How the web looked the day Nelson Mandela died: 55+ top sites transformed

The world is in mourning following the death of Nelson Mandela. The former South African president and renowned statesman passed away in his Johannesburg late on Thursday night, following a long battle with illness.

It is a mark of the esteem in which the freedom fighter turned statesman was held that sites from across the world paused to mark his passing in some way. Across the globe, his death has dominated news headlines, with many sites building specialist pages in order to do coverage of his death full justice. A number of corporate and retail sites meanwhile have also paid tribute to the man affectionately referred to by his clan name: Madiba.

From Microsoft’s banner announcement to Nando’s’ complete takeover, Memeburn has put together a snapshot of how sites across the web chose to remember the man who led South Africa out of apartheid and into a new democratic dispensation.

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