National day of mourning

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Belgian flag at half-mast due to the day of national mourning on March 16, 2012.

A national day of mourning is a day marked by mourning and memorial activities observed among the majority of a country's populace. They are designated by that nation's government. Such days include those marking the death or funeral of a renowned individual or individuals from that country or elsewhere, or the anniversary of such a death or deaths.

Selected list of figures recognized by national days of mourning

State officials

  • Mohamed Brahmi Tunisian opposition figure and member of the Tunisian Constituent Assembly was assassinated in front of his house.
  • The Father of the Nation of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was killed by army officers. The officers killed his whole family except his daughters Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana.
  • Victims of the 2005 assassination of Former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri (Lebanon)
  • Presidents of the United States, usually on the day of their funerals, beginning with John F. Kennedy (these days are also considered Federal holidays). The most recent are:
  • Adolf Hitler death (Portugal) 3 days
  • Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on 24 January 1965. January 25–27 was a period of national mourning in the United Kingdom
  • Mustafa Kemal Atatürk–founder of the Republic of Turkey. 10 November is the national mourning day in Turkey, commemorating Atatürk's death in November 10, 1938. Every year at 09:05 on November 10 sirens are heard across Turkey followed by a minute of tribute as well as cessation of most all activity for that duration.
  • After the assassination of the Swedish Social Democratic Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986–Sweden, Cuba, Nicaragua and Vietnam.
  • Leaders Zhou Enlai, Mao Zedong (who was given a national mourning period lasting a week), and Deng Xiaoping–China
  • Diana Spencer who died on 31 August 1997. 6 September was a day of national mourning in the United Kingdom.
  • Yitzhak Rabin, the Prime Minister of Israel who was assassinated on 4 November 1995; a national day of mourning is commemorated in Israel and in various Jewish communities worldwide.
  • Emperor Hirohito of Japan, who died in January 1989; national mourning was declared for two days[1] and the day of his funeral.[2]
  • Indonesian former President Soeharto. Following his death in January 2008, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono declared seven days of National Mourning and instructed all government officials, embassies overseas, and all Indonesian citizens to fly the Indonesia flag at half-staff in Soeharto's honor from January 27 to February 2, 2008.
  • Alexander Dubček's death, at the time he was the chairman of the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia
  • Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino. Following her death on 1 August 2009, then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared ten days of national mourning.
  • Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua death (mainly African countries)
  • Argentinean President Néstor Kirchner (mainly Latin American countries)
  • North Korean leader Kim Il-sung, who died on July 8, 1994, and nation's mourning period from July 8, 1994 to July 17, 1997. [citation needed]
  • Presidents of Mexico, usually on the day of their funerals (these days are usually considered municipal and religious holidays in Mexico City and federal holidays in the rest of the republic.) Miguel de la Madrid in 2012 was the most recent.
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, who died on December 17, 2011, and nation's mourning period up to December 29[3]
  • President of the Czech Republic Václav Havel's death on December 18, 2011; 3 days of mourning (December 21–23, 2011).[4]
  • Dom Mintoff – former prime minister of Republic of Malta died in his home in Tarxien on 20 August 2012. Days of Mourning: Friday 24 August 2012 and Saturday 25 August 2012.
  • Philippine Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo who with 2 others was killed in a plane crash on 18 August 2012. 21 to 26 August were declared days of national mourning in the Philippines.
  • Vo Nguyen Giap - Vietnamese General died in military hospital at age 102 on 4 October 2013. 12 and 13 October were declared national mourning in Vietnam
  • Former President of South Africa and Anti-Apartheid campaigner Nelson Mandela, who died on 5 December 2013. Official day of National Mourning in South Africa on 8 December to 15 December 2013.

Religious figures

Sporting figures

Tragedies

References

  1. ↑ Sanger, David E.; Special To The New York Times (10 January 1989). "Mourning Fails to Slow Japan's Economy". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 February 2013. 
  2. ↑ "An Emperor's Farewell". New Straits Times. Retrieved 8 February 2013. 
  3. ↑ "North Korean leader Kim Jong-il dies 'of heart attack'". BBC News. December 19, 2011. 
  4. ↑ Tisková zpráva vlády České republiky ze dne 19. prosince 2011
  5. ↑ Serbia observes first day of mourning
  6. ↑ Calkin, Jessamy (May 20, 2011). "Senna: the driver who lit up Formula One". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 February 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Eusébio: Governo decreta três dias de luto nacional". A Bola. Jan 5, 2014. 
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ "China mourns mudslide victims as relief operation continues". Xinhua. August 16, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010. 
  10. ↑ Lappin, Yaakov (December 2, 2010). "PM Declares National Day of Mourning Following Fire". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2010-12-03. 
  11. ↑ http://www.channelstv.com/home/2012/06/03/jonathan-declares-3-days-of-national-mourning-for-crash-victims/
  12. ↑ "Brazil mourns Santa Maria nightclub fire victims". 2013-01-28. Retrieved 28 January 2013. 
  13. ↑ January 2013 "Peña Nieto decreed three days of national mourning. (Spanish)". 01/02/2013. 

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