A Description of Nelson Mandelas Funeral Service - 654 Words

QUNU, South Africa — They gathered in the rolling green hills of the Eastern Cape on Sunday to return a son to his native soil: princes and presidents, chiefs and priests, celebrities and grandmothers, comrades and cellmates, here to bury Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. Multimedia Scenes From Mandela’s Funeral Service VIDEO: Mandela Buried in Home Village VIDEO: Video Notebook: Mandela Arrives Home INTERACTIVE FEATURE: The Life and Legacy of Nelson Mandela: 1918-2013 PHOTOGRAPHS: Honoring Mandela MULTIMEDIA FEATURE: Nelson Mandela’s Legacy: Full Coverage World Twitter Logo. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors Enlarge This Image South African Broadcasting Corporation Nelson Mandela’s flag-covered coffin at the burial site in Qunu, South Africa. â€Å"Whilst your long walk to freedom has ended in the physical sense, our own journey continues,† President Jacob G. Zuma declared in a eulogy for Mr. Mandela, a global emblem of struggle and reconciliation, at a state funeral in this far-flung village. â€Å"As you take your final steps, South Africa will continue to rise.† The ceremony began in a cavernous dome housing thousands with choirs and television cameras, prayers and memories. The funeral — the final parting after a series of celebrations and memorials that has consumed the land since Mr. Mandela died on Dec. 5 after months of illness and decline — left his country poised on the cusp of aShow MoreRelatedA Role Model Leadership, Nelson Mandela7546 Words   |  31 PagesNELSON MANDELA I choose Nelson Mandela as my role model leader. I analyzed Mandela’s leadership style and found his eight leadership best practices which I think every leader must learn and put into practice to become a real leader. Many of them come directly from his personal experiences and all of them are calibrated to cause the best kind of trouble; the trouble that forces us to ask how we can make the world a better place. Nelson Mandela’ s 8 leadership best practices and explanation whyRead MoreDeveloping Management Skills404131 Words   |  1617 PagesManager, Cover Visual Research Permissions: Karen Sanatar Manager Central Design: Jayne Conte Cover Art: Getty Images, Inc. Cover Design: Suzanne Duda Lead Media Project Manager: Denise Vaughn Full-Service Project Management: Sharon Anderson/BookMasters, Inc. Composition: Integra Software Services Printer/Binder: Edwards Brothers Cover Printer: Coral Graphics Text Font: 10/12 Weidemann-Book Credits and acknowledgments borrowed from other sources and reproduced, with permission, in this textbook