South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa Mourns the Passing Away of Lisbet Palme Widow of the Former Swedish Prime Minister

press release

President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa and people of South Africa have joined the world in mourning the sad passing of Lisbet Palme (87), the widow of the former Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.

Mrs Palme has served the international community in various capacities. These include serving as a Unicef chairwoman from 1990 to 1991 and an International Panel committee member of the then Organization of African Unity (OAU) now African Union (AU) to probe the Rwandan genocide which claimed lives of an estimated 500 000 to 1, 000 000 Rwandan people.

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