NELSON MANDELA: LIVE TWEETS AND MESSAGES FOR PASSING OF NELSON MANDELA

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         The British Prime Minister David Cameron has signed the condolence book for Nelson Mandela at South Africa House in London - outside which campaigners maintained a determined protest during the apartheid era. He wrote: "The cause of fighting for freedom and against discrimination, your struggle for justice, your triumph against diversity - these things will inspire generations to come. And through all of this your generosity, compassion and profound sense of forgiveness have given us all lessons to learn and live by."

         
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         Nate in Hong Kong 
         texts: His moral compass pointed out to millions around the world - a moral mandate strong enough to prompt defiance of leaders bent on propping up the apartheid regime.
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         "He bore his burdens with dignity and grace, and our world is better off because of his example," says former US president George W Bush. "This good man will be missed, but his contributions will live on forever."
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         Makhudu Sefara 
         tweets: street posters of #RIPNelsonMandela are being taken off by readers who want to keep them as mementos.
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3. Makhudu Sefara 
   tweets: street posters of #RIPNelsonMandela are being taken off by readers who want to keep them as mementos.
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   Fikru, Adama, Ethiopia 
   emails: We have lost our spiritual father. Your spirit be with us forever. God give Africa people like you.
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   The South African flag is flying at half mast alongside the union jack on Downing Street.
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   Kenneth Olubusi, Aberdeen, Scotland
   emails: As a black man, I am immensely grateful for Nelson Mandela sacrificing his life so that we, in particular, can stand tall in the society. Tribute to a man that epitomised courage and dignity, persistence and possibility for a free and equal society all around the world. He came, he saw and he conquered.
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   David Cameron, British Prime Minister
   tweets: "Thank you to the staff at South Africa House where I've signed the Nelson Mandela book of condolence."
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   India will observe five days of state mourning as a mark of respect for Nelson Mandela, the government in Delhi says.
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   Italian newspaper Il Giornale publishes an apology for the wrong headline in its report on Nelson's Mandela's death, in which it referred to him as "the father of apartheid". It says: "We apologise to our readers for the headline. It was a serious mistake"

   
10. Former boxing world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali has posted a tribute to Nelson Mandela on his Facebook page. What he will remember most, he says, "is that he was a man whose heart, soul and spirit could not be contained or restrained by racial and economic injustices, metal bars or the burden of hate and revenge".
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    Nasa 
    tweets: "In honor of Nelson Mandela, who died today, here is an image of South Africa from #ISS"

    
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    Liz in Suffolk 
    texts: My memory of Nelson Mandela will always be at the rugby World Cup when he put on a South African shirt to present cup to Francois Pienaar. A wonderful moment.
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    Amanda Statham, from a London tube station 
    tweets: "Notice board at Ealing Common brings a tear to the eye this morning #Mandela."

    
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    Denis Goldberg, a friend of Nelson Mandela and fellow anti-apartheid activist who spent more than two decades in jail, tells the BBC World Service: "I'm saddened his life has come to an end. But it hasn't come to an end - he lives in our constitution, our society, he lives in the comradeship that he always talked about."
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    Craig Woodhouse, UK journalist 
    tweets:"Strange to see - Parliament's Union Flag at half mast. #mandela

    
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    Muralee, Oxford, UK 
    emails: We should remember Nelson Mandela as the first President of the New South Africa, as opposed to referring to his colour; the very notion he fought against.
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    Nkosinathi Biko, the son of South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, tells the BBC World Service that Nelson Mandela was "the embodiment of hope for the world".
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    Daniel Akau in Juba, South Sudan
    emails: The death of Nelson Madiba Mandela not only reminds us of a man who fought for human rights and social justice for the liberation of South Africa but also the epitome of human good conscience that cares for entire well being of human beings worldwide regardless of colour, religion, tribe and status quo.
19. 0914: 
    The Chinese people are grieving over the loss of their "old friend" Nelson Mandela, China's Premier Li Keqiang says, according to the Xinhua news agency. "Mandela is not only admired by the South African people, but also respected by people from all over the world."
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    Nelson Mandela's death is being felt around the world. In Pakistan, the National Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution expressing grief and sorrow over the sad demise of Mr Mandela.
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    Walter in Nigeria 
    texts: Whenever Madiba is being talked about, I get very emotional to the point of tears. Today, I am actually shedding those tears.
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    Google Earth 
    tweets: "The Eiffel Tower has been lit up in the colours of the South African flag to grieve over Nelson Mandela's death."

    
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    In Cape Town and across South Africa flags are flying at half mast as the country marks Mr Mandela's passing.
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    The President of Cuba, Raul Castro - whose brother Fidel formed a strong bond with Nelson Mandela - says: "With deep sorrow I convey my heartfelt condolences for the passing away of Nelson Mandela for whom the Cuban people profess deep respect and admiration."
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    Mourners and members of the world's media are gathered outside the Soweto house of Mr Mandela
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    Ahmed Ngalawango in Ntcheu, Malawi
    emails: Nelson Mandela was a remarkable person, humble and modesty. He lived for others - a very selfless human being. I will miss you Madiba. May your soul rest in eternal peace.
27. Yvonne Chaka Chaka, a South African performer who sang at Mr Mandela's 85th birthday party has remembered how the former president told white and black South Africans "We ought to be working together," when he was released from prison in 1990. "It's going to take 1,000 years to get another man like that," she tells the BBC.
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    You can look back on Mr Mandela's extraordinary life in pictures in this BBC gallery.
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    Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme Mr Mandela was "always very respectful" even when they disagreed. "Iraq, Kosovo - it was intervention he disagreed with.. but there was a lot we agreed on," he says. "He was very grateful for the support the Labour Party gave him at the time the Conservatives were on the other side of the argument."
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    Nelson Mandela's former private secretary Zelda la Grange pays tribute to the late president. "Nelson Mandela did not demand loyalty, but he inspired profound and unwavering loyalty from everybody whose life he touched," she tells South Africa'sMail and Guardian.
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    And here's a shot from the township where people are marching and chanting.
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    Football's world governing body, Fifa, has said flags will be flown at half mast and a minute's silence will be observed before the next round of international matches, in tribute to Nelson Mandela.
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    The BBC's Will Ross in Soweto says there is a mood of sadness but also of celebration, with people singing liberation songs from the 1980s.
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    Prince Charles has added his words to the Queen's earlier tribute. He says Mr Mandela was "the embodiment of courage and reconciliation", adding: "The world has lost an inspired leader and a great man. My family and I are profoundly saddened and our thoughts and prayers are with his family."
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    Paul Boateng, a former British High Commissioner to South Africa, tells BBC World: "You always have to see Nelson Mandela as at the summit of a very special movement. That movement will survive him."
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    Doreen Lawrence on the Stephen Lawrence Trust's Twitter page 
    said: Mandela a man of justice and peace. Rest in peace." ~Baroness Lawrence #RIP #NelsonMandela #Mandela #Madiba...http://fb.me/2wPNT4uy7
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    A reminder that for the best of the BBC's coverage and the latest images from South Africa and the rest of the world, you can read our main story here.
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    People are gathering in Soweto where people chanted "Madiba", Nelson Mandela's clan name, as they heard news of his death. Here a man reads the news in The Star.
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    Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Nelson Mandela's death: "Nelson Mandela was a great figure. Even though he was imprisoned for a long time, there was no resentment in him. Nelson Mandela was a great reconciler, a true democrat and a unifying figure that must be remembered in the history of the world's politics."
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    The Queen describes the former South African president as someone who "worked tirelessly for the good of his country". She adds: "His legacy is the peaceful South Africa we see today." A statement issued by Buckingham Palace says: "Her Majesty remembers with great warmth her meetings with Mr Mandela and sends her sincere condolences to his family and the people of South Africa at this very sad time."
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    Chinese state media have paid tribute to an "old friend" of China. They describe Mr Mandela as an admirer of the Chinese communist revolution. You can read more here.
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    Russian President Vladimir Putin hails Nelson Mandela as "one of the greatest politicians in modern times". "Mandela, having gone through the most difficult ordeals, was committed to the end of his days to the ideals of humanism and justice."
43. 0734: 
    Welcome to our continuing coverage of the reaction to the death of Nelson Mandela who has died at age 95. You'll be able to read the best of the world media's coverage and tributes as they come in from around the world. For the early reaction as it happened on Thursday you can follow it as-it-happened here.