John Nkomo burial programme

Monday January 21
TIME              EVENT
0830 hrs        Hearse departs 53 Harvey Brown for Stodart Hall
0900 hrs        Hearse arrives Stodart Hall
0930 hrs        Arrival of service chiefs
Chief Justice
National chairmen of the ruling parties
Speaker of the House of Assembly
President of the Senate
0945 hrs        Hon Deputy Prime Ministers and spouses
0950 hrs         Hon Prime Minister and spouse
0955 hrs         Hon Vice President J.T.R. Mujuru
1000 hrs        His Excellency the President and the First Lady

BODY VIEWING

1030 hrs        Departure for Heroes' Acre
1100 hrs        Arrival Heroes' Acre
Firing party number 1 presents arms and then rest on their arms reserved
1105 hrs        Bearer party removes coffin from gun carriage, and takes up position
Coffin placed in position in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Bearer party moves off and replaces head-dress
1120 hrs        Reading from the Bible by Minister of Religion
CHOIR
1130 hrs        Address by family representative
1140 hrs        Address by His Excellency The President
CHOIR
1205 hrs        Coffin placed at the grave side and flag handed over to the family
1210 hrs        Coffin lowered into the grave
1215 hrs        19 Gun salute followed by last post/reveille
Fly past
Prayer by Minister of Religion

1230 hrs        LAYING OF WREATHS
Family representative
His Excellency the President
Honourable Vice
President J T R Mujuru
Honourable Prime Minister
M R Tsvangirai
Honourable Deputy Prime Minister Prof A G O
Mutambara
Honourable Deputy Prime Minister T Khupe
President of the Senate
Speaker of the
House of Assembly
National Chairmen of
the Ruling Parties
Chief Justice
Service Chiefs
Dean of the Diplomatic Corps
His Worship the
Mayor of Harare
Women's League
and Assemblies'
Representatives
Director of War Veterans
Zimbabwe Ex-political
Prisoners, Detainees and Restrictees
1255 hrs        National Athem
Dignitaries depart in
the following order:-
1300 hrs        His Excellency the President and the First Lady
Honourable Vice
President J T R Mujuru
Honourable Deputy Prime Minister M R Tsvangirai and Spouse
Honourable Deputy Prime Minister Prof A G O Mutambara and Spouse
Honourable Deputy Prime Minister T Khupe followed by other dignitaries
President of the Senate
Speaker of the House of Assembly
National Chairmen of the Ruling Parties
Chief Justice
Honourable Ministers, Service Chiefs and other dignitaries.
END OF PROGRAMME