Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has confirmed his attendance at the 30th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
with the South African Broadcasting Corporation on Wednesday, March 13, Mbeki emphasised that commemoration is significant and a lesson for all Africans."Certainly, I will attend the commemoration of the Genocide in Rwanda. President Kagame has extended an invitation. I have been participating in commemorating because I believe the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda was a significant tragedy.
"We must address the conditions that exist in all our countries that could lead to such events. The concept of unity within diversity is essential. We need to manage our diversity effectively to prevent it from resulting in situations where people kill one another," he said.Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki, who served as South Africa's second president from 1999 to 2008, stepped down at the request of his party, the African National Congress .
In 2008, Mbeki acknowledged the failure of his government to intervene during the Genocide against Tutsi in 1994, expressing regret for their inaction. He admitted culpability for not taking action to prevent the atrocities, despite the ANC's protests against arms deals with the then Rwandan government.Mbeki further explained that the ANC, while in opposition in 1994, had raised objections to South Africa's arms and military agreements with the government of Juvenal Habyarimana.
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