曼德拉生命中最後的博鬥

The Final Fight of Nelson Mandela's Life

曼德拉生命中最後的博鬥

Six years after retiring from a political career, Nelson Mandela called a news conference in January 2005 at his home in Johannesburg, South Africa, to make a stunning announcement.

從政治生涯退休六年後，曼德拉在2005年1月，在南非約翰尼斯堡住家招開記者會中，發表令人為之一怔的宣告。

"My son has died of AIDS," Mandela said at the conference.
他說，『我兒子死於愛滋病』。

His son Makagtho Mandela was 54 years old. Two other family members of Mandela's later died of complications from the disease. His public admission is considered a pivotal moment in how South Africa and much of the continent would come to view the AIDS epidemic.

他兒子54歲。另外兩位曼德拉後來婚姻的家庭成員，也死於愛滋病的併發症。他的對外公開承認，被認為是關於南非與非洲，要如何正視愛滋傳染疾病的一項關鍵的一刻。


Justin Lai 譯自Yahoo

12/08/2013

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