SOUTH KOREA: South Korea's Prime Minister Chung Hong-won and his entourage leave to attend a memorial ceremony for Nelson Mandela
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SOUTH KOREA: South Korea's Prime Minister Chung Hong-won and his entourage leave to attend a memorial ceremony for Nelson Mandela
- Title: SOUTH KOREA: South Korea's Prime Minister Chung Hong-won and his entourage leave to attend a memorial ceremony for Nelson Mandela
- Date: 8th December 2013
- Summary: INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA (DECEMBER 8, 2013) (REUTERS) ***FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF SOUTH KOREAN PRIME MINISTER, CHUNG HONG-WON, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WALKING OUT OF ELEVATOR CHUNG AND OFFICIALS TALKING OFFICIALS CHUNG SPEAKING VARIOUS OF CHUNG AND OFFICIALS TALKING SECURITY PERSONNEL WAITING OUTSIDE MEETING ROOM VARIOUS OF CHUNG AND OFFICIALS LEAVING, CHUNG WAVING HI
- Embargoed: 23rd December 2013 12:00
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- Location: Korea, Republic of
- Country: South Korea
- Topics: International Relations,Politics
- Reuters ID: LVAAC962LPJR6LT7MEQ8MR26WYWD
- Story Text: South Korea's Prime Minister Chung Hong-won and his entourage departed for South Africa on Sunday (December 8) to attend Mandela's memorial ceremony scheduled for Tuesday (December 10).
Mandela died peacefully at home at the age of 95 on Thursday (December 5) after months fighting a lung infection, plunging his nation and the world into mourning for a man revered as a moral giant.
The South Korean government delegation, led by Chung, will visit the presidential palace in the city of Pretoria and attend Mandela's memorial service, officials said. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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