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Ramaphosa pays tribute to Jesse Jackson | SA News

CHICAGO – President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a moving tribute for Reverend Jesse Jackson at his funeral in Chicago on Friday.

Ramaphosa commended the American civil rights leader’s contribution to the fight against apartheid.

He died on Tuesday, aged 84.

Jackson has been described as someone who played an important role in the fight against apartheid. 

Read: Jesse Jackson tribute | ‘He stood up despite challenges for SA liberators’

In his speech, Ramaphosa claimed Jesse Jackson as “ours”. 

“We lay claim to him because he was an African, pledging his solidarity with our struggle did make him one of us. An African. An African American. Ours. Not only yours.”

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