Palestinians unveil gift of giant Mandela statue

By THE MANILA TIMES

Apr 27, 2016 10:00 am

RAMALLAH: Palestinians on Tuesday inaugurated a giant statue of Nelson Mandela donated by the South African city of Johannesburg to their political capital in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

The six-metre (20-foot) two-tonne bronze statue was a gift from Johannesburg with which Ramallah is twinned.

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