Cyril Ramaphosa and Buhari's tributes to Gorbachev

Cyril Ramaphosa and Buhari’s tributes to Gorbachev

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari paid tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the USSR who died at the age of 91.

They both hailed Gorbachev’s contribution to achieve peace in the world and efforts in trying to implement political reforms after the collapse of the communist state.

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Twitter said the late leader had supported South Africa’s struggle in the “critical period that led to the unbanning of the liberation movement and our transition to democracy.”

Nigeria’s President Muhaamadu Buhari equally said that Gorbachev was a “courageous reformer” who played a huge role in promoting peace between the west and USSR.

“We cannot forget in a hurry how Gorbachev advocated for the destruction of nuclear weapons by both the former Soviet Union and the United States during his meeting with Ronald Reagan,” he said.

“Although Gorbachev died without achieving his dream of a nuclear-free world, we would never forget his genuine commitment to durable international peace and security” Mr Buhari added.

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