MANDELA'S STATE VISIT TO LESOTHO: SPPECH AT STADIUM 12.16.18 GV'S OF CROWDS AT STADIUM 12.29.13 WS MANDELA SITTING ON STAGE 12.30.15 MANDELA SPEECH ...my visit to the Kingdomì of Lesotho would be incomplete without anì opposrtunity to join you, the people in such aì gathering... 12.31.35 ...a new era has indeed dawned on ourì region... 12.32.24 ...you defied all odds. You stood firmlyì on the side of freedom, peace & democracy...ì 12.34.01 ...such a traumatic period producesì hatreds & grudges. Our experience has howeverì taught us that the way to a prosperous & peacefulì future passes through reconciliation &ì forgiveness. 12.34.38 ...the bitter experiences of the pastì should never be allowed to deflect the plans fotì the future. 12.34.52 ...you have your destiny in your ownì hands. That is the most precious foundation onì which a future of a country can be built... 12.35.26 ...what affects one nation affects all ofì us. That is why that the yoke of Apartheid thatì was on our necks for decades was as much a burdenì on you as well... 12.35.41 ...last year when your democracy got aì cold the whole region sneezed...[APPLAUSE] 12.37.06 ...the Basotho nation has a rareì potential which can propel Lesotho on the path ofì development... 12.37.46 ...the development of this regionì requires our joint effort. None of us in theì region can pull through on our own. We are in thisì together and we shall succeed together... 12.39.37 RE SOTHO PROVERB [APPLAUSE] 12.40.03 When your democracy was threatened lastì year, the whole region stood firmly beside youì That united strength cannot fail us as we tackleì the issues of development... 12.41.28 RE CONFIDENCE IN KING & PRIME MINISTER 12.42.00 QUOTING SOTHO PROVERB AGAIN END SPEECH