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UN chief mourns passing of Nelson Mandela

Updated: 2013-12-06 06:53

(Xinhua)

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UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Thursday mourned the passing of former South African President Nelson Mandela and gave his "deepest condolence" to the family of Mandela and the people of South Africa and Africa as a whole.

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