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The Day of Mourning was a protest held by Aboriginal Australians on 26 January 1938, the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet and the British colonisation of Australia. It was held to draw attention to the poor treatment of Aboriginal people and entrenched racial discrimination.
Following the news of former president Jimmy Carter's passing, President Biden declared January 9 as a national day of mourning and ordered U.S. flags to fly at half-staff for 30 days from Sunday.
National days of mourning are typically declared for presidents of the United States, usually on the day of their funerals. Beginning with the November 25, 1963, mourning of John F. Kennedy, these days are also considered federal holidays. [4] There was no official day of mourning for Herbert Hoover. [5]
A national Day of Mourning will take place on Jan. 9 the day of former President Jimmy Carter's official state funeral at Washington National Cathedral.
The National Day of Mourning is an annual demonstration, held on the fourth Thursday in November, that aims to educate the public about Native Americans in the United States, notably the Wampanoag and other tribes of the Eastern United States; dispel myths surrounding the Thanksgiving story in the United States; and raise awareness toward historical and ongoing struggles facing Native American ...
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Mourning period declared from March 18 until March 26, the burial day. [228] Kenya: 7 [229] Burundi [230] Mozambique: 5 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. [230] Democratic Republic of the Congo: 3 [231] South Sudan [232 ...
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