On
5
December
2013
,
Nelson
Mandela
,
the
first
President
of
South
Africa
elected
in
a
fully
representative
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,
died
at
the
age
of
95
after
suffering
from
a
prolonged
respiratory
infection
.
He
died
at
around
20
:
50
local
time
(
UTC
+
2
)
at
his
home
inHoughton
,
Johannesburg
,
South
Africa
,
surrounded
by
his
family
.
[
1
]
His
death
was
announced
by
President
Jacob
Zuma
.
[
1
]
[
2
]
Reactions
from
governments
,
international
organizations
,
and
notable
individuals
,
gained
worldwide
media
coverage
.
South
Africa
observed
a
national
mourning
period
of
10
days
.
During
this
time
numerous
memorial
services
were
conducted
across
the
country
.
The
official
memorial
service
was
held
at
FNB
Stadium
,
Johannesburg
,
on
10
December
.
His
body
lay
in
state
at
theUnion
Buildings
in
Pretoria
from
11
to
13
December
2013
.
A
state
funeral
was
held
on
15
December
2013
in
Qunu
in
the
Eastern
Cape
province
,
where
his
body
was
buried
.
President
Jacob
Zuma
announced
Mandela's
death
on
national
television
on
5
December
2013
at
23
:
45
local
time
.
