Pope John Paul 's funeral brought Bringing together what was , at the time , the single largest gathering Come_together in history of heads of state outside the United Nations , surpassing the 1965 funeral of Winston Churchill , only to be surpassed Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale by the funeral of former South Africa leader Nelson Mandela in December 2013 .

Australia regained Getting the Mandela Challenge Plate after winning Getting their two home tests Testing against South Africa .

On 5 December 2013 , Nelson Mandela , the first President of South Africa to be elected Choosing in a fully representative democratic election Choosing , as well as the country 's first black head of state , died Death at the age of 95 after suffering from a prolonged respiratory infection Bodily_harm .

President Jacob Zuma announced Expressing_publicly Mandela 's death on national television on 6 December 2013 at 23:45 local time ( UTC+2 ) .

The Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday Tribute was held Hold in Hyde Park , London on 27 June 2008 to commemorate Social_event Nelson Mandela 's ninetieth birthday ( 18 July ) .

The Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday Tribute was held Hold in Hyde Park , London on 27 June 2008 to commemorate Social_event Nelson Mandela 's ninetieth birthday ( 18 July ) .

The concert formed Coming_to_be part of the 46664 concert series to promote Cause_to_make_progress awareness of the HIV/AIDS pandemic , and came Self_motion twenty years after the 1988 Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concert at Wembley , held Hold while Mandela was still in prison .

The concert formed Coming_to_be part of the 46664 concert series to promote Cause_to_make_progress awareness of the HIV/AIDS pandemic , and came Self_motion twenty years after the 1988 Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concert at Wembley , held Hold while Mandela was still in prison .

Mandela came onstage himself during the concert , where he made Manufacturing a short speech Communication – to great applause .

song `` Free Nelson Mandela '' with Winehouse and Dammers joined Participation on stage by the night 's other performers .