RIP Nelson Mandela

[Black]

 

A reliable source has revealed that Nelson Mandela’s life support machine was shut down and he has died in hospital aged 94. According to the source, the iconic Mandela died last night while he was still in hospital for the recurring lung infection that left him in critical condition for several days.

 

 

http://guardianlv.com/2013/06/nelson-mandela-life-support-shut-down-as-respected-humanitarian-dies-age-94/

 

 

Sad news, although not surprising.  

[pstall]

one of the giants in humanity. an amazing example of conviction and perserverance and humility.

[jasonluckydog]

RIP....If this is true.

 

 

Yahoo has no mention of it...

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Black]

RIP....If this is true.

 

 

Yahoo has no mention of it...

 

Yeah, I guess maybe it's unconfirmed.  He's been in bad shape for a while now.  

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

Unconfirmed. I think officially he is still on life support, but he's essentially gone from this world as we know it.

 

RIP to one of the most inspirational people of our time.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

i heard he hated 'merica

 

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

i heard he hated 'merica

 

Wouldn't blame anyone for hating America. 

[TheRed]

Can't find anything about this elsewhere. Just says he is on life support.

[Niner National]

Twitter i the only place I see anyone saying he has died.

[Hotsauce]

Well if the huddle reports it, it's true

[Jangler]

This was as of 9:01 am

 

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/27/world/africa/south-africa-mandela/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

 

The condition of South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has improved overnight, President Jacob Zuma said Thursday, as the eyes of the nation remain fixed on his progress.

Zuma, whose statement came after he visited Mandela in a hospital in Pretoria, said Mandela's medical team told him the former president "remains critical but is now stable."

"I canceled my visit to Mozambique today so that I can see him and confer with the doctors. He is much better today than he was when I saw him last night," Zuma said.

Earlier, Mandela's oldest daughter said that although her father is critically ill, he opens his eyes and responds to touch.

 

 

[Inimicus]

I just came back from Africa a couple of weeks back and his health was the topic of much discussion while I was there.  The southern half of that continent is going to shut down for a week when he passes. 

 

 

They love that man like nothing Ive ever seen before.

 

 

 

[bLACKpANTHER]

[Raskle]

Mandela is my generation's Martin Luther King... a great man who never gave up on his beliefs or his country, even when that country treated him worse than any human should be. He is a world-changer and a social stimulus unlike any other we've ever seen, and I doubt seriously we'll ever be gifted with a presence quite like his again.

 

All life passes eventually, but I sincerely hope he continues to recover. I'm not quite sure the world is ready to lose Mandela yet.