Heads of state honor Nyerere

Heads of state honor Nyerere

DAR ES SALAAM (AFP): At least 14 heads of state and representatives from some 60 countries will start arriving on Wednesday to attend the funeral of Tanzania's former president Julius Nyerere, the prime minister said.

"The country will witness the biggest number of foreign delegates with no precedent in its history," Prime Minister Frederick Sumaye told a news conference here late on Tuesday.

Heads of state who have confirmed that they will attend the state funeral here on Thursday include the presidents of South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, Zambia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Finland, Rwanda, Burundi, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe.

U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will represent her country, while Princess Anne will represent the British queen. The British government will be represented by Foreign Office Minister of State Peter Hain.