South Africa: Chilean President Announces New Mandela Scholarships
South Africa: Chilean President Announces New Mandela Scholarships
10 August 2014
Cape Town — Chilean President Michelle Bachelet Jeria says she has put a proposal to her government to avail 50 scholarships to students in South Africa and other African countries to pursue their master's degrees at a top university in Chile.
Briefing journalists after delivering the Annual Nelson Mandela Lecture in Cape Town on Saturday, President Bachelet said the awarding of the scholarships would be done in honour of the late President.
The President said Tata, who affectionately became known by his clan name Madiba, was her role model growing up.
"
President) Nelson Mandela has been a leader who inspired me all of my life. So for me, this is very special.
"But also, as I said in the lecture, he has taught us so much. I have learnt so much from him ...
"So that is why ... in 2015, we are going to have 50 Nelson Mandela scholarships ... to go study at the University of Chile," she said.
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You must remember President Mandela was despised by the US Republicans for a very long time, as well as the Cuban "exile" community.