SECRETARY-GENERAL EXTENDS CONDOLENCES ON DEATH OF GOVAN MBEKI

Following is the text of a statement issued in Durban, South Africa, today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General, with sadness, learned this morning of the death of Govan Mbeki, the father of President Thabo Mbeki, who himself was a leading figure in the African National Congress.

He extends to the President and his family, as well as to the people of South Africa, his deepest sympathy and condolences.

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