{"id":78350,"date":"2013-12-05T18:06:57","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T22:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.org\/us\/?post_type=one_press&amp;p=78350"},"modified":"2013-12-05T18:06:57","modified_gmt":"2013-12-05T22:06:57","slug":"one-mourns-passing-of-nelson-mandela","status":"publish","type":"one_press","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/press\/one-mourns-passing-of-nelson-mandela\/","title":{"rendered":"ONE Mourns Passing of Nelson Mandela"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 5, 2013)\u2013ONE\u00a0<strong>President and CEO Michael Elliott<\/strong>\u00a0released the following statement on the passing of Nelson Mandela:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNelson Mandela\u2019s unwavering courage, forgiveness and hope touched and inspired people all around the world. He showed that we can make change happen and that the dream of a fair society is possible. 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