{"id":64385,"date":"2014-07-18T14:25:35","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T12:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=64385"},"modified":"2014-07-18T15:26:36","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T13:26:36","slug":"67-moments-mandelas-life-life-politics-last-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/07\/18\/67-moments-mandelas-life-life-politics-last-days\/","title":{"rendered":"67 Moments in Mandela\u2019s life \u2013 Life after politics and last days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 Mandela announced he would be stepping down from public life on June 1, 2004; a year after he established the Mandela Rhodes Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 In 2009, he votes for the fourth time in his life; he attended the inauguration of President Jacob Zuma on May 9 and witnessed Zuma&#8217;s first State of the Nation address.<\/span><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 He was formally presented with the Fifa World Cup trophy before it embarked on a tour of South Africa in 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/oK_WJNLP7PQ' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 During the final of the FIFA World Cup, he made a surprise appearance at the final in Soweto.<\/span><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 His second book,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><i style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px\">Conversations with Myself<\/i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>was published on October 12, 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 He meets the South African and American football teams that played in the Nelson Mandela Challenge match in November 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 First signs of his ill health; he was admitted to hospital in Johannesburg and discharged after two nights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 On June 27, 2011 his book<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><i style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px\">Nelson Mandela by Himself: the Authorised Book of Quotations<\/i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>is launched.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 America\u2019s First Lady, Michelle Obama, and her daughters paid him a visit on June 21, 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 Planning to spend more time at a place where he grew up, he spent his 93rd birthday with family and friends in Qunu. He spent Christmas in the Eastern Cape the same year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 He was officially counted during South Africa\u2019s Census in 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 He was admitted to hospital on February 25, 2012 and discharged the next day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 He celebrated his 94th Birthday in Qunu, the Eastern Cape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 In December 2012, he was admitted to hospital as he suffered from a lung infection. His stay in hospital prompted the family to suggest that he moves to Johannesburg, closer to the health care he needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 He spends New Year\u2019s Day with members of his family in Johannesburg<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 On March 9, 2013, he was dmitted to hospital<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 On March 10, 2013, he was discharged from hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 On March 27, 2103 he was admitted to hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 On April 6, 2013 he was discharged from hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 On June 8, he was rushed to a hospital in Pretoria.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Jk9MNBx8LJw' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 During his stay in hospital, his longtime friend, Andrew Mlangeni urges the family and friends to let Madiba go.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 On Wednesday June 26, President Jacob Zuma cancelled his trip to Mozambique after visiting Mandela in hospital.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 On July 18, 2013 he spent his 95th birthday in hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 He was discharged from hospital September 1, after the doctors said they wanted him to receive care from his home in Johannesburg.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman';font-size: medium;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: normal;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;float: none;background-color: #ffffff\">\u00b7 Nelson Mandela passed away on December 5, 2013 and he was given a State Funeral in Qunu on December 15, 2014.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; 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