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| President Kikwete getting out of the tent |
Mama Graca Machelle,
Mama Winnie Mandela;
Members of the Bereaved Family;
Your Royal Highness, Prince Charles;
Excellencies, Heads of State and Government;
Honourable Ministers;
Members of the Diplomatic Corps and Representatives of
International Organizations;
Fellow Mourners;
Ladies and Gentlemen;
I bring with me
fraternal and solidarity greetings from your brothers and sisters of the United
Republic of Tanzania. They have asked me
to convey to you our deepest condolences to you Mr. President, Mama Graca
Machelle, Mama Winnie Mandela, entire Madiba family and all the people of South
Africa on the passing of His Excellency Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, former
President of South Africa and the African National Congress.
They would like you
to know that you are not alone. They are
with you during this difficult and somber moment. They are saying your grief is our grief, your
loss is our loss. Nelson Mandela was our
leader, our hero and our father as much as he was yours. The people of Tanzania have lost a great
friend and great a comrade in arms.
President Mandela had
long standing relations with
