全美各地向曼德拉致敬

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12月6日,纽约股票交易所(New York Stock Exchange)悬挂的南非和美国国旗下半旗,向12月5日逝世的南非第一位黑人总统纳尔逊∙曼德拉(Nelson Mandela)致敬。
19世纪80年代,国际社会对南非实施金融制裁,支持曼德拉为结束南非种族隔离政策进行的斗争。
12月5日,欧巴马总统发表电视讲话,赞赏曼德拉树立了启迪人心的典范,说明人类不受恐惧的左右,在希望的指引下可以成就的事业。
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Mandela Honored Across the United States
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On December 6, the flags of South Africa and United States fly at half-staff on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange to honor Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, who died December 5.
In the 1980s, financial sanctions imposed by the international community supported Mandela’s fight to end apartheid in his nation.
Mandela was hailed by President Obama in a December 5 televised address as an inspirational example of “what human beings can do when they’re guided by their hopes and not by their fears.”
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