David Cameron Leads UK Tributes to Nelson Mandela
Thursday, December 5th, 2013
Prime Minister David Cameron has paid tribute to former South African President Nelson Mandela, who died aged 95 at 20:50, local time, tonight Thursday 5th December 2013.
Mr Cameron said, “A great light has gone out in the world. Nelson Mandela was a hero of our time.”
The Prime Minister also said that the flag above Number 10 Downing Street is currently flying at half-mast as a mark of respect.
Mr Mandela led South Africa’s transition from white-minority rule in the 1990s, after 27 years in prison. He had been receiving intense home-based medical care for a lung infection after three months in hospital.
