One of the last leaders of our days passed away earlier today (December 5). Nelson Mandela was the greatest leader I met. I interviewed him shortly after he was released from prison in 1990 after serving 27 years.
I was impressed by his deep believe for freedom and justice. Spontaneous and human, he spoke for long of the Greek philosophers and ended the interview that “Macedonia was Greek since the years of Antigone.” When the interview ended, as the issue of Macedonia was fresh and hot at the time, I signaled to my cameraman, Mr. Kokinos, to hide the tape and replace it in the camera with a new one. Indeed, when we left with my camera crew, just outside the elevator, two members of Mandela’s entourage stopped us and gently removed from the camera the …empty tape. The interview was broadcasted a couple of days later by the Greek TV network Antenna.
One of the last leaders of our days passed away earlier today.
Nelson Mandela 95, was born in 1918 and struggled since his youth for the abolition of the apartheid. As an anti-apartheid revolutionary first and as President of of the African National Congress (1991-1997), Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement (1998-1999) and President of South Africa (1994-1999).
The death of Nelson Mandela, marks the end of the era that the world was led by leaders to the era that the world is led by administrators.
A man holds up a newspaper celebrating Nelson Mandela's release, February 1990. #Madiba pic.twitter.com/CbqYCZo5wH
— Africa is Home (@panafrikanist) December 5, 2013 |
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