US President Barack Obama received a
huge ovation as he arrived an hour late Tuesday at an emotional memorial
service for South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.
Danish Prime Minister Helle
Thorning-Schmidt (L), US President Barack Obama (C) and First Lady Michelle
Obama attending the memorial service for late South African President Nelson
Mandela at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg
Obama, scheduled to deliver a
personal tribute at the event, was delayed as his motorcade struggled through
the rain-soaked route to the Soweto World Cup stadium.
The memorial event was marred by
heavy rainfall which began in the early morning.
Obama and his wife Michelle had
arrived at Waterkloof air force base near Pretoria after a 16-hour flight on
Air Force One from Washington.
They flew in with former president
George W. Bush and his wife Laura, while two other former presidents, Bill
Clinton and Jimmy Carter travelled separately.
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