Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson extended an invitation to South African expatriate Amyn Keshavjee
Ottawa –Mayor Jim Watson and His Excellency Membathisi Mdladlana, High Commissioner of South Africa, today officially dedicated the outdoor area in front of the Ottawa City Hall’s Heritage Building, and home to the Human Rights Monument, as Nelson Mandela Square.
“It is with great admiration and respect that we pay tribute today to the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela through the commemoration of Nelson Mandela Square, in this spot near the International Human Rights Monument where Mr. Mandela stood during his 1998 visit to Canada,” said Mayor Watson. “Mr. Mandela was a great leader and humanitarian who devoted his life to the pursuit of democracy and equality.”
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