WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 24: Civil Rights icon Congressman John Lewis prepares to pay his respects to U.S. Rep.
Elijah Cummings who lies in state within Statuary Hall during a memorial ceremony on Capitol Hill on October 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. Melina Mara-Pool/Getty Images/AFPThe President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari , on Saturday joined the United States government and citizens, and other world leaders in mourning the passing of two civil rights activists, John Robert Lewis, 80 and Rev. Cordy Tindell “C.T.’’ Vivian, 95.
The statement was titled “President Buhari mourns US civil rights activists, John Lewis, Rev. Cordy Tindell Vivian.” “John Lewis and Rev. Cordy Tindell Vivian were transformative leaders who worked with others to change the unwanted situations of blacks in their country and the world over.
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