2013-12-10

JOHANNESBURG  — Here’s a full list of foreign leaders  invited to the memorial service Tuesday honouring former South African president Nelson Mandela, based on information provided by the South African government:

— Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

— Angolan Vice-President Manuel Vincent.

— Argentinian Acting President Amado Boudou.

— Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

— Bahamas’ Prime Minister Perry Christie.

— Bangladesh’s President Abdul Hamid.

— Belgian Prime Minister Elio di Rupo and King Philippe.

AP Photo/Matt DunhamWinnie Madikizela-Mandela, second left, Nelson Mandela's former wife, and Mandela's window Graca Machel, right, listen to speeches during the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela. (

— Benin’s President Boni Yayi.

— Botswana’s President Seretse Ian Khama.

— Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and three of her predecessors, including Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

— British Prime Minister David Cameron, deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and former Prime Ministers Tony Blair and John Major.

— Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza.

— Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and three of his predecessors, Jean Chretien, Brian Mulroney and Kim Campbell.

— Chadian President Idriss Deby.

— Chinese Vice-President Li Yuanchao.

— Comoros’ President Ikiliou Dhoinine.

— Congo’s President Joseph Kabila.

— Croatian President Ivo Josipovic.

— Cuban President Raul Castro.

— Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout.

— Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt and Prince Frederik.

AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSENQueen Rania of Jordan arrives for the memorial service of South African former president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium (Soccer City) in Johannesburg on December 10, 2013.

— Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh.

— East Timor’s Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao.

— El Salvador’s Foreign Minister Jaime Miranda.

— Equatorial Guinea’s President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

— Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.

— European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.

— European Union Council President Herman Van Rompuy.

— Finnish President Sauli Niinisto.

AFP PHOTO / GCIS / ELMOND JIYANEThis handout photo taken and released by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) on December 10, 2013 shows French former President Nicolas Sarkozy (L), French President Francois Hollande (2nd L) and his companion Valerie Trierweiler (3rd L), South African former President Kgalema Motlanthe ((3rd R) and his partner Gugu Mtshali (2nd R) attending the memorial service for late South African President Nelson Mandela on December 10, 2013 at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg.

— French President Francois Hollande and his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy.

— Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba.

— Gambian President Yahya Jammeh.

— German President Joachim Gauck.

— Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama.

Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)Singer Bono (R) and his wife Ali Hewson leave the official memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela.

— Guinean President Alpha Conde.

— Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar.

— Haitian President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe.

— Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and Congress party leader Sonia Ghandi.

— Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

— Irish President Michael Higgins.

— Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta.

— Ivory Coast’s President Allasane Ouattara.

— Jamaica’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller.

— Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito and former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda.

ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty ImagesSouth African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, centre, and Queen Rania of Jordan at the memorial service Tuesday.

— Jordanian Queen Rania and Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour.

— Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.

— Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati.

— Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane.

— Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

— Malawi’s President Joyce Banda.

Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesU.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama leave the official memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela at FNB Stadium December 10, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

— Malaysian Energy Minister Maximus Ongkili.

— Mauritius’ Prime Minister Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.

— Mexican President Pena Nieto.

— Morocco’s Prince Moulay Rachid.

— Mozambique’s President Armando Emilio Guebuza.

— Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba.

— Nepalese Foreign Minister Madhav Prassad Ghimire.

— The Netherlands’ Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans and King Willem-Alexander.

— Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou.

— Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan.

— Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Crown Prince Haakon.

— Pakistan’s President Mamnoon Hussain.

— Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

— Philippines’ Vice-President Jejomar Binay.

— Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski and former President Lech Walesa.

— Portuguese President Cavaco Silva.

— Saudi-Arabia’s Deputy Prime Minister Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

— Senegalese President Macky Sall.

— Serbian President Tomislav Nicolic.

ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty ImagesSouth Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit arrives for the memorial service of South African former president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium (Soccer City) in Johannesburg on December 10, 2013.

— Seychelles President James Michel.

— Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak.

— Slovenia’s President Borut Pahor.

— South Korean Prime Minister Hongwon Chung.

— South Sudan’s President Salva Kir Mayardi.

— Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Prince Felipe.

— Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

— Sudanese Vice-President Bakri Hassan Salih.

— Suriname’s President Desire Delan Bouterse.

— Swaziland’s Prime Minister Sibusiso Barnabas Dlamini.

ODD ANDERSEN / AFP/Sweden's Princess Victoria arrives for the memorial service of South African former president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium (Soccer City) in Johannesburg on December 10, 2013.

— Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Princess Victoria.

— Swiss President Ulrich Maurer.

— Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete.

— Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.

— Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki.

— Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.

— U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay.

— U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his predecessor Kofi Annan.

AFP PHOTO / SABC-A screengrab taken from the South African Broadcasting Corporation live feed shows former US President Bill Clinton (frontR) and his wife former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) and former US President George W. Bush (backR) and his wife Laura Bush attending the memorial service.

— U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as well as former presidents George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary.

— Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Luis Almagro.

— Vatican official Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana.

— Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro.

— Zambia’s President Michael Sata.

— Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.

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