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MandelaTributes to a Global Icon

Edited by Toyin Falola

Carolina Academic PressDurham, North Carolina

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Copyright © 2014Toyin FalolaAll Rights Reserved

ISBN 978-1-61163-651-2Library of Congress Control Number: 2014946522

Carolina Academic Press700 Kent St.Durham, NC 27701Telephone (919) 489-7486Fax (919) 493-5668www.cap-press.com

Printed in the United States of America

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Suffering and Struggling: South Africa, Apartheid, and Nelson Mandela Toyin Falola

A Man of Conviction Shinzo AbeMadiba and the Foundation Tade Akin Aina I Have Lost a Dear Friend Kofi AnnanTata, A Great Reformer Joyce BandaA Prayer for Divine Gifts Jorge Mario BergoglioA Great Leader Tony BlairA True Global Hero David CameronMandela, the Creator of Hope Jimmy CarterMandela and the Fight Against HIV/AIDS Joana CasasMandela, Africans, and Cubans Raúl CastroThe Power of Truth Margaret ChanFreedom in Forgiving Bill ClintonA Hero in Our Hearts and Minds Abdou Salam DialloTata and I F.W. de Klerk

Mandela: A Pan-African Hero Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma A Moral Leader William HagueA Lion of Humanitarian Causes Daisaku IkedaMandela Changed the Course of History Jesse JacksonA Source of Inspiration Goodluck JonathanAn Icon of Our Time Hamid KarzaiThe Power of Hope Uhuru KenyattaA Stranger to Hate John KerryLet Us Dream and Work Together Ban Ki-MoonA Praise Poem for Nelson Mandela Thabo MbekiA Wise, Warm-Hearted, and Humorous Man Angela MerkelHis Immortality Will Echo Down the Ages Kgalema MotlantheThe Icon of African Liberation Robert MugabeA Powerful Source of Inspiration The Muslim Brotherhood of EgyptA Moral Leader of the Highest Order Benjamin NetanyahuHe Belongs to the Ages Barack ObamaA Legacy of Love and Partnership Nancy PelosiA Remembrance of Madiba Mamphela RampheleFeelings of Pain and Sorrow Dilma RousseffA Loss to Africa and India Manmohan SinghWe Can Change the World Aung San Suu KyiWe Thank God for Madiba Desmond Tutu

Part A: Mandela in Politics: World Leaders and Public Figures Memorialize Madiba

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Three Lessons from Mandela Peter WeissWe Dare Not Drop the Baton Mandela Has Handed to Us Helen ZilleNelson Mandela, Akekho Ofana Naye Jacob Zuma

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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Michael O. AfolayanA Lesson in Political Greatness Anthony AkinolaMandela, the World’s Iconic Figure A.B. & Yvette AssensohMandela’s Image Looms Large Tunde BabaweleHamba Kahle, Tatomkhulu Madiba Saleem BadatLeading from the Back Andrew BarnesMadiba’s Constitution Russel H. BotmanA Man of Rain, Thunder, and Lightning Barbara BrownMandela’s Heroic Life and Death Tshepo Masango ChéryLessons from Mandela’s Life Selwyn R. CudjoeThe Peaceful “Trouble!” Amatoritsero EdeThe Rainbow Nation Robert FineThe Legend Tyler Fleming Mandela, My Countryman Nadine GordimerThe Greatest Leader and Peacemaker of Our Time Bessie House-SoremekunMandela’s Humanity Cacee HoyerThree Lessons From Mandela’s Life Bonny IbhawohMandela and the Global Fight for Freedom Xavier LivermonNot Even Madiba Was Great Enough! Obadiah Mailafia

South Africa’s Finest Son Paul MaylamA Transformational Leader Thomas McClendonA Humble and Loyal Servant Thandika MkandawireMandela as the Public Face of the A.N.C. Sifiso Mxolisi NdlovuIf He Is a Man, Then What Are We? Besi Brillian Muhonja & Oby ObyerodhyamboThe Passing of a World Leader Victor OguejioforNelson Mandela: The Man Before the Myth Olusanya Olufemi OshaTo the Ages: A Tribute to Nelson Mandela James A. PritchettMore Than an Inspirational Freedom Fighter Maxi SchoemanLessons from Mandela Kelebogile SetiloaneForgiveness and Freedom Jonny SteinbergA Tribute to Mandela’s Heroic Life and Death Samuel Zalanga

The Mythical Figure Zackie AchmatThe Irish Connection Gerry AdamsThe Great Bond Mangosuthu ButheleziMy Friend, Who Cared for Us All Amina CachaliaDialogue: The Key Legacy Jessie DuarteNelson Mandela and the Anti-Apartheid Movement Peter HainAppraising a Legend James HamilThe Politest of Men Douglas HurdA.N.C.’s Faustian Pact Sold Out South Africa’s Poorest Ronnie KasrilsMandela Lives On! Toyin Falola

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Part B: Mandela in History: Scholars on His Legacy

Part C: Mandela in the Media: Journalists and Activists

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A Politician and Fellow Prisoner Mac MaharajOur Greatest and Most Courageous LeaderJustice MalalaMandela Has Been Sanitised by Hypocrites and ApologistsSeumas MilneA Beacon for Black Britain, Too Hugh MuirA Commanding and Committed Figure Benjamin Pogrund‘He Looked Great in a Dressing Gown’ Albie SachsThe Sacrifices of Struggle Gillian SlovoThe Towering Figure of Africa’s Struggle David SmithNot a Saint Helen Suzman His Quiet Charisma Was Awe-Inspiring Alan Titchmarsh

A Giant of History Julius O. Adekunle Some Live Charged Lives Aderonke Adesola AdesanyaRolihlahla: A Poem Adeshina AfolayanMotifs of Honor for Madiba Kunle Filani Madiba! dele jegedeA Walk Through the Hearth Peju LayiwolaOde to Papa Afrika Akin Ogundiran“A Caring God:” A Poem for Madiba Tanure OjaideThree Poems for Mandela: One Moyo OkedijiThree Poems for Mandela: Two Moyo OkedijiThree Poems for Mandela: Three Moyo OkedijiA Tiwara Tribute Bridget A. Teboh

The Politics of Mourning Erik BähreThe Eloquence of a Reflective Silence Jean and John ComaroffRethinking the Past Stephen EllisColoureds in Racial Limbo Monica MarkLet’s Not Mourn a Myth Matt MeyerOn the Death of a (Benign) Revolutionary Bert OlivierIs a Nigerian Mandela a Possibility? Ayo OlukotunA Radical, Not a Revolutionary Gary YoungeIf Mandela Had Won, He Wouldn’t Be Seen as a Hero Slavoj Žižek

Front Matter

Introduction

Part A

Part B

Part C

Part D

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Part D: Mandela in Verse: Poetry and Tributes

Part E: Post-Mandela: After Madiba

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Image Credits

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South African flag. 31 October 2008. Image courtesy of Chris Eason.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

O n December 5, 2013, Nelson Rolihlahla Man-dela joined his ancestors. As in life, his death

became a global event, and eulogies flooded in like a heavy downpour, in quantities and qualities that are unprecedented in African history. His burial on De-cember 15th was witnessed all over the world, thanks to the global media. The entire African continent was united, in what can be described as a temporary rebirth of Pan-Africanism. A very small number of the eulogies are included in this book, some written when his death was the most dominant piece of news, and some commis-sioned after his death. I have to thank all those who felt the need to put their emotions on paper, in verse and prose. Photographers and artists joined to form a powerful team to honor a great man. Some are older images; about a dozen are specially commissioned for this book. I am grateful to you all. Mandela’s life reinforces the adage that character makes a person. A courageous fighter, an honest and tireless worker, an original thinker, the Madiba, as he was popularly called, put people at the center of his activities. It was clear that the progress of his country and its people was the motivation for his behavior, actions, and decisions. Without the passion, hard work, and commitment of Ms. Jamie DeAngelo, who served as the manager of this project, this book would not have seen the light of day. She was efficient in reaching out to the contributors, determining when and how to seek copyrights, making the requests for photographs, and obtaining permissions to print. I cannot thank you enough, Jamie. I imagine that, even in death, Mandela can still speak to us. As I walked on Nelson Mandela Street in Pretoria, I stood still on one spot and I imagined that he has composed, still fresh in heaven, a poem to caution us, his own way of joining me to express gratitude to Jamie and all the contributors:

Everything that glitters is not goldEven the materials on the tomb in which I sleep for Good are not made of gold and ivory, as the world has been toldTransient objects, the sign of the fakeness of those left

behindNot the wholeness of my spirit.Knowledge takes time — now I knowI wander in an unseen worldWondering about my works’ rewardsAwaiting the day of judgmentI worried on earth about heavenIn heaven I think about earthThough I am banned from re-entry.Youth is the foundation of lifeOld age is the triumph of youthSearch not for lost days Repair not your old ageIf the late days are crippledTo youth belongs all the blame.When the world rotsIt is not the whole worldOnly one of the worldsApartheid’s rot does not doom the world.Still posing? Still boasting?Exploiting men and women?Take a break to visit my graveThe flesh is no more — the bones have decayedSo shall it be your turnWhen the body you now adornWill disintegrateApartheid’s curse and humanity’s crossMerge into the cul de sac of death.

Toyin Falola,Pretoria, March 2, 2014

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