South Africans will form a sombre guard of honor Wednesday for the funeral cortege of their iconic leader Nelson Mandela as it passes through the streets of Pretoria on a journey laden with symbolism.

The government has encouraged the public to turn out in force and line the route from the city's 1 Military Hospital to the Union Buildings where Mandela was sworn in as their first black president nearly 20 years ago.

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