Obama, Bush, Clinton will attend Mandela's memorial service

December 07, 2013 11:56

Former US President George W Bush and his wife Laura will accompany US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama to South Africa to pay their last respects to anti-apartheid icon Nelson Madela, who passed away on Thursday.

The two Presidents and their wives will travel together on the Air Force One to Johannesburg to attend a memorial service for Mandela which will be held on Tuesday.

A funeral service for Mandela will be held in his hometown on December 15.

Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, are also planning to travel to South Africa to attend the memorial service.

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