Nelson Mandela statue to be unveiled at Fresno State

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A caller monument honoring Nelson Mandela volition beryllium unveiled astatine the Peace Garden successful Fresno State, 18 years since the past monument was unveiled astatine the garden, officials announced.

Fresno State officials accidental the Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Monument volition beryllium unveiled astatine a peculiar ceremonial connected Thursday. This is the archetypal monument erected successful the Peace Garden since the statue honoring Jane Addams was dedicated successful 2006.

Mandela led the African National Congress arsenic the archetypal democratically elected president and successfully negotiated the extremity of apartheid aft serving 27 years successful prison. When helium was released, helium emerged arsenic a person dedicated to radical reconciliation and societal justice, inspiring a caller procreation of leaders committed to democracy, quality dignity and uniting divided societies.

The Peace Garden is located northbound of the room astatine the bosom of Fresno State. The plot houses monuments dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Cesar Chavez and Jane Addams.

The Nelson Mandela Monument unveiling volition instrumentality spot connected Thursday astatine 5 p.m. astatine the Peace Garden astatine 5200 Barton Ave., successful Fresno.