{"id":50639,"date":"2013-12-06T10:40:37","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T09:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=50639"},"modified":"2013-12-06T10:40:37","modified_gmt":"2013-12-06T10:40:37","slug":"nelson-mandela-the-world-mourns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/nelson-mandela-the-world-mourns\/","title":{"rendered":"Nelson Mandela: The World Mourns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nelson Mandela has died aged 95. The former president of South Africa is being mourned the world over and social media is playing host to an outpouring of grief.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As the news broke, people took to their preferred social networks to share the story and pay their respects. Cision Social Media reveals the story had a peak of nearly 3.5m mentions at 10pm, and has been shared over 10 million times since last night.<\/p>\n

Mandela\u2019s impact on the world is undeniable and the regional breakdown of the social media mentions covers countries as disparate as the USA, Argentina, Morocco, Thailand, Turkey, China, Iraq and, of course, South Africa. This top level graph is perhaps more of a reflection of how ingrained social media is in each country, rather than how significant the story is to the different nations\u2019 people.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Seen as a driving force behind efforts of world peace, Mandela commanded huge respect both in life and now in death. South African President Jacob Zuma said<\/a> Mandela\u2019s death is, \u2018the moment of our deepest sorrow\u2019. He continued: \u2018Our nation has lost its greatest son; our people have lost a father\u2019.<\/p>\n

Some politicians took to Twitter to share their thoughts. David Cameron wrote<\/a>: \u2018A great light has gone out in the world. Nelson Mandela was a hero of our time\u2019. Ed Balls tweeted<\/a>: \u2018Seeing Nelson Mandela walking free is one of the great moments of my life – proving leadership and hope can triumph. Thank-you. RIP\u2019.<\/p>\n

Barack Obama tweeted:<\/p>\n

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President Obama remembers Nelson Mandela: “A man who took history in his hands and bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice.”<\/p>\n

\u2014 Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 5, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n