Moments after Nelson Mandela’s death was announced Thursday, social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram were filled with personal messages to one of the greatest leaders of modern times. Here we give you 10 tweets, published as the news zipped across the electronic planet, commemorating Madiba’s life.
IN MEMORY OF NELSON MANDELA • 1918-2013 • HE CHANGED OUR WORLD pic.twitter.com/TV0laPcxso
— Apollo Theater (@ApolloTheater) December 5, 2013
The Apollo Theater in Harlem changed its marquee just minutes after Mandela’s death was announced. Since doing so, this photo has been retweeted 1,000s of times.
I will never forget my friend Madiba. pic.twitter.com/UX21ZZG7cg
— Bill Clinton (@billclinton) December 5, 2013
RT @ONECampaign Bono Honors The Man Who Could Not Cry http://t.co/guy7ySd4Jx via @TIMEWorld #NelsonMandela
— U2 (@U2) December 5, 2013
Bono doesn't appear to have a Twitter account, but the verified U2 account changed its profile picture to a photo of Madiba and included this message.
"Courage is not absence of fear, but triumph over it" #NelsonMandela So proud to have known such a great man. #RIP pic.twitter.com/8PWrwhQSQA
— Steve Case (@SteveCase) December 5, 2013
AOL's co-founder posted a picture of his family with the South African leader.
"Let us pause and give thanks for the fact that Nelson Mandela lived." —President Obama
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 5, 2013
President Barack Obama left a personal tweet commemorating Mandela on his official page.
"If people can learn to hate, they can be taught to love." - #NelsonMandela, RIP & may your words live on... pic.twitter.com/4UiAsZ6imu
— Katie Couric (@katiecouric) December 5, 2013
We are saddened to hear of Nelson Mandela's death. He was a truly great man. pic.twitter.com/EXLUHaDi7Y
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) December 5, 2013
Mandela's death didn't just touch world leaders and celebrities; the tributes continued in the public areana too, like this tweet from the popular British football club Manchester United.
I remember Soweto. Election day 1994. Standing in line with elderly South Africans voting for the first time in their lives. #Mandela
— Anderson Cooper (@andersoncooper) December 5, 2013
The CNN host dedicated multiple tweets to Mandela's memory. This was his first.
"A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination." #RIPNelsonMandela
— Lindsay Lohan (@lindsaylohan) December 5, 2013
Even LiLo took to Twitter to quote Mandela in honor of his passing. Her homage garnered more than 2,000 retweets in less than four hours.
#RIPNelsonMandela - this is how UK newspapers are marking Nelson Mandela's death pic.twitter.com/kkjZ2PKg11
— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) December 6, 2013
And to wrap it up, we leave you with the British editor and reporter Nick Sutton's photo montage of how the British papers are covering Nelson Mandela's death.