Английская Википедия:2010 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony
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The 2010 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony took place on 11 June at the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, two hours before the opening match of the tournament. The ceremony started at 2pm local time and lasted 40 minutes.[1] The ceremony involved 1500 performers, including American superstar R.Kelly, Thandiswa Mazwai, Timothy Moloi, Hugh Masekela, Khaled, Femi Kuti, Osibisa, TKZee, Hip Hop Pantsula and the Soweto Gospel Choir.[2][3]
Notable attendees
Although in frail health and 91 years old, the former South African president Nelson Mandela was scheduled to attend the opening ceremony, however had pulled out after the death of his great-granddaughter, who was killed in a car crash earlier in the day.[4] A pre-recorded message appeared on the stadium screens instead.[5]
Dignitaries from 4 organizations and 24 countries attended the event, which included 20 heads of state and 18 eminent persons. Alongside the FIFA President Sepp Blatter and the then South African president Jacob Zuma, other delegates included the South African religious leader Desmond Tutu, the United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, the Mexican president Felipe Calderón, Prince Albert of Monaco.Шаблон:Fact
Guests
Official guests included :
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission
- Файл:FIFA logo without slogan.svg Sepp Blatter, President of FIFA
- Шаблон:Flagicon Thomas Bach, Vice President of International Olympic Committee
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa
- Шаблон:Flagicon Felipe Calderon, President of Mexico
- Шаблон:Flagicon Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States
- Шаблон:Flagicon Evo Morales, President of Bolivia
- Шаблон:Flagicon Federico Franco, Vice President of Paraguay
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jose Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola
- Шаблон:Flagicon Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary
- Шаблон:Flagicon Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco
- Шаблон:Flagicon Laurent Gbagbo, President of Ivory Coast
- Шаблон:Flagicon Armando Guebuza, President of Mozambique
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of Sahrawi Republic
- Шаблон:Flagicon Bakri Hassan Salih, Vice President of Sudan
- Шаблон:Flagicon Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of Congo
- Шаблон:Flagicon Joseph Kabila, President of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Шаблон:Flagicon Saad Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon
- Шаблон:Flagicon Letsie III, King of Lesotho
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon
- Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe
- Шаблон:Flagicon John Atta Mills, President of Ghana
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya
- Шаблон:Flagicon Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria
- Шаблон:Flagicon Goodluck Jonathan, President of Nigeria
- Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Biya, President of Cameroon
- Шаблон:Flagicon Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Attended as eminent persons included :
- Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations
- Alpha Oumar Konare, former Chairperson of the African Union Commission
- Kenneth Kaunda, former President of Zambia
- Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
- Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya
- Desmond Tutu, Religious leader of South Africa
Opening celebration concert
One day prior to the ceremony, the first-ever FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert took place on 10 June at Orlando Stadium in Soweto. Warm-up acts including Goldfish, 340ml and Tumi Molekane performed before the internationally televised portion of the concert began at 20:00 SAST. The three-hour main event included performances by Alicia Keys, Amadou & Mariam, Angelique Kidjo, The Black Eyed Peas, BLK JKS, The Dave Matthews Band, Freshlyground, Hugh Masekela, Juanes, K'Naan, Lira, Shakira, The Parlotones, Tinariwen, Vieux Farka Touré and Vusi Mahlasela.[6][7]
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