Lech Walesa to attend Mandela tribute
PR dla Zagranicy
Peter Gentle
09.12.2013 15:10
UPDATED - Lech Walesa will join Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski representing Poland at tomorrow’s memorial ceremony for South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela.
People march and sing old struggle songs on Vilikazi street, near the former home of Nelson Mandela and his wife Winnie, in Soweto, 06 Decembe. People all over the world were paying tribute to late former South African president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nelson Mandela on 06 December as they reflected on his long walk to freedom and his enduring legacy. The anti-Apartheid icon died after a long illness 05 December at the age of 95: photo - EPA/TJ LEMON
The service will take place at the 95, 000-seat stadium in Soweto, the township which was at the centre of the anti-apartheid struggle.
More than 70 world leaders are expected to attend the ceremony, including US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron. (mk)