiling a 9 metre bronze statue of former South Africa President Nelson Mandela outside Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, Dec. 16, 2013. The statue was unveiled as part of the Day of Reconciliation Celebrations which occur annually on December 16 at the Union Buildings, which this year fall on the structure's centenary. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Helicopters perform a flypast as smoke rises from a gun salute after the unveiling of a 9 metre bronze statue of former South Africa President Nelson Mandela outside Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, Dec. 16, 2013. The statue was unveiled as part of the Day of Reconciliation Celebrations which occur annually on December 16 at the Union Buildings, which this year fall on the structure's centenary. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
A 9 metre bronze statue of former South Africa President Nelson Mandela is unveiled by President Jacob Zuma outside Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, Dec. 16, 2013. The statue was unveiled as part of the Day of Reconciliation Celebrations which occur annually on Dec. 16 at the Union Buildings, which this year fall on the structure's centenary. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Men run in at back to help pull the cover off as a 9 metre bronze statue of former South Africa President Nelson Mandela is unveiled by President Jacob Zuma, second left, watched by Mandela's oldest grandson Mandla Mandela, fifth left, outside Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, Dec. 16, 2013. The statue was unveiled as part of the Day of Reconciliation Celebrations which occur annually on Dec.16 at the Union Buildings, which this year fall on the structure's centenary. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
