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Article: As Mandela fades, South Africa draws strength from his ideals; Mandela fades, but ideal endures ; As founding father grows frail, South Africans ask: 'Who will bind us?'
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- November 10, 2009
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CELIA W DUGGER
International Herald Tribune
11-10-2009
As Mandela fades, South Africa draws strength from his ideals; Mandela fades, but ideal endures ; As founding father grows frail, South Africans ask: 'Who will bind us?'
Byline: CELIA W DUGGER
Type: News
Nelson Mandela, 91, retains a vital place in South Africa's public consciousness. To many, he is still the symbol of leadership against which his successors are measured and often found wanting.
The icon is a very old man now. His hair is white, his body frail. Visitors say Nelson Mandela leans heavily on a cane when he walks into his study. He slips off his shoes, lowers himself into a stiff-backed chair and lifts each leg onto a ...