Chissano was president of Zimbabwe’s neighbour Mozambique from 1986 to 2005.
Since stepping down he has regularly been called on by international bodies
to mediate in conflicts.
A longtime friend of Zimbabwe’s leader of 28 years, Chissano was best man at
Mugabe’s wedding to his second wife, Grace.
He was also a member of a team of elder African statesmen and women who
mediated in Kenya’s bloody post-election conflict earlier this year.
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