South Africa honors Bolivar in Caracas in commemoration of Freedom Day
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Published at: 28/04/2025 04:43 PM
On behalf
of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the Deputy Minister for
Africa of the Ministry of People's Power for Foreign Affairs, Yuri
Pimentel, accompanied Ambassador Lindiwe Michelle Maseko this Monday at the wreath
ceremony before the sarcophagus of the Liberator Simon Bolivar on the occasion of the commemoration of South Africa's National Freedom Day.
The
protocol activity, at the Mausoleum of the Liberator in the National Pantheon, was attended by
representatives of the Diplomatic Corps accredited in Caracas and officials from the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry.
The program
included the intonation of the national anthems of both countries and the signing of the
book, by the authorities, which records the performance of the ceremony.
Every April 27,
the Republic of South Africa commemorates Freedom Day, in connection with the
first democratic elections in 1994, which announced the official end of racial
segregation and the oppression of apartheid, one of the most
opprobious regimes in human history, a legacy of colonialism.
In the context of bilateral
relations, on April 14, the
first meeting of the Political Consultation Mechanism between the two countries was held in Pretoria,
chaired by Deputy Minister Pimentel and the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, Alvin Botes.
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