Mandela awarded in Makassar<\/p>\n
MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Hasanudin University in Makassar
\nawarded on Saturday the honoris causa title to former South
\nAfrica President Nelson Mandela for his dedication to peace and
\nhumanity. The award was handed over by university rector Rady A.
\nGani to Ebrahim Rasool, the Governor of South Africa's Western
\nCape, who was representing Mandela.<\/p>\n
In the awards ceremony held in the university campus, Rady
\nsaid that Nobel Peace Prize winner Mandela deserved the award as
\nhe had relentlessly fought for freedom, democracy and human
\nrights. Makassar has strong ties with South Africa, with a
\nMakassar hero Sjech Yusuf once spreading Islam in the
\npredominantly Christian state.<\/p>\n
The heir of Sjech Yusuf, Sultan Hasanuddin lent his name to
\nthe university, the largest in eastern Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Other honoris causa titles granted by the university have gone
\nto first president Sukarno, first vice president Muhammad Hatta
\nand Soemitro Djoyohadikusomo, a respected economist. -- Antara<\/p>",
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