.Reaction to Obama elected 1st black US president
World reaction to Barack Obama's election as America's first black president:
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"Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of wanting to change the world for a better place." - Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president.
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"This is the fall of the Berlin Wall times ten. America is rebecoming a New World. ... On this morning, we all want to be American so we can take a bite of this dream unfolding before our eyes." - Rama Yade, France's black junior minister for human rights.
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"If it were possible for me to get to the United States on my bicycle, I would." - Joseph Ochieng, a 36-year-old carpenter who celebrated in Nairobi's Kibera shantytown, one of Africa's largest slums.
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"It's the beginning of a different era in the U.S. The United States is a country to dream about, and for us black Brazilians, it is even easier to do so now." - Emmanuel Miranda, a 53-year-old police officer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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"No doubt that Obama will be better for the Americans and the whole world, and being elected after the horrible policy of George Bush is enough by itself. Whatever change he can bring to the world after this catastrophic polices would be great." - Hisham Abu Amer, 28, in the West Bank town of Ramallah.
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"Americans have struck a deadly blow to racism all over the world. Americans have regained themselves and have regained the American dream. The picture of the U.S. that was disfigured by the Republicans in the past eight years fell from the wall today. The picture of the America we had in our minds has taken its place." - Prominent Saudi columnist Dawood al-Shirian.
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"What we have seen in talks with him, I met with him in person and in a small group, is a man who understands, who listens and who thinks. I estimate that the basis of our common interests will bring to a continuation of a policy of listening and cooperation to deal with the important challenges for us and the United States." - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
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"The election of Barack Obama as president has finally broken the greatest barrier of prejudice in human history." - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua.
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"Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of wanting to change the world for a better place." - Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president.
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"This is the fall of the Berlin Wall times ten. America is rebecoming a New World. ... On this morning, we all want to be American so we can take a bite of this dream unfolding before our eyes." - Rama Yade, France's black junior minister for human rights.
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"If it were possible for me to get to the United States on my bicycle, I would." - Joseph Ochieng, a 36-year-old carpenter who celebrated in Nairobi's Kibera shantytown, one of Africa's largest slums.
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"It's the beginning of a different era in the U.S. The United States is a country to dream about, and for us black Brazilians, it is even easier to do so now." - Emmanuel Miranda, a 53-year-old police officer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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"No doubt that Obama will be better for the Americans and the whole world, and being elected after the horrible policy of George Bush is enough by itself. Whatever change he can bring to the world after this catastrophic polices would be great." - Hisham Abu Amer, 28, in the West Bank town of Ramallah.
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"Americans have struck a deadly blow to racism all over the world. Americans have regained themselves and have regained the American dream. The picture of the U.S. that was disfigured by the Republicans in the past eight years fell from the wall today. The picture of the America we had in our minds has taken its place." - Prominent Saudi columnist Dawood al-Shirian.
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"What we have seen in talks with him, I met with him in person and in a small group, is a man who understands, who listens and who thinks. I estimate that the basis of our common interests will bring to a continuation of a policy of listening and cooperation to deal with the important challenges for us and the United States." - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
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"The election of Barack Obama as president has finally broken the greatest barrier of prejudice in human history." - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua.
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