World leaders and celebrities were among the thousands of people who gathered to honor Nelson Mandela in his ancestral home of Qunu.
Thousands Attend Nelson Mandela's Funeral
![Military personnel line the route as former South African President Nelson Mandela's casket is taken to its burial place in Qunu.](https://gdb.voanews.com/162bbc71-8149-479e-baaf-e3a5fb698b63_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Military personnel line the route as former South African President Nelson Mandela's casket is taken to its burial place in Qunu.
![General view of the tent where the funeral service for former South African president Nelson Mandela is taking place in Qunu.](https://gdb.voanews.com/146a31ca-79bf-48b3-b8cd-3f44cbb6e495_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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General view of the tent where the funeral service for former South African president Nelson Mandela is taking place in Qunu.
![South African President Jacob Zuma sits between Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Nelson Mandela's former wife, and Nelson Mandela’s widow Graca Machel, right, attend the funeral service for former president in Qunu.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7c470e41-a6cb-428e-865b-c13e6d8f5c0c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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South African President Jacob Zuma sits between Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Nelson Mandela's former wife, and Nelson Mandela’s widow Graca Machel, right, attend the funeral service for former president in Qunu.
![People stand outside the dome where the funeral of former South African president Nelson Mandela is taking place in Qunu.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d5f210e3-d771-46ef-b131-426b4c2461aa_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People stand outside the dome where the funeral of former South African president Nelson Mandela is taking place in Qunu.