List of dignitaries at the state funeral of Nelson Mandela

This is a list of dignitaries at the state funeral of Nelson Mandela on Sunday, 15 December 2013, at Mandela's rural home village of Qunu in the Eastern Cape. ^{[1] [2]}

Dignitaries

Heads of state and government

Qunu village, with Mandela's residence with red roof visible in the centre

Country RSA	Title: Mr	Dignitary	Notes
South Africa	President	Jacob Zuma	Chief mourner
Ethiopia	Prime Minister	Hailemariam Desalegn [3]	African Union Chairperson
Lesotho	King	Letsie III
Malawi	President	Joyce Banda [3]	SADC Chairperson
Monaco	Prince	Albert II
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Prime Minister	Denzil Douglas
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Prime Minister	Ralph Gonsalves
Tanzania	President	Jakaya Kikwete [3]	Representing the Frontline States
United States	President	Barack Obama

Government representatives

Country	Title	Dignitary
China	Vice President	Li Yuanchao
Ethiopia	State Minister	Surafiel Mhreteab Abed
Iran	Vice President	Mohammad Shariatmadari
Lesotho	Foreign Minister	Mohlabi Tsekoa
Malawi	Foreign Minister	Ephraim Chiume
Nicaragua	Vice President	Moises Omar Halleslevens Acevedo
Russia	Chairwoman of the Federation Council	Valentina Matviyenko
Tanzania	Foreign Minister	Bernard Membe
United Kingdom	Prince of Wales	Prince Charles
Zambia	Vice President	Guy Scott
	Foreign Minister	Wilbur Simuusa

International organizations

Organisation	Title	Dignitary
African Union	Chairperson of the AU Commission	Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
European Union	Head of Delegation in Pretoria	Roeland van der Geer

Former leaders

Country	Title	Dignitary
France	164th Prime Minister	Alain Juppé
	165th Prime Minister	Lionel Jospin
Nigeria	11th Vice President	Atiku Abubakar
Norway	27th Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg
United States	42nd President	Bill Clinton
Zambia	1st President	Kenneth Kaunda [3]

Eminent persons

Country	Title	Dignitary
Ireland	President of Sinn Fein	Gerry Adams
Tanzania	Former First Lady	Maria Nyerere
	Representative from Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Vicky Swai [3] [4]
United States	Reverend	Jesse Jackson

Republic of China (Taiwan): The ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided not to send a delegation because of the time constraint. Instead, Foreign Minister David Lin personally visited the Liaison Office of South Africa to convey condolences over the death of Mandela. In addition, the Representative of the ROC to South Africa visited the Union Buildings in Pretoria to view the remains of Mandela and pay respects on behalf of the ROC government. ^[5]

References

1. "Heads of State and Government to attend State Funeral Service in Qunu, Eastern Cape". gov.za. South Africa Government Online. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
2. "Leaders attending Mandela's funeral in Qunu: gallery". The Times (South Africa) . 13 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
3. Allison, Simon (15 December 2013). ""Your grief is our grief": Africa says goodbye to its favourite son". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
4. "The tale of Nelson Mandela's boots". BBC News. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
5. No invite needed for Mandela's funeral, Joseph Yeh, The China Post , 13 December 2013

External links

• Images of the Funeral Service on Flickr