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South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer

Date
8 Dec 2013
Updated
30 Sep 2019
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer

Millions of South Africans attended church services   where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela  and pray for the future of South Africa following the death of Mandela, the country’s first black president. South Africans of all races mourned the death of Nelson Mandela with an outpouring of prayers from churches all over the country. President Jacob Zuma attended a service together with Winnie Madikizela - Mandela at the Bryanston Methodist Church in Johannesburg to celebrate the life of Nelson Mandela.

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  1. 01Independent Online Newspaper, South Africans join in prayers of remembrance, 9 December 2013, Url number https://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/news/south-africans-join-in-prayers-of-remembrance-1619025, Date Accessed: 15 November 2016.
  2. 02The Guardian, Nelson Mandela: national day of prayer for country's 'guiding light', Url number https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/08/nelson-mandela-south-africans-national-day-of-prayer, Date Accessed: 15 November 2016.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2016, November 30). South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0122430

South African History Online (2016) 'South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer', South African History Online, 30 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0122430 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).

South African History Online, South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0122430, (accessed 8 August 2026).

"South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer." South African History Online, 30 Nov. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0122430. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer." South African History Online. November 30, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0122430.

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