US President Barack Obama has shaken hands with Cuban President Raul Castro at a memorial service for Nelson Mandela.<\/p>\n
The handshake between the leaders of the two Cold War enemies came during a ceremony in Johannesburg that is largely focused on Mr Mandela’s legacy of reconciliation.<\/p>\n
Raul Castro smiled as the US leader shook his hand on the way to the podium to pay tribute to the late South African president, a global symbol of peace.<\/p>\n
It was an unprecedented gesture between the leaders of two nations that have been at loggerheads for more than half a century.<\/p>\n
It was Mr Obama who offered the handshake in a new sign of his willingness to reach out to US enemies, a US official told the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n
The US and Cuba have recently taken small steps toward rapprochement, raising hopes the two nations could be on the verge of a breakthrough in relations.<\/p>\n
The ceremony in memory of Mr\u00a0Mandela, who died on Thursday at age 95, gathered heads of state from around the world.<\/p>\n
Mr Obama was also shook hands with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, who has clashed with the US over alleged National Security Agency spying.<\/p>\n
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