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| Crowds see Tsvangirai wife buried | Crowds see Tsvangirai wife buried |
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| Thousands of people have turned out to see Susan Tsvangirai, wife of Zimbabwe's prime minister, buried at their rural home in Buhera. | Thousands of people have turned out to see Susan Tsvangirai, wife of Zimbabwe's prime minister, buried at their rural home in Buhera. |
| She died in a car crash last Friday in which her husband was injured. | She died in a car crash last Friday in which her husband was injured. |
| Supporters of Mr Tsvangirai's MDC party were joined by diplomats, government officials and African heads of state. | Supporters of Mr Tsvangirai's MDC party were joined by diplomats, government officials and African heads of state. |
| Her death has triggered an unlikely political truce between President Robert Mugabe and the MDC, to "unite us in spirit" according to one MDC leader. | Her death has triggered an unlikely political truce between President Robert Mugabe and the MDC, to "unite us in spirit" according to one MDC leader. |
| Speaking at a church service for Susan Tsvangirai on Tuesday, Mr Mugabe said the "hand of God" was behind the crash. | Speaking at a church service for Susan Tsvangirai on Tuesday, Mr Mugabe said the "hand of God" was behind the crash. |
| After Mr Mugabe's comforting words Tendai Biti - MDC secretary-general and finance minister in the unity government - said the president was "after all a human being". | |
| "I think if there is one thing that Mrs Tsvangirai has done, it is not to unite us as that document purported to do - the document of the 15th September - but to try to unite us in spirit, " Mr Biti added, referring to the power-sharing agreement recently implemented. | "I think if there is one thing that Mrs Tsvangirai has done, it is not to unite us as that document purported to do - the document of the 15th September - but to try to unite us in spirit, " Mr Biti added, referring to the power-sharing agreement recently implemented. |
| We are sincerely saddened by the death of Susan and we hope that Morgan will remain strong Robert Mugabe 'Mother of struggle' mournedMourning in pictures | We are sincerely saddened by the death of Susan and we hope that Morgan will remain strong Robert Mugabe 'Mother of struggle' mournedMourning in pictures |
| Morgan Tsvangirai was sworn into office last month as part of the deal which is intended to rescue Zimbabwe's collapsed economy. | |
| The Tsvangirais, who had been married for 31 years, were travelling to Buhera from the capital, Harare, when their car collided with an aid lorry near Beatrice on Friday afternoon. | |
| The crash occurred about 50km (30 miles) south of the capital. | The crash occurred about 50km (30 miles) south of the capital. |
| The prime minister was first treated in a Harare hospital and later flown to neighbouring Botswana for rest and medical tests. | The prime minister was first treated in a Harare hospital and later flown to neighbouring Botswana for rest and medical tests. |
| The driver of the lorry has been charged with culpable homicide. His lawyers says he will plead not guilty. | The driver of the lorry has been charged with culpable homicide. His lawyers says he will plead not guilty. |
| The police have said the lorry side-swiped the prime minister's vehicle. | The police have said the lorry side-swiped the prime minister's vehicle. |
| Mr Tsvangirai later said the crash was an accident, despite suspicions about her death because of past acrimony between him and Mr Mugabe. | Mr Tsvangirai later said the crash was an accident, despite suspicions about her death because of past acrimony between him and Mr Mugabe. |
| 'Life goes on' | 'Life goes on' |
| On Tuesday, about 20,000 people attended a memorial service in the capital's Glamis Stadium. | On Tuesday, about 20,000 people attended a memorial service in the capital's Glamis Stadium. |
| Large portraits of Susan Tsvangirai hung around the arena, where her husband spoke last month after being sworn in. | Large portraits of Susan Tsvangirai hung around the arena, where her husband spoke last month after being sworn in. |
| Mr Tsvangirai paid tribute to his wife, telling the crowds: "Let's celebrate her existence as God's gift to me and you." | Mr Tsvangirai paid tribute to his wife, telling the crowds: "Let's celebrate her existence as God's gift to me and you." |
| Despite his bereavement, the prime minister said earlier that "life had to go on". | Despite his bereavement, the prime minister said earlier that "life had to go on". |
| In his first public comments on the crash, Mr Mugabe, 85, said during a church service before the stadium ceremony: "I plead with you to accept it, it's the hand of God." | In his first public comments on the crash, Mr Mugabe, 85, said during a church service before the stadium ceremony: "I plead with you to accept it, it's the hand of God." |
| Most of the new administration which shares power between Mr Mugabe's Zanu-PF and Mr Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) were also present at the memorial service. | Most of the new administration which shares power between Mr Mugabe's Zanu-PF and Mr Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) were also present at the memorial service. |