South Africa celebrates Mandela’s 94th birthday
Wednesday, 18 July 2012 05:19 Mabior Mach Regional >>> . Wednesday 18th July is former South African President Nelson Mandela's 94th birthday. In Soweto in South Africa, schoolchildren took to the streets to celebrate the birth of the man who liberated the country from apartheid rule. The day was officially declared as Mandela Day by the United Nations in 2009 in recognition of the achievements of the former South African President in working towards conflict resolution, democracy, human rights, peace, and reconciliation. As part of this year's activities, millions of people around the world are asked to dedicate 67 minutes of their day to community work and projects for the needy to mark Mandela's 67 years in active politics. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
