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Indyplus video: Obama's tribute to Mandela and historic handshake with Raul Castro

 

Tuesday 10 December 2013 22:32 GMT
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Barack Obama said that Nelson Mandela "makes me want to be a better man", at the late President's memorial service in Johannesburg, where world leaders gathered for a final farewell to the former South African president and its nation's hero:

President Obama shook hands with his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro in a landmark moment for the two countries at Nelson Mandela's memorial service. Watch the historical encounter below:

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