The coffin is escorted inside the compound for his funeral ceremony in Qunu on December 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / GCIS HO / ELMOND-JIYANE
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US TV host Oprah Winfrey (C) arrives for the funeral ceremony of South African former president Nelson Mandela in Qunu on December 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / GCIS HO / SIBONGILE NGALWA
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US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson (left) with Zambia's President Kenneth Kaunda during the state funeral in Qunu on December 13, 2013. AFP PHOTO / EDMOND JIYANE
Britain's Prince Charles with King of the Xhosa tribe Zwelonke Sigcau (L) during the state funeral in Qunu on December 13, 2013. AFP PHOTO / EDMOND JIYANE
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South African Minister of Public Service Lindiwe Sisulu is comforted as she arrives for the funeral ceremony in Qunu on December 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / GCIS HO /ELMOND-JIYANE
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Relatives and guests at the funeral ceremony in Qunu on December 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / POOL / ODD ANDERSEN
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Widow of Mandela Graca Machel (right), ex-wife Winnie Mandela (left) and South African President Jacob Zuma (R) at the funeral in Qunu on December 13, 2013. AFP PHOTO / KOPANO TLAPE
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Nelson Mandela's granddaughter, Nandi Mandela, speaks during the funeral ceremony in Qunu on December 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / GCIS HO / KOPANO TLAPE
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British entrepreneur Richard Branson (R) and US TV host Oprah Winfrey at the funeral ceremony in Qunu on December 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / POOL / ODD ANDERSEN
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The Eiffel Tower is seen in the distance as people hold candles during a tribute to the late South African President Nelson Mandela on the Parvis des droits de l'homme (Human Rights square) in central Paris on December 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS GUILLOT
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British actor Idris Elba leaves the funeral ceremony in Qunu on December 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / POOL / ODD ANDERSEN
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People take pictures as the coffin is carried on a gun carrier for a traditional burial during his funeral in Qunu on December 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / POOL / FELIX DLANGAMANDLA
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The coffin is carried to the burial site in Qunu on December 13, 2013. AFP PHOTO / EDMOND JIYANE
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The coffin of South African former president Nelson Mandela is carried on a gun carrier for a traditional burial during his funeral in Qunu on December 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / POOL / FELIX DLANGAMANDLA
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A Xhosa tribe member dances as the coffin of South African former President Nelson Mandela is carried to his burial site during his state funeral in Qunu on December 15, 2013. MAFP PHOTO / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE
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Xhosa tribe members dance as the coffin of South African former President Nelson Mandela is carried to his burial site during his state funeral in Qunu on December 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE
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Mandela's family members arrive at the burial site in Qunu on December 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / EDMOND JIYANE
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Members of Mandela's family at the burial on December 13, 2013 in Qunu. AFP PHOTO / EDMOND JIYANE
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The coffin is carried to the burial site in Qunu on December 13, 2013. AFP PHOTO / EDMOND JIYANE
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The coffin is carried to the burial site in Qunu on December 13, 2013. AFP PHOTO / EDMOND JIYANE
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The coffin is carried to the burial site in Qunu on December 13, 2013. AFP PHOTO / EDMOND JIYANE
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The coffin is carried to the burial site in Qunu on December 13, 2013. AFP PHOTO / EDMOND JIYANE
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A 21 gun salute is fired as the funeral procession carrying the coffin of South African President Nelson Mandela moves inside his compound for the funeral ceremony in Qunu on December 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / CARL DE SOUZA
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Smoke rises following the firing of canons during the funeral ceremony of South African President Nelson Mandela in Qunu on December 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / GIANLUIGI GUERCIA
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Ex-wife Winnie Mandela (R) comforts Graca Machel (C), Mandela's widow during the burial in Qunu on December 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / EDMOND JIYANE
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Officers pay their respects at the burial site in Qunu on December 13, 2013. AFP PHOTO / EDMOND JIYANE
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South Africans celebrate as the coffin is buried in Qunu on December 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / CARL DE SOUZA