In the evening edition of the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) a decree was published in which it is established that, as a sign of mourning, the National Flag would be hoisted at half mast, during the period from August 13 to September 11, 2020.[citation needed][38][39] A second period of mourning, for 3 days, were declared starting from October 31 to November 2, 2020.[40][41][42]
In the section on other matters, the government announced the suspension of all non-religious music in public places during the presidential mourning period. The seven-day national mourning was announced on June 9, the day after the president's death. A government statement said music in bars, nightclubs and karaoke sessions had been suspended. It was announced that only weddings and funerals were allowed. On June 26, the president's funeral was declared a day off. On that day, offices, schools and companies were closed.[67][68][69]
Kuwaiti government announced 40 days of national mourning, while deciding to close government and official institutions for three days starting on Tuesday.[97]
Bahrain's King ordered a week-long period of mourning and the suspension of all governmental work for three days starting from Thursday.[126][127][128][129]
March 22 was a day off from work. On March 25 and March 26, the president's funeral day was declared a public holiday, and government offices, banks, businesses, and schools were closed.[220][221][222]
Mozambique's Council of Ministers ordered a five-day national mourning period from March 20–25, during which time the national flag also flew at half-mast.[226]
An eight-day mourning period was declared from April 9 to April 17; with national flag placed at half-mast at all federal buildings.[245] April 17 was designated a national day of mourning.[245]
The president died at the front with the rebels on Northern Chad offensive. The army declared a 14-day period of national mourning and imposed an overnight curfew. Air borders closed until further notice. Government offices, banks and schools were closed while the situation in the country stabilized.[249][250]
Two weeks of national mourning were announced from 8 to 23 July. Flags were lowered to half-mast on all public buildings. Government officials have announced that businesses, schools, and public administration offices must close nationwide July 22–23. Haiti's borders and international airport are closed and martial law has been imposed after Haiti's acting prime minister declared a state of siege.[327][328]
CARICOM Standard and national flags were flown at half-staff for 3 days starting from Wednesday July 7 to Friday July 9 and on funeral day of Haitian president.[329]
26 July day of mourning with flags at half-staff and parliament postponed its session Monday in memory of 10 Kosovars who died when their bus crashed in Croatia. The victims in the bus crash were all Kosovans.[335][336][337]
National mourning from 22 to 28 August. All public buildings are marked in the national colors and the colors of the Prince's House. Many cultural events were cancelled, other events were preceded by a minute of silence and restraint.[354][355]
January 10 is the day of national mourning. National flags lowered to half-mast on all government and public buildings. Sports and other events suspended due to the introduction of a state of emergency throughout the country.[399][400]
India declared a 2-day national mourning period and flags were flown at half mast. Gov't of Maharashtra declared a holiday on 7 Feb and Gov't of West Bengal declared a half-day holiday.[406]
His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ordered a 40-day mourning and flags flown at half mast while government departments would cease working for three days as of Friday.[433]
July 10 is the day of mourning.Flags lowered to half-mast. Entertainment clubs, bars, discos and beer gardens closed on the day of national mourning.[469][470]
July 31 to August 9 as national days of mourning, the national flag shall be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset, on all government buildings and installations throughout the Philippines and abroad, for a period of 10 days.[488]
A period of national mourning started immediately after the announcement of the Queen Elizabeth II's death on 9 September 2022. It continued until the end of the day of the New Zealand Memorial Service is held on 26 September. Public holiday on 26 September.[495][496][497]
At the time of the announcement of the queen's death, almost all BBC channels and commercial TV and radio stations interrupted their normal program to cover the death of the queen, and were broadcasting calmer and subdued music. Flags were lowered to half-mast on all government, public, municipal and private buildings. All sporting events in the UK scheduled through the weekend are expected to be postponed. Many public events were canceled. On September 19, the Queen's state funeral day was declared a public holiday, and on that day public offices, government offices, schools, colleges, universities, and many businesses, public places and shops were closed.[498]
A ten-day period of mourning was declared. Half-masting of the national flag was effective from the day of the passing until sunset on the day of the funeral, with the exception of the day on which the new Monarch is proclaimed. September 19, the date of the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II was a national holiday and national day of mourning in Canada.[499][500]
Flags at the country's embassies and in the public and private sector flew at half-mast for three days, Friday, September 9. It lasted for a total of three days ending on Monday, September 12.[519][520][521][510]
Dominica observed two days of national mourning on Monday, September 12 and Tuesday, September 13, flags on all public buildings in the state was flown at half-mast on the days of mourning.[531]
Australia held a day of mourning as a memorial service for the late queen. Flags are at half-mast from 9 September to the morning of 20 September.[533] Public holiday was declared on 22 September.[534]
President Yoon Suk-yeol announced a period of national mourning that ran until November 5. State flags were lowered to half-mast. Concerts and other public events were cancelled.[562][563]
National mourning on February 6–12. State flags on all government, local government and public buildings and in all embassies were lowered to half mast. All schools and universities in the country were closed until February 20. All sporting events in Turkey were cancelled [592][593][594][595][596]
September 26, the day of the funeral, was declared a day of national mourning. State flags on government, local government and public buildings are lowered to half-mast. Parliament was closed for the day, and non-essential state business was halted.[665][666]
September 25 was a day of national mourning for death of Afrim Bunjaku. National flags lowered to half-mast.[667]September 26, 27, 28 are days of mourning in Serb-majority areas. Serbian flag lowered to half-mast.[668]
National flag lowered to half-mast. Special prayers for the late Emir were held in mosques, Hartal of Opposition Party BNP and other related parties postponed.[730]
December 23 was a day of national mourning. State flags were lowered to half-mast throughout the country. Several other sports and cultural events were also called off.[736][737]
Hans Dannenberg was the sitting Dominican Republic ambassador to Canada. He died on December 23, 2023. The declaration of mourning was postponed due to the Christmas and New Year's festivities.[738]
Former president Sebastian Piñera died in the crash. Protocol indicated that a state funeral would be held, with a three-day national mourning, where the flag would fly at half-mast at public spaces and military buildings.[747]
May 10th was declared a public holiday to mark National tree growing day and to remember Kenyans who have died from the floods. It wasn't a official decree of mourning but a public holiday for commemoration.[761]
The Government of Iran announced five days of national mourning on May 20.[762] All sports competitions were suspended and Cultural Heritage Week events were postponed.[763] Shops, schools and government offices were closed on May 21.[764] All government offices and private businesses in the country were closed on May 22 to coincide with the funerals for the crash victims.[765]
The national flag was at half-mast in all government, semi-government and autonomous institutions and educational institutions, including all government and private buildings and Bangladesh missions abroad.[770][771][772]
The national flag was flown at half-mast on all buildings where it is regularly flown across India and no official entertainment occurred during this time.[775]
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, serving from November 2004 until his death in May 2022.
Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva was the second wife of the 35th and 39th president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and First Lady of Brazil from 2003 to 2011.
A national day of mourning is a day, or one of several days, marked by mourning and memorial activities observed among the majority of a country's populace. They are designated by the national 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, wartime commemorations, or the occurrence or anniversary of a significant disaster either in the country or in another country. Flying a national or military flag of that country at half-mast is a common symbol.
The president of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile is the highest authority of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile. The office was established in 1811 by the First National Congress of Chile.
The second President of Gabon, Omar Bongo, died in Spain on 8 June 2009, after having suffered from colorectal cancer. A month of mourning and state funeral, spanning 11 to 18 June, followed.
Néstor Kirchner, former President of Argentina, died of heart failure on the morning of 27 October 2010 at the Jose Formenti hospital in El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province at the age of 60. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful. His wife, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, was present with him when he died. He was expected to run for president in 2011.
Roberto Andrés Bruce Pruzzo was a Chilean television journalist, mainly known for his work on Televisión Nacional de Chile's breakfast programme Buenos Días a Todos. Bruce also worked as host of Dónde La Viste in the same TV channel.
The death of Hugo Chávez, 45th president of Venezuela, was announced by government officials to have been on 5 March 2013 at 16:25 VET in Caracas, Venezuela from cancer at the age of 58. His death triggered a presidential election which was constitutionally required to be called within 30 days.
Guillermo León Teillier del Valle was a Chilean politician, educator, and writer and president of the Communist Party of Chile (PCC).
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Events in the year 1868 in Uruguay.
Bassil Da Costa[a] was a Venezuelan university student, killed during the 2014 protests against the Venezuelan government, the first death of the wave of protests. Da Costa was a marketing student at the Universidad Alejandro de Humboldt in Caracas.
On 17 April 2019, a tour bus carrying 56 people—mostly tourists from Germany—crashed in Caniço in Madeira, Portugal. At least 29 people were killed—18 women and 11 men—and 27 more were injured, including the Portuguese driver and tourist guide.
The COVID-19 pandemic in El Salvador was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have reached El Salvador on 18 March 2020. As of 19 September 2021, El Salvador reported 102,024 cases, 3,114 deaths, and 84,981 recoveries. As of that date El Salvador had arrested a total of 2,424 people for violating quarantine orders, and 1,268,090 people had been tested for the virus. On 31 March 2020, the first COVID-19 death in El Salvador was confirmed.
Carmen Quidiello Castillo was a Cuban-born Dominican poet, playwright and social activist. Quidiello served as First Lady of the Dominican Republic in 1963 during the short tenure of her husband, former President and Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) founder, Juan Bosch.
José Luis Robles Canibe was a Spanish politician of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV).
An international day of mourning is a day, or one of several days, marked by mourning and memorial activities observed among countries under an intergovernmental organization. They are designated by the intergovernmental organization. Such days include those marking the death or funeral of a renowned individual or individuals from a country of that organization or elsewhere or the anniversary of such a death or deaths, the anniversaries of a significant natural or man-made disaster occurring in the country of the organization, wartime commemorations or in memory of the victims of a terrorist attack. Common symbols include flying the organization's flag at half-mast and observing minutes of silence.
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