{"id":28365,"date":"2018-07-15T18:48:45","date_gmt":"2018-07-15T08:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=28365"},"modified":"2018-07-15T18:48:45","modified_gmt":"2018-07-15T08:48:45","slug":"obama-will-lead-mandelas-100-years-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/obama-will-lead-mandelas-100-years-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama will lead mandela\u2019s 100 years celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON : Former US President, Barack Obama will give his flagship speech to pay tribute to the great leader as South Africa celebrates the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela\u2019s birth this week.<\/p>\n<p>Mandela, who died in 2013, remains a global icon for his long fight against white-minority rule and for his message of peace and reconciliation when he was released after 27 years in prison. His birthday onJuly 18 is marked annually around the world, and the Nelson Mandela Foundation called this year for people to \u201ctake action and inspire change\u201d in Mandela\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p>Obama will set the tone for the celebrations with a speech in Johannesburg on July 17 that aides say will be his most important public address since leaving the White House in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt gives him an opportunity to lift up a message of tolerance, inclusivity and democracy at a time when there are obviously challenges to Mandela\u2019s legacy around the world,\u201d his aide Benjamin Rhodes told the newsmen. Obama will also host a town hall event on July 18 for 200 young leaders selected from across Africa to attend a five-day training programme.<\/p>\n<p>The former US president met Mandela only briefly in 2005 but gave a eulogy at his funeral saying Mandela \u201cmakes me want to be a better man\u201d and hailing him as \u201cthe last great liberator of the 20th century\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON : Former US President, Barack Obama will give his flagship speech to pay tribute to the great leader as South Africa celebrates the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela\u2019s birth this week. 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