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Former South African leader Nelson Mandela was laid to rest Dec. 15, 2013, in Qunu.

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Crowds gather by a statue of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Parliament Square in central London December 15, 2013. South Africa buried Nelson Mandela on Sunday, closing one chapter in its tortured history and opening another in which the multi-racial democracy he founded will have to discover if it can thrive without its central pillar.

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Nelson Mandela's daughter, Makaziwe Mandela, left, and South African Public Minister Lindiwe Sisulu arriver for former South African President Nelson Mandela's funeral service in Qunu, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013.

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu, centre, arrives for the funeral ceremony of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Qunu December 15, 2013.

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Family members attend the funeral service for former South African President Nelson Mandela in Qunu, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013.FELIX DLANGAMANDLA

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Members of the ANC women's league sing during former South African President Nelson Mandela's funeral service in Qunu, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013.

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South African President Jacob Zuma wipes his eyes while sitting next to Nelson Mandela’s widow Graca Machel during former South African President Nelson Mandela's funeral service in Qunu, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013.

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In this video frame frame, Oprah Winfrey sits with her partner Stedman Graham, left, and British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson watch South African President Nelson Mandela's funeral service in Qunu, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013.

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Youngsters write tribute messages to former South Africa President Nelson Mandela during a public screening at the Orlando stadium in the Soweto township, Johannesburg, of his funeral in Qunu, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013.

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Mourners follow on big screen the burial ceremony of former South African President Nelson Mandela in his hometown Qunu, South Africa, Sunday Dec. 15, 2013.

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A group of friends watch a television showing the funeral service of former South Africa President Nelson Mandela backdropped by a painting of him in a coffee shop in the Soweto township, Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013.

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A young boy watches the funeral of former South African president Nelson Mandela on big screens installed in front of the Cape Town City Hall, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013.

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In this video frame frame, military officers prepare to lift South African President Nelson Mandela's casket following his funeral service in Qunu, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013.

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Guests attending the funeral service for former South African President Nelson Mandela take cell phone photos and watch as Mandela's casket is taken to its burial place in Qunu, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013.

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Presidential guards stand at attention as they wait to take former South African President Nelson Mandela's casket to his burial site following his funeral service in Qunu, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013.

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In this video frame grab, military officers escort former South African President Nelson Mandela's casket as it arrives at his burial site following his funeral service in Qunu, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013.

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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, right, Nelson Mandela's former wife, and Nelson Mandela’s widow Graca Machel, centre, walk from the funeral service to the burial site of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Qunu, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013.

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The coffin of South African former president Nelson Mandela is carried on a gun carriage for a traditional burial in after the funeral ceremony in Qunu December 15, 2013.

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In this video frame grab, Brigadier General Reverend Monwabisi Jamangile, Chaplain-General of the South African National Defence force, and other military officers stand at attention over former South African President Nelson Mandela's casket at his burial site following his funeral service in Qunu, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013.

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A woman carrying wood on her head takes a moment as she looks at former South African president Nelson Mandela's poster with tribute messages Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013.

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A giant electronic screen on a building displays a tribute message for former South African president Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013.

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