Nelson Mandela’s Emotional Memorial — Watch The Livestream

President Obama, scores of other world leaders, and almost 100,000 other supporters were on hand on Dec. 10 in Johannesburg, South Africa to remember the amazing life of Nelson Mandela.
In his 95 years on earth, Nelson Mandela led an extraordinary, inspiring life, so it’s only appropriate that on Dec. 10, countless world leaders — including President Barack Obama – traveled to Johannesburg, South Africa to honor Mandela during a massive, touching memorial service in the pouring rain.

The service was held FNB Stadium, and the arena’s 94,000 seats were all filled. In fact, it was estimated before the ceremony that more than 125,000 people would be in attendance to remember Mandela. Despite heavy rain, people were in a celebratory mood inside the stadium, cheering for Mandela’s life and blowing “vuvuzela” plastic horns.


59 heads of state from around the world were on hand, including President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle.

President Obama gave a touching speech about the legendary leader, calling him ”a giant of history who moved the nation toward justice and, in the process, moved billions around the world.” He also referred to Mandela as ”the last great liberator of the 20th century.” He concluded with, “While I will always fall short of Madiba’s example, he makes me want to be a better man. Let us search for his strength, let us search for his largeness of spirit somewhere inside of ourselves.”

FNB Stadium has personal significance for Mandela. It was the last place he made a public appearance in 2010. He was there for the closing ceremony of the World Cup, during which he rode around on a cart and greeted all of the fans, further symbolizing hope and joy for all of South Africa.