WASHINGTON - At least three American presidents will travel to South Africa to attend memorial services for anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, who died Thursday at age 95.The White House said Friday that President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama would travel to South Africa next week to pay their respects. Former President Bill Clinton said he also planned to travel to South Africa, along with his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Mandela's death has sparked an outpouring of memorials and celebrations of the former prisoner turned president who led his country out of apartheid rule. In remarks following Mandela's death, Obama counted himself as one of the countless millions inspired by the South African leader.
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