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Nelson Mandela Memorial: What Did He Make Of Attendees George Bush, Tony Blair And David Cameron

What Did Mandela Make Of Those Coming To Mourn Him?
Chris York
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Former South African President Nelson Mandela, left, with former US President Bill Clinton, right, at Mandela's home in Johannesburg Tuesday July 19, 2005. Clinton had lunch with Mandela and is later scheduled to attend an annual lecture in honour of Mandela who turned 87 Monday. (AP Photo/Steve Lawrence) ** SOUTH AFRICA OUT **
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The memorial and funeral of Nelson Mandela will be attended by thousands world leaders and statesmen amongst them - and watched by billions.

But what did the former South African president think of them?

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David Cameron(01 of07)
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Although they met once and exchanged pleasantries, Mandela must have had in the back of his mind the Tories opinion of him as a terrorist throughout the time Cameron was a young Conservative. (credit:PA)
George W. Bush(02 of07)
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Mandela once called Bush a "small man" over his decision to invade Iraq. (credit:Getty Images)
Tony Blair(03 of07)
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Mandela said he felt betrayed by Blair over Iraq and warned the decision to invade would lead to a "holocaust". (credit:PA)
Robert Mugabe(04 of07)
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Despite describing Mugabe as a friend, Mandela broke his silence over the crisis in Zimbabwe in 2008, calling it a "tragic failure of leadership". (credit:AP)
Bill Clinton(05 of07)
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It's not all negative. Bill Clinton said "he was fabulous to me" after Mandela defended him during his sex scandal. (credit:PA)
Benjamin Netanyahu(06 of07)
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Netanyahu isn't even going, citing "costs".Or maybe it's because Mandela referred to Israel as a "terrorist state". (credit:AP)
Hassan Rouhani(07 of07)
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While the two never met, Mandela's stance on Iran certainly wasn't in sync with the West.In 1992 Mandela visited Tehran and placed a wreath at Imam Khomeini’s shrine (pictured) to thank the late Ayatollah for his support during apartheid. (credit:Getty Images)
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