Nelson Mandela has died

Just on BBC News , apparently something has happened and They are saying it may be regarding his death.

ITs broadcasting live the president of South Africa has just announced it

Hopefully Twitter doesn't know about this…

Nevermind.

Rumors are spreading on Twitter and other social media sites saying that former South African leader Nelson Mandela, known as “Madiba” to many, has died on Thursday.
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“No, I haven’t heard anything about that,” his grandson, Mandla Mandela, told IOL, referring to the meeting.

I hope when my grandpa dies I learn about it from Twitter-verse.

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Very sad, not unexpected but I was hoping he'd make it much longer.

A man way ahead of his time who was trapped in his time, and forged it forward. RIP.

His funeral should be a gathering of the world's elite, the world's activists, and the world's humanitarians. South Africa had the option of total civil war and total hate, and then Mandala came out of a confinement which few could endure and did nothing but express love and reconciliation for all his fellow countrymen.

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R.I.P. Great Man

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Agreed Sad but expected.

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Yes, he passed on. He died from recurring lung problems.

Confirmed on our local news channels.

How sad.
To lose one of the few great men left in this world.

On to a better place.

Good riddance. Sorry POS.

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Ahhh, rest in peace and we will see you in a better world.

yamammasamonkey
Good riddance. Sorry POS.

Oh look, the rodents have arrived. Go away?

Truly a sad day for humanity. Rest in peace.

Most important tweet about Mandela's life and achievements:

Here is Nelson Mandela with the Spice Girls, whom he called his "heroes": i1.cdnds.net... …

2nd most important tweet:

Mandela... He's the one who's friends with the Spice Girls, right?

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Here is a link to Business Insider for the story

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Very, very sad to hear that he'd passed away. Not unexpected - he was 95. A great man with a huge heart.

yamammasamonkey
Good riddance. Sorry POS.

what have you done to help humanity. As I thought.

Great man, a true hero to his people and others around the world.

I hope he has found the peace he fought so hard for in life

RIP.

Rest In Peace Nelson Mandela

hillbilly4rent

yamammasamonkey
Good riddance. Sorry POS.

what have you done to help humanity. As I thought.

Seconded. Well said.

yamammasamonkey
Good riddance. Sorry POS.

Please have some respect, he was a grate man, if you disagreed with him then that is fine , but please have respect for the man and his achievements

hillbilly4rent

yamammasamonkey
Good riddance. Sorry POS.

what have you done to help humanity. As I thought.

History my friend, is written by the winners. Had Mandela not triumphed it would be just another dead communist/terrorist, -insert label here-.

While his life will be celebrated, one could argue about all the people who had better character that won't be.