In an official address minutes after Mandela’s death was announced, Obama said he drew inspiration from the great man’s life.
‘I cannot imagine my own life without Mandela’s example,’ Obama said.
Obama also acknowledged that Mandela’s achievement transcends what an ordinary man could garner.
‘Mandela achieved more than what could be expected of any man’, Obama added while he read a few quotes from the late legend.
The revered statesman who emerged from prison after 27 years to lead South Africa out of apartheid battled health issues in recent months, including a recurring lung infection that led to numerous hospitalizations.
With advancing age and bouts of illness, Mandela retreated to a quiet life at his boyhood home in the nation’s Eastern Cape Province, where he said he was most at peace. He was later moved to his home in the Johannesburg suburb of Houghton, where he died.
Despite rare public appearances, he held a special place in the consciousness of the nation and the world.
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