* Nelson Mandela , the first Black president of South Africa, narrates his feeling at the swearing ceremony.
* The African people witnessed this ceremony after more than 3 centuries of the white rule.
* It was the swearing ceremony of the first democratic nonracial government .
* On this historic event , he expressed the historic lines- ‘ Never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another.
* The greatest feature of this ceremony is Nelson Mandela was sworn in as the first black president of south Africa on May 10, 1994.
* There was a huge gathering of international leaders and dignitaries in union Building in Pretoria.
* Nelson Mandela addressed with zest and enthusiasm insisting the values of justice peace and human dignity .
* He promised and pledged to liberate his people from the mire of poverty, suffering and discrimination.
* Time changes the slot, the officers who could have caught and jailed him, they saluted him with honour.
* To show military loyalty towards the new president, jets and helicopters arranged a colourful show in the sky.
* Two national anthems (Nkosi sikelel by the whites) and (Die stem by the / blacks) were sung on this occasion.
* In his address, Nelson Mandela recalled and remembered all the great leaders who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of their country.
* He pays homage to all the martyrs. Who sacrificed their lives for the country.
* He mentioned them as them men of uncommon courage, wisdom and generosity.
* He points out that Africa is bestowed with minerals and gems but he thinks that the greatest wealth of Africa is African people.
* He further points out that no one is born hating another person because of colour, caste, creed or religion if they learn to hate, they should be taught to love.
* He says that love comes naturally through heart, he gives the example of the jail officers.
* In the beginning he was the witness of the white’s dominance over the black, in the last decades of the twentieth century he experienced change in the attitude.
* He was overwhelmed with a sense of victory when he found the change in the attitude of the white.
* He defines the definition of courage in a very prospective way. He mentions that courage doesn’t mean absence of fear, instead courage means victory over fear.
* Now he talks about freedom, he thinks that every one is born to be free, when he was within his family sphere, he was free. When he wanted a freedom at mass level, he had to suffer.
* For this freedom, he had to compromise his freedom by sacrificing his comfort family life.
* This sense of freedom has changed him from a fearful person to fearless person he thinks that real freedom means equal right for everyone.
* Now he talks about a man’s duties. Man has to perform twin duties, one for his family, society and second for his country.
* Nelson Mandela thinks that it is very difficult to carry on both these duties simultaneously.
* He expects that people should live with dignity and respect.
* He wanted that oppressor and the oppressed should be liberated, Actually both are robbed of their humanity.
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