List of dignitaries at the memorial service of Nelson Mandela
Government representatives (light green)
This is a list of dignitaries at the state memorial service of Nelson Mandela.[1] Mandela died on 5 December 2013. Many heads of state and government attended the state memorial service on Tuesday, 10 December 2013 at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. The memorial service was one of the largest gatherings of world leaders (91).[2]
Dignitaries
President Yayi Boni of
Benin greeting other dignitaries
Crowd at the stadium
Crowd at the stadium
Heads of state and government
Other royalty
Government representatives
International organisations
Former leaders
Other guests
This section is a partial list of notable guests who attended the memorial service.
- Bono, Irish U2 vocalist and activist[23]
- Richard Branson, British businessman[23]
- Naomi Campbell, British model[23]
- Peter Gabriel, British singer[23]
- Annie Lennox, British singer-songwriter[21]
- Bill Gates, American businessman[21]
- Francois Pienaar, South African rugby player[23]
- Charlize Theron, South African-American actress[23]
- Desmond Tutu, South African Anglican Archbishop[21]
- Oprah Winfrey, American television personality and actress[21]
Non-attendance
- The 14th Dalai Lama was expected to attend the service but was denied a visa by the South African government.[24]
- Iranian Foreign Minister Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was expected to attend the service[25] but had to cancel his visit due to the visit of his Russian counterpart in Tehran.[26]
- Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra also was expected to attend but declined due to ongoing protests against her government.
- Pope Francis was sent an invitation to attend either the memorial or state funeral but did not respond to either invitation.[24]
- Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu did not attend the memorial service citing financial and security reasons.[27]
References
- ↑ "Confirmation of foreign Heads of State and Government attending the memorial services or funeral". South Africa Government Online. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "About 70 Heads of State to attend Mandela's memorial service". sanews.gov.za. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ "Afghan president leaves for South Africa to attend Mandela's memorial service - Xinhua | English.news.cn". Big5.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
- ↑ "Botswana president to attend memorial service for Mandela in South Africa - Xinhua | English.news.cn". News.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
- ↑ 10 December 2013. "Gambia: President Jammeh to Attend Mandela's Memorial Service". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
- ↑ "Mukherjee to attend Mandela's memorial service in Johannesburg today". Newstrackindia.com. 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Higgins, Gilmore in SA for Mandela service Irish Times, 2013-12-09.
- ↑ Kronprinsen og Solberg på Mandela-minneseremoni TV2. Retrieved 9 December 2013 (Norwegian)
- ↑ Victor Ponta with Barack Obama in South Africa. Retrieved 10 December 2013]
- ↑ "Prince and President to attend Mandela's memorial - Euro Weekly News Spain". Euroweeklynews.com. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Obama, George W. Bush and Hillary Clinton Share Flight to South Africa. The New York Times. December 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Guminsky to attend Mandela’s memorial events in South Africa - Politics - Belarus News | Belarusian news | Belarus today | news in Belarus | Minsk news | BELTA". News.belta.by. 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
- ↑ "Chinese VP to attend Mandela's funeral". China Daily. 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
- ↑ "Paet to Represent Estonia at Mandela Memorial Ceremony Tuesday | News | ERR". News. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
- ↑ "Hommage à Mandela: une centaine de personnalités à la cérémonie de Soweto". The Huffington Post. December 9, 2013.
- ↑ "President, Sonia leave for Mandela memorial service". The Times of India. December 9, 2013.
- ↑ Two ministers to attend Mandela state funeral
- ↑ Binay leaves for Mandela funeral
- ↑ "Singapore deputy PM to attend state memorial service for Nelson Mandela - Xinhua | English.news.cn". News.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
- ↑ "Mandela'nın cenazesine Beşir Atalay katılıyor". BBC. December 10, 2013.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 Nelson Mandela memorial guest list. The Daily Telegraph. December 10, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/politica/comision-colombiana-parte-sudafrica-asistir-funeral-de-articulo-462939
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 Obama, Castro shake hands as world says farewell to peacemaker Mandela. Reuters. December 10, 2013.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Nelson Mandela memorial guest list Daily Telegraph, 10 December 2013.
- ↑ "Iran's Zarif to travel to South Africa for Mandela funeral". Press TV. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "Home " Iran Iran's FM cancels attending Nelson Mandela's funeral, stays to meet Russian FM". en.trend.az. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ↑ "Netanyahu Won't Attend Mandela Memorial". www.israelnationalnews.com. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
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