Republic Day chief guest, South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa arrives in India
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Published: Jan 25, 2019, 05:36 IST | Updated: Jan 25, 2019, 05:36 IST
South Africa president Cyril Ramaphosa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in India on Friday for his two-day visit to the country.
Ramaphosa will be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations to be held in Delhi tomorrow.
He is accompanied by the First Lady Dr Tshepo Motsepe and a high-level delegation including nine ministers, senior officials of his Government and a 50-member business delegation.
PM Modi had personally handed over the invite to Ramaphosa when he met him in December 2018 on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Argentina.
This is the second time a South African president will be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations. He was preceded in 1995 by Nelson Mandela.
(With inputs from agencies)