Nelson Mandela mourned

Nelson Mandela mourned

 Leader’s Thembu tribe preps Friday service Hundreds from the tribe journeyed to the Mandela family complex Thursday. ‘My grandfather was a freedom icon for the whole world, but we are trying to keep his legacy alive in our little place here,’ said Jongisiswe Dali, a grandson of the leader.

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Throngs line up Thursday to board buses in order to view late South African President Nelson Mandela's body as it lies in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa.

It was the turn of the Thembu tribe to mourn the South African lion. Nelson Mandela was descended from Thembu royalty, and in the tiny village of Mvezo, where he was born, hundreds from his tribe made the pilgrimage Thursday to the family complex set in rolling verdant hills overlooking the rain-swollen Mbashe River. "My grandfather was a freedom icon for the whole world, but we are trying to keep his legacy alive in our little place here," Mandela’s grandson, Jongisiswe Dali, told the Daily News. "Everything my grandfather stood for, we are trying to live up to that here."

lineups in Pretoria to pay respects to Mandela

People raise their hands as they pray for former South African President Nelson Mandela on Monday inside the compound where he was born in Mvezo, South Africa. A hero's send-off is being prepared for the leader who will be buried Sunday.

Navy officers guard the coffin of former South African President Nelson Mandela on Thursday. His body is lying in state for three days ahead of his burial Sunday.

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