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The President of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi has joined thousands of mourners at the public square in the country’s port city of Beira to mourn the late opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama.

The former rebel leader died at the age of 65 from heart attack on May 3 in his hideout in the Gorongosa mountains.

Mourners gather at public square in Mozambique to pay their respect to Dhlakama. Photo: Twitter / Verdade Democracia

President Filipe Nyusi eulogized Mr Dhlakama at his memorial and announced that he was prepared to continue peace talks with the next leader of the Mozambique National Resistance (Renamo) movement which Dhlakama led.

“I will continue the walk we started together for peace. I’m available to do this,” President Nyusi said.

President Filipe Nyusi speaking at the memorial for Dhlakama. Photo: Twitter/ Verdade Democracia

Dhlakama who was expected to run for President in next year’s general elections once led the former rebel Mozambique National Resistance (Renamo) movement and fought the current ruling Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (Frelimo) movement for many years in a civil war.

Some of the mourners. Photo: AFP

The war ended in 1992 with the signing of a peace accord giving combatants amnesty and allowing Renamo to become an opposition party.

 

 

Source: Africafeeds.com

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