It was a memorial service like no other. Who else could possibly bring together leaders like UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and Barack Obama, and seat them all in a stadium in the pouring rain?
The ceremony for former South African President Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg made waves on social media today, dominating worldwide trending topics and news coverage, with #MandelaMemorial becoming the rallying point for live tweets from the FNB stadium, comments over the dignitaries and messages of remembrance. It also saw some interesting events from a political standpoint — from Obama shaking the hand of Cuban President Raúl Castro to the US President and his wife gaining a warmer reception from the crowd than South Africa’s current President Zuma.
No ad to show here.
While the ceremony ran for hours and saw numerous speeches and performances, we’ve rounded up a few of the highlights from social media.
