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Gallery: World mourns death of Nelson Mandela

By Staff Global News
Posted December 6, 2013 10:00 am
2 min read
Schoolchildren hold candles near a giant portrait of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Chennai, India, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. View image in full screen
Schoolchildren hold candles near a giant portrait of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Chennai, India, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. Getty Images
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Tributes and messages of sympathy are pouring in from around the world after Nelson Mandela, a freedom fighter and former president of South Africa, died Thursday.

Mandela emerged from 27 years in prison to negotiate a peaceful end to white minority rule in his country.

South African President Jacob Zuma announced Mandela’s death, saying — quote — “we’ve lost our greatest son.”

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Below we take a look at Nelson Mandela tributes from around the world:

Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa:A young girl with a placard showing the face of Nelson Mandela and referring to his clan name “Madiba”, marches with others to celebrate his life, in the street outside his old house in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. (Photo credit: AP Photo) View image in full screen
Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa:A young girl with a placard showing the face of Nelson Mandela and referring to his clan name “Madiba”, marches with others to celebrate his life, in the street outside his old house in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. (Photo credit: AP Photo). AP Photo
This picture shows a framed image of former South African president Nelson Mandela as people pay tributes following his death, in Johannesburg on Dec. 6, 2013.  (Photo credit: Getty Images) View image in full screen
This picture shows a framed image of former South African president Nelson Mandela as people pay tributes following his death, in Johannesburg on Dec. 6, 2013.  (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images
India:Tourists offer floral tributes near a sand sculpture of Nelson Mandela on a beach in Puri, India, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. (Photo credit: AP Photo) View image in full screen
India:Tourists offer floral tributes near a sand sculpture of Nelson Mandela on a beach in Puri, India, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. (Photo credit: AP Photo). AP Photo
France:The French national flag flies at half mast on the Elysee presidential palace, on December 6, 2013 in Paris as a tribute to late Nelson Mandela who died the day before, as France host today a summit for peace and safety in Africa. (Photo credit: Getty Images) View image in full screen
France:The French national flag flies at half mast on the Elysee presidential palace, on December 6, 2013 in Paris as a tribute to late Nelson Mandela who died the day before, as France host today a summit for peace and safety in Africa. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images
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Washington:Flowers left in tribute to former South African president Nelson Mandela hang on the construction fencing in front of a statue of Mandela at the South African Embassy before daybreak in Washington Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. (Photo credit: AP Photo) View image in full screen
Washington:Flowers left in tribute to former South African president Nelson Mandela hang on the construction fencing in front of a statue of Mandela at the South African Embassy before daybreak in Washington Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. (Photo credit: AP Photo). AP Photo
London:Joanna Vignola weeps before placing a floral tribute at the foot of a statue to Nelson Mandela in Parliament Square on December 6, 2013 in London, England. (Photo credit: Getty Images) View image in full screen
London:Joanna Vignola weeps before placing a floral tribute at the foot of a statue to Nelson Mandela in Parliament Square on December 6, 2013 in London, England. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images
Germany:Flowers in tribute to Nelson Mandela are placed at the entrance of the South African Embassy in Berlin, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. (Photo credit: AP Photo) View image in full screen
Germany:Flowers in tribute to Nelson Mandela are placed at the entrance of the South African Embassy in Berlin, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. (Photo credit: AP Photo). AP Photo
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