At the beginning of his speech ,Mandela mentions ”an extraordinary human disaster.”What did he refer to? Why was the inauguration significant? What did he thank the international leaders for?
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The ‘extraordinary human disaster’ that Mandela mentioned at the beginning of his speech refers to the inhuman practice of apartheid i.e., the racial discrimination suffered by the blacks at the hands of whites in South Africa. At the end, the ‘glorious human achievement’ that he spoke of refers to the establishment of South Africa’s first democratic, non-racial government.
Mandela felt privileged to be the host to the nations of the world because not too long ago, the South Africans were considered outlaws. He thus thanked all the international leaders for having come to witness his investiture as President since this event could be considered as a common victory for justice, peace and human dignity.
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ᴛʜᴇ 'ᴇxᴛʀᴀᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀʀʏ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴅɪsᴀsᴛᴇʀ' ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀɴᴅᴇʟᴀ ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴏғ ʜɪs sᴘᴇᴇᴄʜ ʀᴇғᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀᴘᴀʀᴛʜᴇɪᴅ ɪ.ᴇ., ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀᴄɪᴀʟ ᴅɪsᴄʀɪᴍɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ sᴜғғᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋs ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅs ᴏғ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇs ɪɴ sᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴀғʀɪᴄᴀ.
ᴍᴀɴᴅᴇʟᴀ ғᴇʟᴛ ғᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴs sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴀɢᴏ sᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴀғʀɪᴄᴀɴs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛʟᴀᴡs. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇғᴏʀᴇ, ʜᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋᴇᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs ғᴏʀ ᴡɪᴛɴᴇssɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴀʙᴅɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀs ᴘʀᴇsɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴀs ᴛʜɪs ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀ sʜᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀʏ ғᴏʀ ᴊᴜsᴛɪᴄᴇ, ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴅɪɢɴɪᴛʏ.