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Hundreds pay their respects to Afonso Dhlakama at memorial service in Beira, Mozambique
10:13 CAT | 09 May 2018
Photos: Twitter
The body of Afonso Dhlakama, president of the Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo), who died on Thursday at age 65, arrived today at the beginning of the day to the Railway Station square of the city of Beira, where he will remain in state for the funeral ceremonies.
The funerary vehicle entered the specially prepared enclosure at 8:53 a.m., at a time when the space was partially filled and several people were still walking on foot to the venue.
A funeral procession escorted by the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) has travelled around the city from the chapel of Beira Central Hospital to the place where the opposition leader’s body is veiled by four members of the Defence Forces of Mozambique (FADM) ).
During the morning ceremony, organised jointly by the Mozambican Government, Dhlakama family and Renamo, it is planned that various public figures, politicians, members of the diplomatic corps, and other personalities will present condolences to the family .
The funeral eulogy, scheduled for 11:00 a.m., will be made by the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, with whom Afonso Dhlakama has since the end of 2016 agreed a ceasefire of the hostilities in the centre of the country between the armed wing of Renamo and the Mozambican armed forces.
Both started direct talks that led the head of state more than once to the refuge of Renamo’s president in Gorongosa Mountain range, and which, according to both, were well under way to reach a new peace agreement.
The intervention of Filipe Nyusi at today’s ceremonies will be the last after a string of condolences from representatives of the family, Renamo and others.
Afonso Dhlakama will be buried on Thursday in his hometown of Mangunde, about 300 kilometres southwest of Beira.
The Mozambican government announced on Friday that the Renamo president would receive an official funeral under the status of opposition leader.
Centenas de pessoas velam restos mortais de Afonso #Dhlakama no largo dos CFM, Cidade da Beira, numa cerimónia caracterizada por fortes emoções com pessoas chorando sem parar. #Moçambique pic.twitter.com/uUpbAd9GOv
— Alexandre Zerinho (@AllexandreMZ) May 9, 2018
A bandeira nacional acompanha a urna do Presidente da #Renamo, milhares de cidadãos enchem o local e várias personalidades testemunham o último adeus Afonso #Dhlakama, dentre eles o PR @FNyusi. Não há dúvidas que este momento fica marcado nos anais da nossa história #Mocambique.
— Dércio Tsandzana (@derciotsandzana) May 9, 2018
Military honors for an “enemy”.
We hope the hostilities end here. #DhlakamaFuneral pic.twitter.com/XpVwT69jDE— Zenaida Machado (@zenaidamz) May 9, 2018
Source: Lusa
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