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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 ...
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 ...
July 9 is the day of mourning. [479] [480] [481] Nepal: July 9 is the day of mourning. [482] [483] Sri Lanka: July 12 is the day of mourning. [484] Taiwan [485] Angola: 7 Death of former President José Eduardo dos Santos: Initially 5 days of mourning. State flags were lowered to half-mast and public events canceled. [486] [487] Mozambique: 5 ...
The day of the Pope's funeral was a day of national mourning. Many cultural, sporting and entertainment events were canceled and the Holy Father was honored with a three-minute silence at 10:00. [204] Albania [205] Ukraine [206] [3] Uruguay [169] Mexico: On April 8, the day of the Pope's funeral was declared a day of national mourning.
The occupation lasted for 19 months, from November 20, 1969, to June 11, 1971. They were visited by members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) who, inspired by the occupation, led other protests, the first on Thanksgiving in 1970 when they painted Plymouth Rock red. [1] The latter protest continued as the National Day of Mourning. The US ...
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 ...
National day of mourning on 6 December 2016 by the Government of India. A seven-day mourning period from 6–12 December 2016 was observed by Government of Tamil Nadu, [24] also three day state mourning period from 6–8 December 2016 was observed by Government of Kerala, [25] and Government of Puducherry. [26]
4 September declared a national day of mourning. [309] Yugoslavia: 1988 1 Victims of the Lapovo train disaster 12 October declared a national day of mourning. [310] 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