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English: First Nations Indigenous Australian protest, "Day of mourning", 1938, Russell Clark, from photo-mechanical print published in 'Man' magazine, ...
A similar but rarely-used concept exists at the European Union-level and Arab League-level and are called a European Day of Mourning and Arab League Day of Mourning. The European Commission first introduced the concept on 12 September 2001, when a day of mourning was declared across EU member states for the victims of the September 11 terrorist ...
National mourning from 12 to 14 March. The flags were lowered half-mast. Television and radio stations canceled entertainment programs. Many public events were canceled as a sign of respect for the victims of the bombings. 130 Spanish citizens were among those killed [110] Costa Rica: 2 [51] Poland: National mourning on March 12 and 13.
STORY: With the day declared a national holiday, a memorial ceremony attended by 600 dignitaries was held at Parliament House in Canberra for Queen Elizabeth, who died on Sept. 8 after 70 years on ...
The commission, together with the European Council and the European Parliament, designated 14 September 2001 as a day of mourning in member states and EU institutions. European citizens were asked to join in three minutes of silence. [1] [2] The Arab League observed three days of mourning for the death of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia on 4 August ...
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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.
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. [223] [224] [225] Uganda [226] Rwanda: 9 Mourning period declared from March 18 until March 26, the burial day. [227] Kenya: 7 [228] Burundi [229] Mozambique: 5