Launching Ceremony of Commemorative Postage Stamp on 100th Birthday Year of Nelson Mandela

The embassy of South Africa along with the Correios (Brazilian post office company) and the government of Distrito Federal promoted on the evening of December 10^th at Palácio do Buriti (Government palace of Distrito Federal) the launching ceremony of the Commemorative Postage Stamp on 100^th Birthday Year of Nelson Mandela.

Commemorative Postage Stamp on 100th Birthday Year of Nelson Mandela

Dozens of people attended the invitation of the ambassador of South Africa, Mr. Joseph Ntshikiwane Mashimbye, to prestige such important moment. Among the guests there were diplomats, ambassadors, journalists, the president of Correios company, Mr. Juarez Cunha and the governor of Distrito Federal, Mr. Rodrigo Rollemberg , along with his wife, Mrs. Marcia Rollemberg.

From left: President of Correios, Mr. Juarez Cunha, First Lady of Distrito Federal, Mrs. Marcia Rollemberg, Governor of Distrito Federal, Mr. Rodrigo Rollemberg, Ambassador of South Africa, Mr. Joseph Ntshikiwane Mashimbye and Ambassadress of South Africa, Mrs. Nolukhanyo Mashimbye

From right: Ambassador of Namibia. Mr. Samuel Sheefeni Nuuyoma, diplomat of embassy of South Africa, Mr. Schalk Willen Malan and diplomat of embassy of Egypt, Mr. Omar Mostafa Mohamed Elrifai

From right: Governor of Distrito Federal, Mr. Rodrigo Rollemberg, First Lady of Distrito Federal, Mrs. Marcia Rollemberg, Ambassadress of Angola, Mrs. Neogilda Francisco M. Eduardo Cosme and Ambassador of Angola, Mr. Nelson Manuel Cosme

Ambassador of South Africa, Mr. Joseph Ntshikiwane Mashimbye and President of THE GUIDE Business Consultancy, Mr. Pedro Paulo Moreira

From Left: Mrs. Claudia Godoy, Mr. Ivan Godoy and Counselor of the embassy of Belarus, Mr. Aleksandr Shkatulov.

Chargé d’Affairs of Togo, Mr. Eyana Edjaide and diplomat of the embassy of Togo, Mr. Kolobe Zakari

First Lady of Distrito Federal, Mrs. Marcia Rollemberg (right) and representative of THE GUIDE Business Consultancy, Ms. Ayla Azevedo

Governor of Distrito Federal, Mr. Rodrigo Rollemberg (right) and President of THE GUIDE Business Consultancy, Mr. Pedro Paulo Moreira

From left: Ambassadress of Angola, Mrs. Neogilda Francisco M. Eduardo Cosme, First Lady of Distrito Federal, Mrs. Marcia Rollemberg and Ambassadress of Cameroun, Mrs. Laura Mbeng

Ambassador of Kenya, Mr. Isaac J. Ochieng and ambassadress of Kenya, Mrs. Alice Dzame Ramtu

From Left: Ambassador of Sudan, Mr. Abdelmoniem Ahmed Alamin Alhussain, Minister of the embassy of South Africa, Mr. Fadl Nacerodien, President of THE GUIDE Business Consultancy, Mr. Pedro Paulo Moreira and Diplomat of embassy of Egypt, Mr. Omar El- Rifai

The ambassador Mashimbye gave a speech thanking the guests presence and highlighting the importance of the legacy left by Mandela, not just for South Africa, but for all the Humanity. Posteriorly the president of Correios, Mr. Juarez Cunha, also gave a speech making a tribute to the memory of Mandela. After that, the governor Rollemberg also delivered a speech remembering Nelson Mandela and also the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to the liberty of the human beings, the democracy, the justice and the respect to each other.

The speeches were applauded by all

The Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra, known by the utilization of many colors and forms in his works, was the responsible for the Postage Stamp illustration, which was praised by all. The ambassador Mashimbye and the governor Rollemberg, along with Mr. Cunha, did the launching of the postage stamp and received it as a gift.

After the ceremony the guests fraternized at the Palace hall, decorated with banners that showed the Mandela’s trajectory. Traditional South- African music was played and some of the guests enjoyed dancing and having fun. At the end of event people greeted the South African ambassador Joseph Ntshikiwane Mashimbye for the beautiful celebration and for the Centenary of Nelson Mandela.

Pictures of Nelson Mandela were exhibited at the event

THE GUIDE congratulates the embassy of South Africa, the Correios company  and the government of Distrito Federal for the launching ceremony of the Commemorative Postage Stamp on 100^th Birthday Year of Nelson Mandela!