List of dignitaries at the memorial service of Nelson Mandela

This is a list of dignitaries at the state memorial service of Nelson Mandela, the former President of South Africa.[1] Mr 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.[2] It was also the largest funeral in the history of South Africa, and the African continent itself.

  Heads of state and government (dark green)
  Government representatives (light green)

Two UN Secretary Generals, both presidents of EU (Council and Commission), two French presidents, four United States Presidents and four UK Prime Ministers attended the funeral service. In total, more than 500 VIP dignitaries from 19 supranational organizations and approximately 190 countries had arrived for this event. Some of the dignitaries later attend the Burial ceremony on 15 December 2013 at Mandela's hometown, Qunu.

This memorial event is the largest in the world in terms of foreign leaders, surpassing the funeral of Pope John Paul II in 2005.

Dignitaries

Heads of state and government
South African President Jacob Zuma waiting to take the stage at the FNB Stadium
Barack and Michelle Obama seated next to Prime Minister of Denmark Helle Thorning-Schmidt
President Yayi Boni of Benin greeting other dignitaries
Crowd at the stadium
Crowd at the stadium
Country Title Dignitary
 South AfricaPresidentJacob Zuma
 AfghanistanPresidentHamid Karzai[3]
 AndorraPrime MinisterAntoni Marti
 Antigua and BarbudaPrime MinisterBaldwin Spencer
 AlbaniaPrime MinisterSali Berisha
 AustraliaPrime MinisterTony Abbott
 AustriaChancellorWerner Faymann
 BahamasPrime MinisterPerry Christie
 BangladeshPresidentAbdul Hamid
 BelgiumKingPhilippe
 BelgiumPrime MinisterElio Di Rupo
 BelizePrime MinisterDean Barrow
 BeninPresidentYayi Boni
 BotswanaPresidentIan Khama[4]
 BrazilPresidentDilma Rousseff
 BurundiPresidentPierre Nkurunziza
 CanadaPrime MinisterStephen Harper
 ChadPresidentIdriss Déby
 ChilePresidentSebastian Pinera
 ComorosPresidentIkililou Dhoinine
 Democratic Republic of CongoPresidentJoseph Kabila
 Republic of the CongoPresidentDenis Sassou Nguesso
 CroatiaPresidentIvo Josipović
 CubaPresidentRaúl Castro
 Czech RepublicPresidentMilos Zeman
 DenmarkPrime MinisterHelle Thorning-Schmidt
 DjiboutiPresidentIsmaïl Omar Guelleh
 DominicaPresidentEliud Williams
 Dominican RepublicPresidentDanilo Medina
 East TimorPrime MinisterXanana Gusmão
 EgyptPrime MinisterHazem Al Beblawi (Acting)
 Equatorial GuineaPresidentTeodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
 EthiopiaPrime MinisterHailemariam Desalegn
 FinlandPresidentSauli Niinistö
 France/ AndorraPresident/Co-PrinceFrançois Hollande
 GabonPresidentAli Bongo Ondimba
 The GambiaPresidentYahya Jammeh[5]
 GermanyPresidentJoachim Gauck
 GermanyChancellorAngela Merkel
 GhanaPresidentJohn Dramani Mahama
 GreecePrime MinisterAntonis Samaras
 GrenadaPrime MinisterKeith Mitchell
 GuineaPresidentAlpha Condé
 GuyanaPresidentDonald Ramotar
 HaitiPresidentMichel Martelly
Prime MinisterLaurent Lamothe
  Holy SeePrime MinisterAngelo Sodano
 HungaryPrime MinisterViktor Orbán
 IcelandPresidentOlafur Ragnar Grimsson
 IndiaPresidentPranab Mukherjee[6]
 IranPresidentHassan Rouhani
 IraqPresidentJalal Talabani
 IrelandPresidentMichael D. Higgins [7]
 ItalyPrime MinisterEnrico Letta
 Ivory CoastPresidentAlassane Ouattara
 JamaicaPrime MinisterPortia Simpson-Miller
 JordanPrime MinisterAbdullah Ensour
 KenyaPresidentUhuru Kenyatta
 LatviaPresidentAndris Berzins
 LebanonPrime MinisterNajib Mikati
 LesothoPrime MinisterTom Thabane
KingKing Letsie III
 LiberiaPresidentEllen Johnson Sirleaf
 LiechtensteinPrime MinisterAdrian Hasler
 LuxembourgGrand DukeHenri
 MadagascarPresidentAndry Rajoelina
 MalawiPresidentJoyce Banda
 MaliPresidentIbrahim Boubacar Keita
 MaltaPrime MinisterJoseph Muscat
 MauritaniaPresidentMohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
 MauritiusPrime MinisterNavin Ramgoolam
 MexicoPresidentEnrique Peña Nieto
 MontenegroPresidentFilip Vujanovic
 MozambiquePresidentArmando Guebuza
 NamibiaPresidentHifikepunye Pohamba
 NetherlandsKingWillem-Alexander
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
 New ZealandPrime MinisterJohn Key
 NigerPresidentMahamadou Issoufou
 NigeriaPresidentGoodluck Jonathan
 NorwayPrime MinisterErna Solberg[8]
 PakistanPresidentMamnoon Hussain
 State of PalestinePresidentMahmoud Abbas
 PolandPrime MinisterDonald Tusk
 PortugalPresidentAníbal Cavaco Silva
 RomaniaPrime MinisterVictor Ponta[9]
 RwandaPresidentPaul Kagame
 Sahrawi RepublicPresidentMohammed Abdelaziz
 Saint Kitts and NevisPrime MinisterDenzil Douglas
 Saint LuciaPrime MinisterKenny Anthony
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesPrime MinisterRalph Gonsalves
 Sierra LeonePresidentArnest Koroma
 SenegalPresidentMacky Sall
 SerbiaPresidentTomislav Nikolić
 SeychellesPresidentJames Michel
 SlovakiaPresidentIvan Gasparovic
 SloveniaPresidentBorut Pahor
 SomaliaPresidentHassan Sheikh Mohamud
 South KoreaPrime MinisterJung Hong-won
 South SudanPresidentSalva Kiir Mayardit
 SpainPrime MinisterMariano Rajoy[10]
 Sri LankaPresidentMahinda Rajapaksa
 SudanPresidentOmar al-Bashir
 SurinamePresidentDési Bouterse
 SwazilandPrime MinisterSibusiso Dlamini
 SwedenPrime MinisterFredrik Reinfeldt
  SwitzerlandPresidentUeli Maurer
 SyriaPresidentBashar al-Assad
 TanzaniaPresidentJakaya Kikwete
 TogoPresidentFaure Gnassingbe
 Trinidad and TobagoPrime MinisterKamla Persad-Bissessar
 TunisiaPresidentMoncef Marzouki
 UgandaPresidentYoweri Museveni
 United KingdomPrime MinisterDavid Cameron
 United StatesPresidentBarack Obama[11]
 UruguayPresidentJose Mujica
 VenezuelaPresidentNicolás Maduro
 VanuatuPrime MinisterHam Lini
 ZambiaPresidentMichael Sata
 ZimbabwePresidentRobert Mugabe

Other royalty
Country Title Dignitary
 BelgiumQueenQueen Mathilde
 DenmarkCrown PrincePrince Frederik
 JapanCrown PrincePrince Naruhito
 JordanQueen consortQueen Rania
 MonacoPrinceAlbert II
MonacoPrincess consortPrincess Charlene
 MoroccoPrincePrince Moulay Rachid
 NorwayCrown PrincePrince Haakon
 Saudi ArabiaRoyal Prince of Saudi ArabiaPrince Muqrin
 SpainCrown PrincePrince Felipe
 SwedenCrown PrincessPrincess Victoria
 United KingdomPrince of WalesPrince Charles
 United KingdomThe Duke of CambridgePrince William
 United KingdomThe Duke of SussexPrince Harry

Government representatives
Country Title Dignitary
 South AfricaVice PresidentCyril Ramaphosa
 AlgeriaSpeaker of the Council of the NationAbdelkader Bensalah
 AngolaVice PresidentManuel Vicente
 Antigua and BarbudaHigh CommissionerCarl Ruberts
AmbassadorRobert Murdoch
 ArgentinaVice PresidentAmado Boudou
 BarbadosForeign MinisterMaxine McClean
 BelarusVice Chairman of the House of RepresentativesViktor Guminsky[12]
 British Virgin IslandsForeign MinisterOrlando Smith
 BulgariaDeputy Prime MinisterAngel Velichkov
 CanadaNova Scotia PremierStephen McNeil
Premier of the YukonDarrell Pasloski
Alberta PremierAlison Redford
NDP LeaderTom Mulcair
Foreign MinisterJohn Baird
 Central African RepublicDeputy Prime MinisterSamuel Rangba
 ChinaVice PresidentLi Yuanchao[13]
 ColombiaVice PresidentAngelino Garzón
 CubaForeign MinisterBruno Rodriguez
 Czech RepublicForeign MinisterJan Kohout
 EstoniaForeign MinisterUrmas Paet[14]
 EthiopiaState MinisterSurafiel Mhreteab Abed
 FranceMinister of Foreign and European AffairsLaurent Fabius[15]
Minister of JusticeChristiane Taubira
 GreeceMinister of National DefenceDimitris Avramopoulos
  Holy SeePresident of the Pontifical Council for Justice and PeacePeter Cardinal Turkson
 HungaryDeputy Prime MinisterZsolt Semjén
 IndiaChairperson of the National Advisory CouncilSonia Gandhi[16]
Minister of Commerce and IndustryAnand Sharma
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj
 IranVice PresidentMohammad Shariatmadari
 IrelandTánaisteEamon Gilmore [7]
 IsraelPresident of the KnessetYuli-Yoel Edelstein
Knesset representatives5 Speakers
 ItalyPresident of the Chamber of DeputiesLaura Boldrini
 LesothoForeign MinisterMohlabi Tsekoa
 LithuaniaGovernment RepresentativeGitanas Nausėda
 MalawiForeign MinisterEphraim Chiume
 MalaysiaMinister of the Federal TerritoriesTengku Adnan Tengku Mansor [17]
Minister of Energy, Green Technology and WaterMaximus Ongkili
 NetherlandsForeign MinisterFrans Timmermans
 NicaraguaVice PresidentMoises Omar Hallesleves Acevedo
 PolandForeign MinisterRadosław Sikorski
 PeruVice PresidentMarisol Espinoza
 PhilippinesVice PresidentJejomar Binay[18]
 RussiaChairwoman of the Federation CouncilValentina Matviyenko
 SingaporeDeputy Prime MinisterTharman Shanmugaratnam[19]
 SlovakiaForeign MinisterMiroslav Lajcak
 SudanVice PresidentBakri Hassan Salih
 TurkeyDeputy Prime MinisterBeşir Atalay[20]
 United Arab EmiratesMinister of CultureNahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan
 United KingdomDeputy Prime MinisterNick Clegg[21]
Labour leaderEd Miliband
Mayor of LondonBoris Johnson
Speaker of the House of CommonsJohn Bercow
Health SecretaryJeremy Hunt
 United StatesAttorney GeneralEric Holder
National Security AdvisorSusan Rice[11]
Senator from TexasTed Cruz
Senator from ColumbiaJesse Jackson
United States Congress representatives26 Congressman
 UkraineForeign MinisterLeonid Kozhara
 US Virgin IslandsDeputy MinisterDonna Christian Christensen
 TanzaniaForeign MinisterBernard Membe
Representative from Chama Cha MapinduziVicky Swai
 VietnamChairman of the Presidential OfficeĐào Việt Trung
 ZambiaVice PresidentGuy Scott
Foreign MinisterWilbur Simuusa
 ZimbabweDeputy Prime MinisterSimbarashe Mumbengegwi

International organisations
Organisation Title Dignitary
 Arab LeaguePresidentSamir Hosny
African UnionChairperson of the AU CommissionNkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
 Commonwealth of NationsSecretary-GeneralKamalesh Sharma
 Council of EuropeSecretary GeneralThorbjorn Jagland
European CouncilPresidentHerman Van Rompuy
 European UnionPresident of the European CommissionJosé Manuel Barroso
 European UnionPresident of ParliamentMartin Schultz
 European UnionHead of DelegationRoeland van der Geer
FAOPresidentJosé Graziano da Silva
ILOPresidentGuy Ryder
International Monetary FundManaging DirectorChristine Lagarde
International Organization for MigrationDirector GeneralWilliam Lacy Swing
 NATOSecretary GeneralAnders Fogh Rasmussen
OECDSecretary GeneralJosé Ángel Gurría
OSCESecretary GeneralLamberto Zannier
Southern African Development CommunitySecretary GeneralStergenomena Tax
 United NationsSecretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon
 United NationsHuman Rights CommissionerNavi Pillay
 UNESCODirector GeneralIrina Bokova
United Nations Office on Drugs and CrimePresidentYuri Fedotov
World Food ProgrammePresidentErtharin Cousin
World BankPresidentJim Yong Kim

Former heads of state
Country / Org Title Dignitary
 AustraliaFormer Prime MinisterPaul Keating
 Brazil31st PresidentJosé Sarney
32nd PresidentFernando Collor de Mello
34th PresidentFernando Henrique Cardoso
35th PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
 Canada16th Prime MinisterJoe Clark
18th Prime MinisterBrian Mulroney
19th Prime MinisterKim Campbell
20th Prime MinisterJean Chrétien
26th Governor GeneralAdrienne Clarkson
27th Governor GeneralMichaëlle Jean
 Colombia30th PresidentAndrés Pastrana[22]
 Finland10th PresidentMartti Ahtisaari
40th Prime MinisterMatti Vanhanen
 France23rd PresidentNicolas Sarkozy
164th Prime MinisterAlain Juppé
165th Prime MinisterLionel Jospin
 Germany13th PresidentHorst Kohler
 Ghana1st President (Fourth Republic)Jerry Rawlings
 Iran5th PresidentMohammad Khatami
 Ireland7th PresidentMary Robinson [7]
Former TaoiseachBertie Ahern
 ItalyFormer Prime MinisterSilvio Berlusconi
 Japan58th Prime MinisterYasuo Fukuda
 Norway27th Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
 Poland2nd PresidentLech Wałęsa
 Romania3rd PresidentEmil Constantinescu
 South AfricaState President / 1st Deputy PresidentFrederik Willem De Klerk
2nd PresidentThabo Mbeki
3rd PresidentKgalema Motlanthe
 Namibia1st PresidentSam Nujoma
 New Zealand35th Prime MinisterJim Bolger
 Nigeria1st President (Fourth Republic)Olusegun Obasanjo
11th Vice PresidentAtiku Abubakar
 United Kingdomformer Prime MinisterJohn Major
former Prime MinisterTony Blair
former Prime MinisterGordon Brown
 United States39th PresidentJimmy Carter[11]
42nd PresidentBill Clinton[11]
43rd PresidentGeorge W. Bush[11]
 TanzaniaFormer Vice President
 Zambia1st PresidentKenneth Kaunda
 African UnionFormer PresidentAlpha Oumar Konare
 United Nations7th Secretary GeneralKofi Annan

Other guests
Bono and his wife Ali Hewson at the memorial service

This section is a partial list of notable guests who attended the memorial service.

Non-attendance
  •  Germany : Former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who frequently attend funerals of world leaders during his term of office, did not attend. Germany's former leaders did not usually attend world leaders's funeral.
  •  Iran: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was expected to attend the service[24] but had to cancel his visit due to the visit of his Russian counterpart in Tehran.[25]
  •  Israel: Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu did not attend the memorial service citing financial and security reasons.[26]
  •  Republic of China (Taiwan): The ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided to not 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.[27]
  •  Thailand: Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra also was expected to attend but declined due to ongoing protests against her government.
  •  Tibet: The 14th Dalai Lama was expected to attend the service but was denied a visa by the South African government.[28]
  •   The Vatican: Pope Francis was sent an invitation to attend either the memorial or state funeral.[28]. But he did not attend any of them because it was against the traditions (Popes do not usually attend funerals of world leaders).
  •  Vietnam: President Trương Tấn Sang did not attend the service due to time constraint. The country was represented by Mr Đào Việt Trung, Chairman of the Presidential Office.

References
  1. "Confirmation of foreign Heads of State and Government attending the memorial services or funeral". South Africa Government Online. 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  2. "About 70 Heads of State to attend Mandela's memorial service". sanews.gov.za. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  3. "Afghan president leaves for South Africa to attend Mandela's memorial service - Xinhua | English.news.cn". Big5.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  4. "Botswana president to attend memorial service for Mandela in South Africa - Xinhua | English.news.cn". News.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  5. 10 December 2013. "Gambia: President Jammeh to Attend Mandela's Memorial Service". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  6. "Mukherjee to attend Mandela's memorial service in Johannesburg today". Newstrackindia.com. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  7. Higgins, Gilmore in SA for Mandela service Irish Times, 2013-12-09.
  8. Kronprinsen og Solberg på Mandela-minneseremoni TV2. Retrieved 9 December 2013 (in Norwegian)
  9. Victor Ponta with Barack Obama in South Africa. Retrieved 10 December 2013]
  10. "Prince and President to attend Mandela's memorial - Euro Weekly News Spain". Euroweeklynews.com. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  11. Obama, George W. Bush and Hillary Clinton Share Flight to South Africa. The New York Times. 10 December 2013.
  12. "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. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  13. "Chinese VP to attend Mandela's funeral". China Daily. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  14. "Paet to Represent Estonia at Mandela Memorial Ceremony Tuesday | News | ERR". News. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  15. "Hommage à Mandela: une centaine de personnalités à la cérémonie de Soweto". The Huffington Post. 9 December 2013.
  16. "President, Sonia leave for Mandela memorial service". The Times of India. 9 December 2013.
  17. Two ministers to attend Mandela state funeral
  18. Binay leaves for Mandela funeral
  19. "Singapore deputy PM to attend state memorial service for Nelson Mandela - Xinhua | English.news.cn". News.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  20. "Mandela'nın cenazesine Beşir Atalay katılıyor". BBC. 10 December 2013.
  21. Nelson Mandela memorial guest list. The Daily Telegraph. 10 December 2013.
  22. http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/politica/comision-colombiana-parte-sudafrica-asistir-funeral-de-articulo-462939
  23. Obama, Castro shake hands as world says farewell to peacemaker Mandela. Reuters. 10 December 2013.
  24. "Iran's Zarif to travel to South Africa for Mandela funeral". Press TV. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  25. "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.
  26. "Netanyahu Won't Attend Mandela Memorial". www.israelnationalnews.com. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  27. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/intl-community/2013/12/13/395848/No-invite.htm
  28. Nelson Mandela memorial guest list Daily Telegraph, 10 December 2013.
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