This is a list of dignitaries at the state funeral of Nelson Mandela on Sunday, 15 December 2013, at Mandela's rural home village of Qunu in the Eastern Cape.

Dignitaries

Heads of state and government

Country RSA Title: Mr DignitaryNotes President Jacob Zuma Chief mourner Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn African Union Chairperson King Letsie III President Joyce Banda SADC Chairperson Prince Albert II Prime Minister Denzil Douglas Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves President Jakaya Kikwete Representing the Frontline States President Barack Obama

Government representatives

Country Title Dignitary Vice President Li Yuanchao State Minister Surafiel Mhreteab Abed Vice President Mohammad Shariatmadari Foreign Minister Mohlabi Tsekoa Foreign Minister Ephraim Chiume Vice President Moises Omar Halleslevens Acevedo Chairwoman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko Foreign Minister Bernard Membe Prince of Wales Prince Charles Vice President Guy Scott Foreign Minister Wilbur Simuusa

International organizations

Organisation Title Dignitary Chairperson of the AU Commission Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Head of Delegation in Pretoria Roeland van der Geer

Former leaders

Country Title Dignitary 164th Prime Minister Alain Juppé 165th Prime Minister Lionel Jospin 11th Vice President Atiku Abubakar 27th Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg 42nd President Bill Clinton 1st President Kenneth Kaunda

Eminent persons

Country Title Dignitary President of Sinn Féin Gerry Adams Former First Lady Maria Nyerere Representative from Chama Cha Mapinduzi Vicky Swai Reverend Jesse Jackson

: The ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided not to 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.No invite needed for Mandela's funeral, Joseph Yeh, The China Post, 13 December 2013

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