Re: [xmca] Happy 90th Birthday to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela!

Thanks for this reminder to celebrate one of the bravest and most decent
leaders of recent generations.
mike

On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 10:36 PM, Mary van der Riet <vanderriet@ukzn.ac.za>
wrote:

> Madiba turns 90 today. A huge tent has been erected outside his house in a
> small village in the Eastern Cape Province of SA, called Qunu. The
> Provincial Minister of Agriculture has donated 500 goats to the surrounding
> residents.
> The national TV station is broadcasting live from Robben Island - the
> prison where Mandela was incarcerated.
> Children are interviewed on TV guessing his age and wishing him happy
> birthday.
> His picture is in the United Nations. What effect do you think he has had
> on the world?
>
> Personally I wish he was 50 years younger so that the world could be
> affected by him for much longer)
>
> Mary
>
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