The President of the Republic pays tribute to the symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle and Father of the democracy in South Africa, Nelson Mandela aka "Madiba".

President Michel Martelly, learned with great emotion the death of the symbol of the struggle against apartheid, Nelson Mandela, at the age of 95 years, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013.

The President added his voice to the people and Government of Haiti to pay tribute to this iconic politician who, by his keen sense of tolerance and selflessness was able to endorse the great republican values ​​in favor of democracy in South Africa.

"Mandela is not only the Father of Democracy in South Africa, it is the symbol of democracy and like any symbol, it is not dead. It is present in all of us and guide us by his lifestyle, his courage and faith in the true struggle for equality between Men, races and Nations," recalled the Head of State which presents, on behalf of Haiti, its most sincere condolences to the family of former President Nelson Mandela (1994-1999), to his friends and relatives, to the people and Government of South Africa in general.

HL/ HaitiLibre