Pemimpin dunia kenang jasa Mandela

Azyyati Ahmad
Disember 6, 2013 10:47 MYT
Pemergian Mandela memberi kesan kepada beberapa pemimpin dunia dan selebriti terkenal yang turut melahirkan rasa sedih tak kurang juga mengimbas kembali jasa-jasa beliau.
Mandela meninggal pada usia 95 tahun di rumah beliau di Johannesburg pada Khamis selepas beberapa bulan menjalani rawatan kanser paru-paru.
Pemergian Mandela dilihat sebagai satu kehilangan yang besar buat dunia apatah lagi dengan sumbangan-sumbangan besar Mandela ke atas sejarah dunia.
Presiden Amerika Syarikat, Barack Obama di dalam Twitternya menggambarkan Mandela adalah seorang pejuang keadilan yang tidak ada tolok bandingnya.

President Obama remembers Nelson Mandela: "A man who took history in his hands and bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice."

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 5, 2013
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Perdana Menteri Britain, David Cameron adalah antara yang pertama mengungkap rasa sedihnya di Twitter.

A great light has gone out in the world. Nelson Mandela was a hero of our time. I've asked for the flag at No10 to be flown at half mast.

— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) December 5, 2013
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Perdana Menteri Canada, Stephen Harper turut menulis di Twitter mengenai jasa Mandela.

All of Canada mourns with the family of Nelson Mandela and the citizens of South Africa. The world has lost one of its great moral leaders.

— Stephen Harper (@pmharper) December 5, 2013
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Perdana Menteri Belgian, Elio Di Rupo menggambarkan Mandela sebagai seorang lelaki yang membawa harapan juga hero sebenar yang sentiasa memberi inspirasi kepada kita.

Vandaag nemen we afscheid van een man die hoop bracht, een ware held die ons zal blijven inspireren #NelsonMandela

— Elio Di Rupo (@eliodirupo) December 5, 2013
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Perdana Menteri Singapura, Lee Hsien Loong merasakan sepanjang hayatnya, Mandela seorang pejuang kebebasan yang dikagumi jutaan orang.

Rest in peace #Mandela. You inspired millions with your humanity, courage, and lifelong fight for freedom. - LHL

— Lee Hsien Loong (@leehsienloong) December 6, 2013
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Turut merasa terharu dengan pemergian ikon besar Afrika Selatan ini ialah selebriti- selebriti antarabangsa yang turut memuatnaik di Twitter masing-masing ucapan takziah dan kata-kata dalam mengenang dan mengagumi keperibadian Mandela.

Every time Melinda and I met Nelson Mandela, we left more inspired than ever. His grace and courage changed the world. This is a sad day.

— Bill Gates (@BillGates) December 5, 2013
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Nelson Mandela was the towering moral giant of the 20th and 21st centuries. We will not see the likes of Madiba again for a long, long time.

— Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) December 5, 2013
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Sad to hear about the passing of Nelson Mandela - he was the greatest figure of the 20th century - a fascinating man pic.twitter.com/hsqfltcyO9

— Larry King (@kingsthings) December 5, 2013
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"We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right." - the great Nelson Mandela

— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) December 5, 2013
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Today we lost the world's greatest advocate for peace and change. Nelson Mandela was a hero to so many. Rest in peace.

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) December 5, 2013
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One of the great honors of my life was to be invited to Nelson Mandela's home, spend private time and get to know him http://t.co/IfZKtgvlU8

— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) December 6, 2013
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R.i.p #nelsonmandela a great leader,icon,a world hero http://t.co/xqhEoP3HPO

— apl.de.ap (@apldeap) December 6, 2013
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Pengumuman kematian Mandela telah dilakukan secara rasminya oleh Presiden Afrika Selatan, Jacob Zuma pada Khamis.
“Negara kita telah kehilangan anaknya yang paling berharga dan rakyat kita telah kehilangan ayahnya” antara petikan ucapan Zuma.
#Afrika Selatan #aparteid #Nelson Mandela #Twitter
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