Mandela, Man of the People, Farewell.

Rest In Peace Great Mandela! We will continue by your good examples. We miss you.

Last Siting of Madiba forever....so long Comrade

Last Siting of Madiba forever....so long Comrade

Former South African president Nelson Mandela's body has been buried at a family plot in Qunu following his state funeral service today.

Former South African president Nelson Mandela's body has been buried at a family plot in Qunu following his state funeral service today. This comes after Mandela died on 5 December aged 95, marking the tenth day of his commemoration. According to the BBC, about 4500 people including foreign dignitaries and the likes of the Prince of Wales and Oprah Winfrey were in attendance at the service which took place inside a specially erected marquee. Archbishop Desmond Tutu was also present despite having earlier said he had cancelled his flight because he wasn't invited. Various speakers paid tribute to Mandela while his widow Graca Machel and his former wife Winnie-Madikizela Mandela listened sitting on either side of president Jacob Zuma. Mandela's friend, Ahmed Kathrada, with whom he spent many years in prison on Robben Island recalled holding Mandela's hand the last time he saw him in hospital. "Farewell my dear brother, my mentor, my leader," said Kathrada. Malawian president Joyce Banda praised Machel and Madikizela Mandela for their love and tolerance. Zuma praised Mandela as a pillar of strength and beacon of hope for anyone fighting for a "just world order". "Whilst the long walk to freedom has ended in the physical sense, our own journey continues," said Zuma. Former Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda (89) also paid tribute to Mandela. The Mandela family reportedly requested privacy for the traditional Xhosa part of the burial during which an ox will be slaughtered and a family elder will talk "to the body's spirit" at the coffin which has been draped with a lion's skin.

Mandela's Coffin arrives at the Union Buildings in Pretoria...

Mandela's Coffin arrives at the Union Buildings in Pretoria... His body will lie in state at the seat of South Africa's government, till Friday.

GREAT MANDELA

GREAT MANDELA. LIKE MANDELA, WE DESIRE TO CREATE AN INDISPENSABLE LEGACY SO THAT POSTERITY & HISTORY WILL GIVE US A RIGHT VERDICT SEE HOW EVERY BODY ARE MOURNING HIS DEATH, SO CALLED NIGERIAN AND AFRICAN LEADERS WHO FORCES THEMSELVES TO POWER TO LOOT PUBLIC MONEY SHOULD LEAN A LOT FROM THE LIFE OF THIS HUMANITARIAN AND SELFLESS ICON HE LIVED A LIFE WORTHY OF EMULATION INDEED THE DEATH OF MANDELA IS GREAT LOSE,SLEEP WELL MY HERO MAY GOD BE WITH YOU TILL BE MEET AGAIN- By CHUDDY UGORJI

President Of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan My dear friends on facebook, the news of the passing of the great Nelson Mandela

Goodluck Jonathan My dear friends on facebook, the news of the passing of the great Nelson Mandela to ancestorhood has left Africa and the rest of humanity with a deep feeling of loss. Never in recent living memory has a leader mobilized the consciousness of human existence to the cause of freedom and the advancement of world civilization as did Mandela. By his exemplary life of humility and high inclusivity, the former president enshrined a beacon of hope for the hopeless and gave power to the powerless in the world as we know it today. He was a man who planted trees whose shade he knew he would never physically enjoy but was nonetheless satisfied that the trees would provide some shade for the living. As humanity looks into the future, the Mandela story will remain a most outstanding example of compassion, forgiveness and progress. Because of the work of Mandela and his compatriots, humanity now looks forward to a better world in the centuries ahead. Adieu, our leader Mandela! GEJ

Nelson Mandela's memorable moments

A chief's son. Pioneer. Revolutionary. Prisoner. Statesman. Elder. Few modern-day world leaders are revered as much as Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. Then again, few can lay claim to a life like Mandela's. His father had a premonition when he granted his son the birth name, Rolihlahla — which roughly translates to "pull a tree branch" or, colloquially, "troublemaker." Mandela's legacy encompasses innumerable accomplishments that changed nations. Scroll through to see 10 defining moments.