Mandela Memorial Shifts to Processions, Lying in State
![South African mourners hold posters of former president Nelson Mandela, while chanting slogans as the convoy transporting his remains passes by in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0a6ecb36-b5f1-488c-ab2a-b0d85d14a52a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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South African mourners hold posters of former president Nelson Mandela, while chanting slogans as the convoy transporting his remains passes by in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.
![Military personnel carry the remains of the late Nelson Mandela upon arrival at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6fd4c251-c647-427b-afb9-ec213ec8b734_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Military personnel carry the remains of the late Nelson Mandela upon arrival at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.
![Nelson Mandela's widow Graca Machel, right, pays her respects to the former South African president at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f1351e5d-f68e-4936-93eb-50bb7a56dfcb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Nelson Mandela's widow Graca Machel, right, pays her respects to the former South African president at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.
![Mourners line up after waiting for hours to get into a bus to go to the Union Buildings where the casket of Nelson Mandela lies in state for three days in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d628846e-b1f6-4882-befa-d0f533e84fff_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mourners line up after waiting for hours to get into a bus to go to the Union Buildings where the casket of Nelson Mandela lies in state for three days in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.
![People react as the procession for former South African president Nelson Mandela leaves the military hospital in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/af331ff5-d5dc-4044-898c-27a2c09cb178_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People react as the procession for former South African president Nelson Mandela leaves the military hospital in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.
![Defense force personnel and hospital staff salute a procession for former South African president Nelson Mandela as it leaves the military hospital in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/91dfac00-b565-4cf6-8e6a-2bf8fc6d8057_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Defense force personnel and hospital staff salute a procession for former South African president Nelson Mandela as it leaves the military hospital in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.
![Women wave South African national flags before the cortege carrying the coffin of former South African President Nelson Mandela passes by in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b4f4972e-9a7c-49f7-a75f-19cf8cd9863e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Women wave South African national flags before the cortege carrying the coffin of former South African President Nelson Mandela passes by in Pretoria, Dec. 11, 2013.