Talk:List of national days of mourning (2020–present)

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The following were listed on National day of mourning before the split and had either no source or were not yet moved into the list.

State officials

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  • President of Burundi Pierre Nkurunziza, died unexpectedly on 8 June 2020, aged 55, at the Fiftieth Anniversary Hospital in Karuzi.[1] The Burundian government gave his cause of death as a heart attack,[1] but some in the media suspect he died of COVID-19.[2] A week earlier, The Standard reported his wife had flown without him to Nairobi, Kenya, for COVID-19 treatment.[2][3] Seven national days of mourning were announced following his death.[4]
  • Pranab Mukherjee the former President of India passed away on 31 August 2020. India declared a 7 days national mourning and Bangladesh declared a one-day mourning on the demise of the former president.
  • Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III died on June 24, 2021, due to renal disease, secondary to diabetes. President Rodrigo Duterte then announced a 10-day mourning period from June 24 to July 3, 2021.[5]

Sporting figures

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Cultural figures

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References

  1. ^ a b "Burundi's outgoing President Pierre Nkurunziza dead from 'cardiac arrest'". The Africa Report. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b Burke, Jason (9 June 2020). "Burundi president dies of illness suspected to be coronavirus". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. ^ Junior, Mireri (29 May 2020). "Burundi First Lady hospitalised at Aga Khan with Covid-19". The Standard. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Burundi says President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of heart attack". Al Jazeera. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. ^ "PH declares 10 days of national mourning for Aquino". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  6. ^ Rostan, Tim. "Argentina to mark Diego Maradona's death with three-day period of national mourning". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  7. ^ nacional, Duelo (October 1, 2020). "Duelo nacional por la muerte del famoso dibujante Quino". Perfil.