Nelson Mandela is buried at his home in Qunu

The state funeral for Nelson Mandela ended at 11:50 hours in Qunu village in southeastern South Africa where he spent his childhood , and gave way to the funeral to bury the remains of the former . The funeral , which lasted just over two hours and ended later than expected , it was an emotional ceremony inside a large marquee on the grounds of Mandela before some 5,000 people, including the family of the president and leaders of different countries. The family, South African President Jacob Zuma , former president of close friends and others are accessing Mandela clan cemetery , while the rest of the guests will stay in the tent , according to the official program of the funeral , to officiate in the strictest privacy and will last a couple of hours. Also, the coffin is being taken to a military cemetery in procession. Then the South African flag covering the coffin will be removed , soldiers take up positions to guard the coffin and the national anthem will sound . Then , a total of 21 gun salute will be fired in honor of the hero who fought the racist regime of " apartheid " and South African fighter jets fly over the sky in honor of the former Qunu . Then follow the interpretation of the tune "The Last Post" , with which traditionally pays tribute to fallen soldiers , and military guards the coffin abandon their posts , according to the official program released by the Government . Finally, the Methodist Bishop Don Dabula , chaplain of the family, give his blessing to the remains of the former , which will be buried in Qunu , where Mandela was happy and where , by express desire, asked to rest forever. Nelson Mandela died Dec. 5 at his home in Johannesburg surrounded by his family , after a long convalescence for respiratory problems.

• 2013-12-15T16:12:23+00:00
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