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National Day of Mourning (Bangladesh), held 15 August. In 1975 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was killed by a group of army personnel, along with his family. Circassian Day of Mourning, held May 21, commemorating the Circassian genocide and the Circassian defeat in the Russian-Circassian War; Day of Mourning (Australia), annual protest of Aboriginal and ...
The Inquisition imprisoned the Rodríguez brothers and subsequently tried and convicted at least eight other "New Christians" from the Philippines. Such was the precarious status of Jewish settlers in the Philippines. Jewish presence during the subsequent centuries of Spanish colonization remained small and unorganized.
The first ever Jewish newspaper The Jewish Word: Polish, Yiddish 1992–Present Periodical Primary Polish Jewish publication Folks-Sztyme: Polish, Yiddish 1946-1991 Daily Australian Jewish News: English Australia Weekly See Australian Jewish Media: Calgary Jewish News: English Canada 1962–88 Canadian Jewish News: The Jewish Post & News ...
4 September declared a national day of mourning. [315] Yugoslavia: 1988 1 Victims of the 1988 Lapovo train disaster: 12 October declared a national day of mourning. [316] Soviet Union: 1988 1 Victims of the 1988 Armenian earthquake: This was the 1st time in Soviet history that a day of mourning was declared for a disaster. [35] Philippines: 1988 1
A 30-day period of national mourning was announced. Monday, January 22 and Tuesday, January 23, were declared bank holidays. [32] [33] Zimbabwe: 3 [34] FR Yugoslavia: 2001 1 Victims of the Podujevo bus bombing: 18 February declared national day of mourning. [35] Portugal: 2001 2 Victims of the Hintze Ribeiro Bridge disaster [36] [37] Andorra ...
Name Language Type Area reporting covers ABS-CBN News: English/Filipino: Daily: National Bulatlat [5]: English: Daily: National Cebu Daily News (CDN Digital) English
Arroyo also announced a 10-day mourning period for the former president, and issued Administrative Order No. 269 authorising "official acts and observances" to help in the funeral. [ 35 ] Former President Joseph Estrada said that the country has lost a "mother" and a "guiding voice of the people", and described Aquino as "Philippines' most ...
A funeral procession in the Philippines, 2009. During the Pre-Hispanic period the early Filipinos believed in a concept of life after death. [1] This belief, which stemmed from indigenous ancestral veneration and was strengthened by strong family and community relations within tribes, prompted the Filipinos to create burial customs to honor the dead through prayers and rituals.