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Mand el a
Tributes to a Global Icon
Edited by Toyin Falola
Carolina Academic Press
Durham, North Carolina
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Toyin Falola
All Rights Reserved
ISBN 978-1-61163-651-2
Library of Congress Control Number: 2014946522
Carolina Academic Press
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Durham, NC 27701
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments ix Mandela: A Pan-African Hero 47
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
Introduction A Moral Leader
William Hague
53
Suffering and Struggling: South Africa, A Lion of Humanitarian Causes 55
Apartheid, and Nelson Mandela 1 Daisaku Ikeda
Toyin Falola Mandela Changed the Course of History 57
Jesse Jackson
A Source of Inspiration 59
Part A: Mandela in Politics: Goodluck Jonathan
World Leaders and Public An Icon of Our Time
Hamid Karzai
61
Figures Memorialize Madiba The Power of Hope 63
Uhuru Kenyatta
A Man of Conviction 17 A Stranger to Hate 65
Shinzo Abe John Kerry
Madiba and the Foundation 19 Let Us Dream and Work Together 67
Tade Akin Aina Ban Ki-Moon
I Have Lost a Dear Friend 21 A Praise Poem for Nelson Mandela 69
Kofi Annan Thabo Mbeki
Tata, A Great Reformer 23 A Wise, Warm-Hearted, and Humorous Man 71
Joyce Banda Angela Merkel
A Prayer for Divine Gifts 27 His Immortality Will Echo Down the Ages 73
Jorge Mario Bergoglio Kgalema Motlanthe
A Great Leader 29 The Icon of African Liberation 79
Tony Blair Robert Mugabe
A True Global Hero 31 A Powerful Source of Inspiration 81
David Cameron The Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt
Mandela, the Creator of Hope 33 A Moral Leader of the Highest Order 83
Jimmy Carter Benjamin Netanyahu
Mandela and the Fight Against HIV/AIDS 35 He Belongs to the Ages 85
Joana Casas Barack Obama
Mandela, Africans, and Cubans 37 A Legacy of Love and Partnership 87
Raúl Castro Nancy Pelosi
The Power of Truth 39 A Remembrance of Madiba 89
Margaret Chan Mamphela Ramphele
Freedom in Forgiving 41 Feelings of Pain and Sorrow 91
Bill Clinton Dilma Rousseff
A Hero in Our Hearts and Minds 43 A Loss to Africa and India 93
Abdou Salam Diallo Manmohan Singh
Tata and I 45 We Can Change the World 95
F.W. de Klerk Aung San Suu Kyi
We Thank God for Madiba 97
Desmond Tutu
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Three Lessons from Mandela 101 South Africa’s Finest Son 169
Peter Weiss Paul Maylam
We Dare Not Drop the Baton Mandela Has A Transformational Leader 173
Handed to Us 103 Thomas McClendon
Helen Zille A Humble and Loyal Servant 175
Nelson Mandela, Akekho Ofana Naye 105 Thandika Mkandawire
Jacob Zuma Mandela as the Public Face of the A.N.C. 179
Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu
If He Is a Man, Then What Are We? 189
Part B: Mandela in History: Besi Brillian Muhonja & Oby Obyerodhyambo
The Passing of a World Leader 193
Scholars
: on His Legacy Victor Oguejiofor
Nelson Mandela: The Man Before the Myth 197
Olusanya Olufemi Osha
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 113 To the Ages: A Tribute to Nelson Mandela 203
Michael O. Afolayan James A. Pritchett
A Lesson in Political Greatness 117 More Than an Inspirational Freedom Fighter 205
Anthony Akinola Maxi Schoeman
Mandela, the World’s Iconic Figure 119 Lessons from Mandela 207
A.B. & Yvette Assensoh Kelebogile Setiloane
Mandela’s Image Looms Large 121 Forgiveness and Freedom 209
Tunde Babawele Jonny Steinberg
Hamba Kahle, Tatomkhulu Madiba 123 A Tribute to Mandela’s Heroic Life and Death 213
Saleem Badat Samuel Zalanga
Leading from the Back 125
Andrew Barnes
Madiba’s Constitution
Russel H. Botman
127 Part C: Mandela in the Media:
A Man of Rain, Thunder, and Lightning 129 Journalists and Activists
Barbara Brown
Mandela’s Heroic Life and Death 131
Tshepo Masango Chéry The Mythical Figure 219
Lessons from Mandela’s Life 133 Zackie Achmat
Selwyn R. Cudjoe The Irish Connection 221
The Peaceful “Trouble!” 137 Gerry Adams
Amatoritsero Ede The Great Bond 223
The Rainbow Nation 139 Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Robert Fine My Friend, Who Cared for Us All 225
The Legend 143 Amina Cachalia
Tyler Fleming Dialogue: The Key Legacy 227
Mandela, My Countryman 147 Jessie Duarte
Nadine Gordimer Nelson Mandela and the Anti-Apartheid 229
The Greatest Leader and Peacemaker Movement
of Our Time 151 Peter Hain
Bessie House-Soremekun Appraising a Legend 233
Mandela’s Humanity 153 James Hamil
Cacee Hoyer The Politest of Men 237
Three Lessons From Mandela’s Life 155 Douglas Hurd
Bonny Ibhawoh A.N.C.’s Faustian Pact Sold Out 239
Mandela and the Global Fight for Freedom 159 South Africa’s Poorest
Xavier Livermon Ronnie Kasrils
Not Even Madiba Was Great Enough! 161 Mandela Lives On! 243
Obadiah Mailafia Toyin Falola
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A Politician and Fellow Prisoner
Mac Maharaj
247
Part E: Post-Mandela:
Our Greatest and Most Courageous Leader 249 After Madiba
Justice Malala
Mandela Has Been Sanitised by Hypocrites 253
and Apologists The Politics of Mourning 307
Seumas Milne Erik Bähre
A Beacon for Black Britain, Too 257 The Eloquence of a Reflective Silence 309
Hugh Muir Jean and John Comaroff
A Commanding and Committed Figure 259 Rethinking the Past 311
Benjamin Pogrund Stephen Ellis
‘He Looked Great in a Dressing Gown’ 261 Coloureds in Racial Limbo 313
Albie Sachs Monica Mark
The Sacrifices of Struggle 263 Let’s Not Mourn a Myth 315
Gillian Slovo Matt Meyer
The Towering Figure of Africa’s Struggle 267 On the Death of a (Benign) Revolutionary 319
David Smith Bert Olivier
Not a Saint 271 Is a Nigerian Mandela a Possibility? 321
Helen Suzman Ayo Olukotun
His Quiet Charisma Was Awe-Inspiring 273 A Radical, Not a Revolutionary 325
Alan Titchmarsh Gary Younge
If Mandela Had Won, He Wouldn’t Be 329
Seen as a Hero
Part D: Mandela in Verse: Slavoj Žižek
Poetry and Tributes Image Credits
A Giant of History 277
Julius O. Adekunle Front Matter 332
Some Live Charged Lives 281
Aderonke Adesola Adesanya Introduction 332
Rolihlahla: A Poem 283
Adeshina Afolayan Part A 332
Motifs of Honor for Madiba 285
Kunle Filani Part B 335
Madiba! 287
dele jegede Part C 340
A Walk Through the Hearth 289
Peju Layiwola Part D 342
Ode to Papa Afrika 291
Akin Ogundiran Part E 342
“A Caring God:” A Poem for Madiba 293
Tanure Ojaide
Three Poems for Mandela: One 297
Moyo Okediji
Three Poems for Mandela: Two 299
Moyo Okediji
Three Poems for Mandela: Three 301
Moyo Okediji
A Tiwara Tribute 303
Bridget A. Teboh
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South African flag. 31 October 2008. Image courtesy of Chris Eason.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
O n December 5, 2013, Nelson Rolihlahla Man-
dela joined his ancestors. As in life, his death
became a global event, and eulogies flooded in like a
Everything that glitters is not gold
Even the materials on the tomb in which I sleep for Good
are not made of gold and ivory, as the world has been told
heavy downpour, in quantities and qualities that are Transient objects, the sign of the fakeness of those left
unprecedented in African history. His burial on De- behind
cember 15th was witnessed all over the world, thanks Not the wholeness of my spirit.
to the global media. The entire African continent Knowledge takes time — now I know
was united, in what can be described as a temporary I wander in an unseen world
rebirth of Pan-Africanism. Wondering about my works’ rewards
A very small number of the eulogies are included Awaiting the day of judgment
in this book, some written when his death was the I worried on earth about heaven
most dominant piece of news, and some commis- In heaven I think about earth
sioned after his death. I have to thank all those who Though I am banned from re-entry.
felt the need to put their emotions on paper, in verse Youth is the foundation of life
and prose. Photographers and artists joined to form a Old age is the triumph of youth
powerful team to honor a great man. Some are older Search not for lost days
images; about a dozen are specially commissioned Repair not your old age
for this book. I am grateful to you all. If the late days are crippled
Mandela’s life reinforces the adage that character To youth belongs all the blame.
makes a person. A courageous fighter, an honest and When the world rots
tireless worker, an original thinker, the Madiba, as he It is not the whole world
was popularly called, put people at the center of his Only one of the worlds
activities. It was clear that the progress of his country Apartheid’s rot does not doom the world.
and its people was the motivation for his behavior, Still posing? Still boasting?
actions, and decisions. Exploiting men and women?
Without the passion, hard work, and commitment Take a break to visit my grave
of Ms. Jamie DeAngelo, who served as the manager The flesh is no more — the bones have decayed
of this project, this book would not have seen the So shall it be your turn
light of day. She was efficient in reaching out to the When the body you now adorn
contributors, determining when and how to seek Will disintegrate
copyrights, making the requests for photographs, Apartheid’s curse and humanity’s cross
and obtaining permissions to print. I cannot thank Merge into the cul de sac of death.
you enough, Jamie.
I imagine that, even in death, Mandela can still
speak to us. As I walked on Nelson Mandela Street Toyin Falola,
in Pretoria, I stood still on one spot and I imagined Pretoria, March 2, 2014
that he has composed, still fresh in heaven, a poem
to caution us, his own way of joining me to express
gratitude to Jamie and all the contributors:
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Introduction: South Africa,
Apartheid, and Nelson Mandela
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