List of national days of mourning (before 2000)

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This is a list of national days of mourning before 2000. It does not include annual remembrance events.

Country Year Days Reason Notes
Portugal 1649 2 Death of Eduardo de Bragança [pt] First known national mourning declaration in history.[1]: 65 
Portugal 1653 30 Death of Teodósio, Prince of Brazil [1]: 117 
Portugal 1656–1658 730 Death of King John IV of Portugal 2 years of mourning (1 year full mourning, 1 year half mourning).[2]
Portugal 1666–1668 730 Death of Queen-consort Luisa de Guzmán 2 years of mourning (1 year full mourning, 1 year half mourning).[3]
Portugal 1690–1691 365 Death of Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira One year of mourning (6 months full mourning, 6 months half mourning).[4]

18th century

Country Year Days Reason Notes
Portugal 1706 365 Death of Catherine of Braganza, Queen-consort of England, Scotland and Ireland and Infanta of Portugal [5]
Portugal 1706–1708 730 Death of King Peter II of Portugal 2 years of mourning (1 year full mourning, 1 year half mourning).[6]
United Kingdom 1714-1715 365 Death of Queen Anne, Queen of Great Britain First national mourning period that was not from Portugal
Portugal 1750–1752 730 Death of King John V of Portugal 2 years of mourning (1 year full mourning, 1 year half mourning).[7]
Portugal 1754–1755 180 Death of Queen-consort Maria Anna of Austria [8]
Portugal 1777–1778 365 Death of King Joseph I of Portugal 1 year of mourning (6 months full mourning, 6 months half mourning).[9]: 213 
Portugal 1781 180 Death of Queen-consort Mariana Victoria of Spain 6 months of mourning (3 months full mourning, 3 months half mourning).[9]: 289 
Portugal 1786–1787 365 Death of King-consort Peter III of Portugal One year of mourning (6 months full mourning, 6 months half mourning).[10]
Portugal 1788–1789 180 Death of José, Prince of Brazil [11]
United States 1799 69 Death of first president of the United States George Washington [12]
First French Empire 10 second national mourning declaration that was not from Portugal.[13]

19th century

Country Year Days Reason Notes
Portugal 1816–1817 365 Death of Queen Maria I of Portugal One year of mourning (6 months full mourning, 6 months half mourning).[14]
Portugal 1826–1827 365 Death of King John VI of Portugal [15]
Portugal 1830 180 Death of Queen-consort Carlota Joaquina of Spain [16]
Portugal 1834–1835 180 Death of King Peter IV of Portugal [17]
Mexico 1843 3 Death of first president Guadalupe Victoria First time national mourning was declared by a country in the Americas.[18]
Portugal 1853–1854 180 Death of Queen Maria II of Portugal 6 months of mourning (3 months full mourning, 3 months half mourning).[19]
Italy 1861 1 Death of PM of Italy Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour First Italian national mourning declaration.[20]
Portugal 1861–1862 180 Death of King Peter V of Portugal 6 months of mourning (3 months full mourning, 3 months half mourning).[21]
United States 1865 1 Assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln A National Day of Mourning was held on June 1. First American national mourning declaration.[22][23]
Austria-Hungary 1871 30 Death of Princess Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (née Princess Leopoldina of Brazil) [24]
Bolivia 1874 At least 1 Death of president Adolfo Ballivián First time national mourning was declared by a South American country.[25]
United States 1881 1 Death of U.S. President James A. Garfield National mourning on September 26.[26]
Guatemala 1885 30 Death of president Justo Rufino Barrios [27]
German Empire 1888 At least 1 Death of German Emperor William I First German national mourning declaration.[28]
El Salvador 1889 1 Death of Juan Montalvo [29]
Portugal 1889–1890 90 Death of King Luís I of Portugal 3 months of mourning (1.5 month full mourning, 1.5 month half mourning).[30]
Netherlands 1890 1 Death of King William III First Dutch national mourning declaration.[31]
Bolivia 1899 2 Death of Juan M. Fernandez De Cordova National mourning on March 16–17.[32]
Bolivia 1899 At least 1 Death of presidential candidate Eliodoro Camacho [33]

20th century

1900s

Country Year Days Reason Notes
Bolivia 1900 1 Death of Napoleón Tejada National mourning on October 1.[34]
United Kingdom 1901 11 Death of Queen Victoria State funeral on February 2, 1901. Flags were hoisted to half-mast for the duration of the mourning period. This was the first mourning period to be observed in the UK.[35]
Canada 1 During the first declaration of mourning in Canada on February 2, all places of business and entertainment were closed until the hour of sunset.[36]
United States 1901 1 Assassination of U.S. President William McKinley National mourning on September 19.[37]
Bolivia 1901 1 Death of Manuel María Saavedra National mourning on December 21.[38]
Bolivia 1902 1 Death of deputy of Cochabamba Fabio Mariscal National mourning on August 14.[39]
Portugal 1908 120 Victims of the Lisbon Regicide 4 months of mourning (2 months full mourning, 2 months half mourning).[40]
Cuba 1908 At least 2 Death of first president Tomás Estrada Palma [41]
Panama 1909 1 Death of first president Manuel Amador Guerrero First time national mourning was declared in Panama.[42]

1910s

Country Year Days Reason Notes
Portugal 1910 30 Death of British King Edward VII 15 days full mourning, 15 days half mourning.[43]
Bolivia 1910 1 Death of Feliciano Abastoflor National mourning on August 30.[44]
Mexico 1913 1 Death of José María Pino Suárez [45]
Bolivia 1915 1 Death of Demetrio Gutiérrez National mourning on September 16.[46]
Nicaragua 1917 1 Death of Francisco Baca First time national mourning was declared in Nicaragua.[47]
Bolivia 1918 1 Death of John D. O’Rear National mourning on July 23 with flags at half mast.[48]
Guatemala 1919 1 Death of former U.S president Theodore Roosevelt [49]
Cuba [50]
Germany 1919 7 Provisions of the Treaty of Versailles All public amusements and sports were postponed or cancelled entirely.[51]
Paraguay 1919 3 Death of president Manuel Franco National mourning starting on June 6.[52]

1920s

Country Year Days Reason Notes
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes 1921 At least 1 Death of King Peter I of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes Mourning started on August 17. First time national mourning was declared in Yugoslavia.[53]
El Salvador 1921 3 Death of former president Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez First time national mourning was declared in El Salvador.[54]
Panama 1921 30 Victims of the Coto War [55]
Peru 1922 1 Death of Pope Benedict XV [56]
Germany 1922 At least 1 Assassination of German Foreign Minister Walther Rathenau [28]
United States 1923 1 Death of U.S. President Warren G. Harding [57]
Portugal 1923 1 Death of Guerra Junqueiro [58]
Soviet Union 1924 1 Death of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin First time national mourning was announced in the Soviet Union.[59][60]
Portugal 1924 1 Death of Teófilo Braga [61]
Poland 1924 At least 1 Death of former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson First Polish national mourning declaration. Wilson called for an independent Polish state in his 1918 Fourteen Points statement.[62]
Portugal 1924 1 Death of Sacadura Cabral [63]
Germany 1925 At least 5 Death of President Friedrich Ebert [28]
Portugal 1925 1 Death of João Chagas [64]
Costa Rica 1926 3 Victims of the El Virilla train accident [65]
Bolivia 1928 1 Death of Amadeo Moscoso National mourning on October 3.[66]
Honduras 1929 1 Victims of a bus crash near Saucé [67]
Germany 1929 At least 1 Death of German Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann [28]

1930s

Country Year Days Reason Notes
France 1930 1 Victims of the 1930 Southern France floods [68]
Mexico 1930 1 Death of Pablo Sidar Escobar National mourning on May 15.[69]
Dominican Republic 1930 1 Victims of the 1930 San Zenón hurricane National mourning on October 3[70]
France 1930 1 Victims of the R101 disaster National mourning on October 7[71]
Bolivia 1931 1 Death of Eduardo Zapcovic Lizárraga National mourning on September 30.[72]
Peru 1932 1 Victims of the 1932 Trujillo uprising National mourning on July 15.[73]
Panama 1932 3 Death of Tomás Arias [74]
Bolivia 1932 1 Death of Alfredo H. Otero National mourning on October 9.[75]
Lithuania 1933 At least 1 Victims of a plane crash in Germany (Modern day Poland) Was set to land in Kaunas. Thousands of people went to the funeral. First time national mourning was declared in Lithuania.[76]
Bolivia 1933 2 Death of Daniel Sánchez Bustamante [77]
France 1933 At least 2 Victims of the Lagny-Pomponne rail accident [78]
Romania 1934 1 Death of Vasile Goldiș National mourning in February 12. First time national mourning was declared in Romania.[79]
Netherlands 1934 1 Death of former Queen consort Emma [80]
Peru 1934 1 Death of former president Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro National mourning on April 29.[81]
Nicaragua 1934 3 Victims of the 1934 Central America hurricane [82]
Poland 1934 1 Assassination of Interior Minister Bronisław Pieracki Public shows, concerts, and games were suspended.[83]
Netherlands 1934 1 Death of Duke Henry, prince consort [84]
Germany 1934 14 Death of President Paul von Hindenburg Longest mourning period to be observed in Germany [85][86][87]
Yugoslavia 1934 180 Assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia and foreign minister Louis Barthou The general folk mourning lasted six months, the deepest until October 25, and the deep until November 21. A number of cultural and musical events were canceled as a sign of respect. This was the longest mourning to be observed in Yugoslavia [88][89]
France 30 Longest mourning period to be observed in France [90]
Panama 1934 3 Death of Martin F. Sosa [91]
Poland 1935 3 Death of Polish statesman Józef Piłsudski Public shows, concerts, and games were suspended.[92]
Panama 1935 8 Death of Rafael Niera [93]
Belgium 1935 7 Death of Queen Astrid of Sweden First time national mourning was declared in Belgium.[94]
Brazil 1 First time national mourning was declared in Brazil.[95]
Nicaragua 1935 3 Death of Alberto Gamez [96]
Egypt 1935 1 Victims of the 1935-1936 protests in Egypt National mourning on November 21. First time national mourning was declared in Egypt.[97]
United Kingdom 1936 8 Death of King George V [citation needed]
Czechoslovakia 1937 7 Death of former President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk First and longest period of mourning observed in Czechoslovakia.[98]
Nicaragua 1937 At least 1 Death of Alejandro Vega Matus [99]
Cuba 1938 1 Victims of a plane crash in Colombia [100]
Poland 1938 At least 1 Death of Armenian Catholic Archbishop of Lviv Józef Teodorowicz [62]
Turkey 1938 3 Death of founding leader and president Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Schools and official offices across the country were closed. First time national mourning was declared in Turkey.[101]
Bolivia 1939 1 Death of Jaime Mendoza National mourning on January 28.[102]
Holy See 1939 9 Death of Pope Pius XI First time national mourning was declared in the Vatican City.[103]
Brazil 3 [104]
Italy 1 On February 14, the day of the Pope's funeral declared a day of national mourning and a day off from work. Flags lowered to mid-mast on all government and public buildings. Schools, offices and theaters were closed.[105][106]
Ireland The Irish flag was flown at half-mast over government buildings, on other public buildings in the capital and throughout the country. Theatres were closed, dance postponed and cinemas shut down as a mark of respect. First time national mourning was declared in Ireland.[107]
Italy 1939 At least 2 Death of Costanzo Ciano [108]
Brazil 1939 3 Death of Bolivian president Germán Busch [109]
Bolivia At least 1 [110]
Ecuador 1939 8 Death of Ecuadorian president Aurelio Mosquera First time national mourning was declared in Ecuador.[111]
Brazil 3 [112]
Cuba 1939 3 Death of J. Butler Wright [113]
Dominican Republic 1939 3 Death of Panamanian president Juan Demóstenes Arosemena First time national mourning was declared in the Dominican Republic.[114]
Brazil [115]
Panama At least 1 [116]

1940s

Country Year Days Reason Notes
Paraguay 1940 1 Death of president José Félix Estigarribia National mourning on September 10. First time national mourning was declared in Paraguay.[117]
Panama 1941 At least 1 Death of Nicanor de Obarrio [118]
Spain 1941 3 Death of former King of Spain Alfonso XIII First time national mourning was declared in Spain.[119]
Italy [120]
Chile 1941 3 Death of President of Chile Pedro Aguirre Cerda On announcement of the President's death the Stock Exchange and other public institutions suspended operations. Fifteen-day suspension of public functions. Flags were lowered to halfstaff throughout Chile. All broadcasts and public meetings were suspended.[121]
Free France 1942 1 Victims of the March 3 1942 Paris bombings Only time France observed national mourning in exile.[122]
Bolivia 1942 3 Death of former president Hernando Siles National mourning on November 24–26.[123]
Germany 1943 3 Collapse of the Battle of Stalingrad [124]
Polish government-in-exile 1943 26 Death of Polish Prime Minister-in-Exile Władysław Sikorski It was the longest period of mourning in Poland's history.[125][62]
Republic of China 1943 30 Death of chairman Lin Sen First time national mourning was announced in the Republic of China.[126]
Brazil 3 [127]
Argentina 1944 1 Victims of the 1944 San Juan earthquake [128]
San Marino 1944 3 Victims of the June 1944 San Marino bombing First time San Marino declared a national day of mourning.[129]
Iran 1944 1 Death of former Shah of Iran Reza Shah July 31 declared a day of national mourning. All government and business offices closed. First time Iran declared a national day of mourning.[130]
Nicaragua 1944 At least 2 Death of Alfonso Ayon [131]
Polish government-in-exile 1944 15 Collapse of the Warsaw Uprising [132][62]
Dominican Republic 1945 9 Death of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt [133]
Nicaragua 8 Banks and stores closed at Managua, Nicaragua, when the large flag on the U.S. Embassy building was lowered to half-mast.[134]
Belgium [135]
Paraguay [136]
Mexico 3 First time national mourning was declared in Mexico.[137]
Brazil National flags on government, state and public buildings were lowered to half-mast. On the day of the funeral, public offices were closed.[138]
Cuba Regular radio programs were suspended and limited to Roosevelt's death and the latest information about World War 2 and all national activities were suspended for five minutes on the day of the state funeral. First time national mourning was declared in Cuba.[139]
Uruguay [140]
El Salvador [141]
Venezuela [142]
Guatemala [143]
United States 1 April 14, the day of the president's funeral was a day of national mourning. Offices, theaters, cinemas, bars were closed and sporting events and concerts were canceled.[144][145]
Puerto Rico Nightclubs and public entertainment events were closed.[146]
France [147]
Argentina At least 1 First time national mourning was declared in Argentina.[146]
Chile [148]
Peru [149]
Honduras [150]
Panama [151]
Colombia [152]
Bolivia [153]
Portugal 1945 3 Death of Chancellor of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler Portugal was the only country to declare national mourning for Hitler's death.[154][155][156]
Brazil 1946 3 Death of mayor of Belo Horizonte Antônio Carlos Ribeiro de Andrada [157]
Nicaragua 1946 8 Death of former president Juan Bautista Sacasa Flags were at half-mast on all buildings and barracks in the country.[158]
Chile 1946 3 Death of Chilean president Juan Antonio Ríos First time national mourning was declared in Chile.[159]
Brazil [160]
Venezuela First time national mourning was declared in Venezuela.[161]
Honduras First time national mourning was declared in Honduras.[162]
Bolivia At least 1 [163]
Philippines 1946 24 Death of former president Manuel L. Quezon Died in 1944 but a mourning period was not declared until after World War 2.[164]
Greece 1947 90 Death of King George II of Greece First time national mourning was declared in Greece.[165]
Brazil 3 [166]
Brazil 1947 3 Death of king Christian X of Denmark Brazil was the only country to declare national mourning for the death of Christian X.[167]
India 1948 13 Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi Entertainment events were canceled. Theaters, entertainment venues and bars were closed. Schools and public offices were closed on the day of the funeral. This was the first time that India declared a national day of mourning.[168]
Czechoslovakia 1948 7 Death of former President Edvard Beneš [169]
Greece 1949 5 Death of Prime Minister of Greece Themistoklis Sofoulis [170]
France 1949 1 Victims of the 1949 Landes forest fire [171]

1950s

Country Year Days Reason Notes
Brazil 1950 3 Death of president of Nicaragua Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes [172]
Panama 1950 1 Death of Julio J. Fabrega [173]
China 1950 1 Death of Secretary General of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party Ren Bishi The then Funeral Committee recommended that entertainment activities be stopped on the day of the memorial service on October 30 and the flag be lowered to half-mast. First time the People's Republic of China declared a national day of mourning.[174]
Brazil 1951 3 Death of Austrian president Karl Renner [172]
Portugal 1951 15 Death of President of Portugal Óscar Carmona National mourning lasted from April 18 to May 2 after he was buried in Lisbons Church of Santa Engrácia.[175]
Spain [176]
Egypt 7 [176]
Mexico 3 [176]
Brazil [177]
India 1 [178]
Uruguay First time national mourning was declared in Uruguay.[178]
Portugal 1951 1 Death of former Queen-consort Amélie of Orléans [179]
Guatemala 1952 3 Death of Enrique Muñoz Meany [180]
United Kingdom 1952 9 Death of King George VI As the news of the King's death spread, all cinemas and theatres closed, and BBC programmes were cancelled except for news bulletins. Flags in every town were at half-mast, and sports fixtures were cancelled. On February 15, the day of the funeral was declared a public holiday. All businesses, schools and offices were closed for the day[181][182]
Australia 1 National mourning on February 17 with flags at half-mast. First time national mourning was declared in Australia.[183]
Canada February 15 is the day of the official national mourning. Public offices and schools were closed on that day.[184]
Costa Rica First time national mourning was declared in Costa Rica.[185]
India [186]
New Zealand National mourning on February 15. First time national mourning was declared in New Zealand.[183]
Argentina 1952 30 Death of First Lady of Argentina Eva Perón Many theaters, cinemas, restaurants, and businesses were closed for days. This was the longest mourning period to be declared in Argentina.[187]
Netherlands 1953 1 Victims of the North Sea flood of 1953 (watersnoodramp) [188]
Albania 1953 14 Death of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin The national flag was lowered to half mast and work was immediately suspended in all offices and schools. All theatrical, cinematic, artistic and other entertainments were canceled. First time national mourning was declared in Albania.[189]
Soviet Union 4 The television broadcast a program commemorating the deceased leader, and the radio broadcast the music of mourning. Theaters, cinemas and entertainment venues were closed, concerts and sports games were cancelled.[190]
Romania Theaters, cinemas and entertainment venues closed.[191]
Bulgaria Theaters, cinemas and entertainment venues closed. First time national mourning was declared in Bulgaria.[citation needed]
China 3 National mourning on March 7–9.[192]
Poland 1 Entertainment venues were closed.[193][62]
Czechoslovakia Theaters, cinemas and entertainment venues closed. [citation needed]
Hungary Theaters, cinemas and entertainment venues closed. First time national mourning was declared in Hungary.[citation needed]
East Germany First time national mourning was declared in East Germany.[citation needed]
Czechoslovakia 1953 5 Death of President Klement Gottwald Theater performances cancelled, entertainment venues closed, mourning music was played by radio stations.[98]
Yugoslavia 1953 5 Death of Boris Kidrič Days of national mourning form April 11 to 15.[194]
Bolivia 1953 9 Death of First Lady Carmela Cerruto de Paz Estenssoro National mourning on December 7–15 with the national flag being hoisted at half mast in public offices and private buildings and the suspension of private and public activities on the day of the funeral.[195]
Uruguay 1954 2 Death of Alvaro Vargas Guillemette National mourning on June 26–27.[196]
Costa Rica 1954 At least 1 Death of former President Julio Acosta García [185]
Brazil 1954 8 Death of President Getúlio Vargas After the president's suicide, an eight day long mourning was declared with flags at half-mast but a state funeral was not held.[197]
Bolivia 3 National mourning on August 25–27. Flags lowered half-mast.[198]
Argentina [199]
Ecuador [199]
Chile [199]
Paraguay [199]
Uruguay [199]
Nicaragua [199]
Dominican Republic [199]
Cuba [200]
Haiti 1954 3 Victims of Hurricane Hazel First time national mourning was declared in Haiti.[201]
Cuba 1955 3 Assassination of President of Panama José Antonio Remón Cantera Flags will fly at half staff on all public buildings and military installations.[202]
Brazil 1955 5 Death of former president Artur Bernardes [203]
Greece 1955 5 Death of Prime Minister of Greece Alexandros Papagos [204]
Poland 1956 4 Death of former President Bolesław Bierut Theaters, cinemas and entertainment venues closed, radio stations played classical music.[205][62]
Belgium 1956 1 Victims of the Marcinelle mining disaster [206][207]
Nicaragua 1956 8 Assassination of President of Nicaragua Anastasio Somoza García [208]
Panama 2 [209]
Chile 1957 3 Death of Gabriela Mistral [210]
Brazil 1957 3 Death of former president José Linhares [211]
Philippines 1957 30 Death of President of the Philippines Ramon Magsaysay First time national mourning was declared in the Commonwealth of the Philippines.[212]
Venezuela 1957 3 Death of president of Guatemala Carlos Castillo Armas [213]
Czechoslovakia 1957 5 Death of President Antonín Zápotocký [98]
Spain 1958 10 Death of Pope Pius XII [214]
Holy See 9 [215]
Brazil 5 [216]
Italy 3 Schools and places of entertainment were closed.[215]
Portugal [217]
Cuba Last time national mourning was declared in Cuba before becoming communist.[214]
Peru 1 [218]
Argentina 1959 1 Death of John Foster Dulles [219]
Costa Rica 1959 1 Death of Rubén Odio Herrera [185]

1960s

Country Year Days Reason Notes
Brazil 1960 5 Death of Osvaldo Aranha [220]
Argentina 1960 At least 1 Death of Amadeo Sabattini [221]
Guatemala 1960 5 Victims of a fire at a hospital in Guatemala City [222]
East Germany 1960 3 Death of President of East Germany Wilhelm Pieck [citation needed]
Cuba 1961 3 Assassination of former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Patrice Lumumba Flags at half-mast on government and public buildings.[223]
Brazil 1961 5 Death of former president Carlos Luz [224]
Brazil 1961 1 Death of Borges de Medeiros [225]
Netherlands 1962 1 Victims of the Harmelen train disaster [226]
Brazil 1962 3 Death of Minister of State Gabriel Passos [227]
Spain 1962 1 Victims of the 1962 Vallés floods [228]
Netherlands 1962 1 Death of former Queen Wilhelmina It was decided that the flags should be hung in half mast, that theater and cinema performances and sports competitions should be canceled, that in public places music should only be heard softly and that it should come from one of the Dutch radio or television channels.[229]
Costa Rica 1962 1 Death of Alfredo González Flores [185]
Cuba 1963 3 Death of President of Israel Yitzhak Ben-Zvi First time national mourning was declared in communist Cuba.[230]
Congo-Brazzaville First time national mourning was declared in Congo-Brazzaville (Later renamed to the Republic of Congo).[231]
Israel At least 2 Entertainment venues closed, cultural and entertainment events canceled. The radio played quiet and mournful music. First time national mourning was declared in Israel.[232][233]
Argentina 1 February 24 was the day of national mourning.[231]
Spain 1963 10 Death of Pope John XXIII [234]
Holy See 9 [235]
Philippines [236]
Brazil 5 [237]
Italy 3 Schools and places of entertainment were closed.[238]
Paraguay [239]
Portugal [240]
Guatemala National flags were at half mast at all government buildings. First time national mourning was declared in Guatemala.[241]
Congo-Brazzaville 1 [242]
Uruguay At least 1 [243]
Yugoslavia 1963 2 Victims of the 1963 Skopje earthquake [244]
Cuba 1963 3 Victims of Hurricane Flora [245]
Liberia 1963 30 Assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy First time national mourning was declared in Liberia.[246]
Portugal At least 15 [247]
Argentina 8 [248]
Ecuador [248]
Nicaragua [248]
Algeria 7 First time national mourning was declared in Algeria.[246][249]
Dahomey Flags were at half mast and a mass was held on November 26. First time national mourning was declared in Dahomey (Later renamed to Benin).[249]
Costa Rica 5 [248][185]
San Marino 3 Public offices and schools were closed.[250]
Greece Flags on public buildings and ships were flown at half-mast. The national mourning ended on the evening of November 25. Following another decision by the Prime Minister, public offices, banks, the stock exchange, and other state offices were closed.[249]
Israel From all governmental buildings on all levels–national and local–flags flew at half-mast. Entertainment venues were closed.[251][246]
Philippines During this period, flags of all government buildings and installations throughout the Philippines were flown at half-mast.[252]
Indonesia First time national mourning was declared in Indonesia.[246]
Brazil [248]
Colombia First time national mourning was declared in Colombia.[253]
El Salvador First time national mourning was declared in El Salvador.[253]
Venezuela [253]
Honduras [253]
Guatemala [253]
Dominican Republic [254]
Mexico All kinds of entertainment and social functions have been suspended, which the national flag at half-mast during the November 23, 24 and 25.[255]
Gabon Administrative buildings and shops were closed, Flags were at half mast on public buildings and religious services were held In churches and temples. First time national mourning was declared in Gabon.[249]
South Vietnam First time national mourning was declared in South Vietnam.[247]
United Kingdom At least 3 [247]
Mali At least 1 Flags were at half mast and a mass was held on November 26. First time national mourning was declared in Mali.[249]
United States 1 Federal agencies and departments were closed. Following the official announcement of President Kennedy's death, all three commercial networks suspended their regular programming and commercials for the first time in the short history of television and ran coverage on a non-stop basis for four days. Many schools, offices, place of entertainment, stores, and factories in the US have closed. The ones that were open scheduled a minute of silence.[256]
Netherlands The flag was hung in half mast on government buildings. Municipalities and provinces were called to do the same and to give up "public entertainment" and music in the streets.[257]
Ireland Businesses, shops and schools were closed.[258]
Peru First time national mourning was declared in Peru.[253]
Paraguay [254]
Uruguay [253]
Morocco Flags are at half-mast on all public buildings, and artistic or cultural performances were postponed. Cinemas and cabarets were also closed. First time national mourning was declared in Morocco.[249]
Congo National mourning on November 26 with flags at half mast.[249]
Ivory Coast First time national mourning was declared in the Ivory Coast.[249]
Togo National mourning on November 26 with services being held in Protestant churches. First time national mourning was declared in Togo.[249]
Thailand 1963 21 Death of Prime Minister of Thailand Sarit Thanarat First time Thailand declared a national day of mourning.[citation needed]
Greece 1964 90 Death of Paul of Greece [259]
Brazil 3 [260]
Philippines 1964 6 Death of Douglas MacArthur [261]
Bulgaria 1964 3 Death of head of state and chairman of the presidium of the national assembly of Bulgaria Dimitar Ganev [262]
Bhutan 1964 49 Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru First time national mourning was declared in Bhutan.[263]
India 12 A 12-day state mourning has been ordered, national flags were lowered to half-mast on government, state and public buildings. Entertainment canceled. Government offices, public offices and businesses closed on the day of the funeral.[264]
Egypt 7 [265]
Iraq 3 National mourning on May 28–30. First time national mourning was declared in Iraq.[266]
Khmer Republic First time national mourning was declared in Cambodia.[266]
  Nepal First time national mourning was declared in Nepal.[266]
Kuwait First time national mourning was declared in Kuwait.[263]
Yugoslavia 2 National flags lowered on all government and public buildings and institutions. All sports and entertainment events for 2 days cancelled.[266]
Sri Lanka National mourning on May 28. First time national mourning was declared in Sri Lanka.[266]
Uganda 1 First time national mourning was declared in Uganda.[265]
Pakistan National mourning on May 28 with flags placed at half mast. First time national mourning was declared was declared in Pakistan.[267]
Kingdom of Sikkim Only time national mourning was declared in Sikkim as an independent country.[263]
Malaysia First time national mourning was declared in Malaysia.[263]
Syria At least 1 Flags were at half mast. First time national mourning was declared in Syria.[266]
Poland 1964 4 Death of Polish head of state Aleksander Zawadzki [268][62]
Philippines 1964 At least 1 Death of Eulogio Rodriguez [269]
United Kingdom 1965 3 Death of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill [270]
Brazil Flags were at half mast.[271]
Argentina 1 [272]
Uruguay At least 1 In all public buildings, barracks, fortresses, bases aeronautics and warships, the national flag was raised at half mast during the period of mourning.[273]
Austria 1965 5 Death of president Adolf Schärf [274]
Romania 1965 5 Death of General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party and President of the State Council Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej [275]
Yugoslavia 1965 1 Victims of the 1965 Kakanj mine disaster June 9 declared a national day of mourning.[276]
Costa Rica 1965 At least 1 Victims of the Tragedy in Choluteca [185]
Kuwait 1965 30 Death of Emir of Kuwait Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah National flags are flown at half-mast on government, military, and public buildings. Public events are suspended. The day of the funeral has been declared an official holiday in all ministries, departments, and state institutions.[277]
Jordan 3 A three day period of official mourning was also declared. First time national mourning was declared in Jordan. Flags at half-mast on government and public buildings. The Jordanian broadcasting station has been ordered to cancel its regular programs during the morning period and broadcast Koran recitations and funeral music.[278]
United Arab Republic 1966 7 Death of Iraqi president Abdul Salam Arif [279]
Algeria [279]
Lebanon 3 First time national mourning was declared in Lebanon.[280]
Kuwait [280]
Jordan [280]
Guinea 1967 8 Aftermath of the 1967 Sierra Leonean coups d'état [281]
Jamaica 1967 1 Death of former Prime Minister Donald Sangster National mourning on January 21. First time national mourning was declared in Jamaica.[282]
West Germany 1967 3 Death of former Chancellor of Germany Konrad Adenauer First time national mourning was declared in West Germany.[283]
Belgium 1967 1 Victims of the L'Innovation Department Store fire [206][207]
Cuba 1967 3 Death of Che Guevara [284]
Gabon 1967 8 Death of president Léon M'ba National mourning on November 28 – December 5.[285][failed verification]
Soviet Union 1968 1 Deaths of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and Soviet test-pilot Vladimir Seryogin This was the 1st time in Soviet history that a day of mourning was declared for someone who was not a head of state.[286][59]
United States 1968 1 Assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. First time in US history national mourning was observed for someone who was not a head of state. National mourning on April 5.[287][288]
United States 1968 1 Assassination of U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy National mourning on June 9. Flags were flown at half mast on all buildings, ground and naval vessels of the Federal government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions.[289]
Brazil 1968 3 Death of Mascarenhas de Morais [290]
Israel 1969 2 Death of Prime Minister Levi Eshkol Flags across the country were brought to half mast and all places of entertainment were closed.[291]
United States 1969 1 Death of former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower National mourning on March 31. Federal agencies and departments were closed. Flags were displayed at half mast at the White House and on all buildings, grounds and naval vessels for 30 days from the day of the death.[292][293]
Congo-Léopoldville 1969 1 Death of former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Joseph Kasa-Vubu The day of the funeral was a day of national mourning. Cinemas, shops, restaurants, factories and offices were closed. First time national mourning was declared in Congo-Léopoldville (Later renamed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo).[294]
Bolivia 1969 30 Death of president René Barrientos [295]
Trinidad and Tobago 1969 14 Death of President of India Zakir Husain First time national mourning was declared in Trinidad and Tobago.[296]
India 13 Flags at half mast. May 3 and 5, 1969, days off from work. All entertainment and cultural events canceled. Radio stations played classical and funeral music.[297]
United Arab Republic 7 [296]
South Yemen First time national mourning was declared in South Yemen.[298]
Iraq 3 [296]
Sudan First time national mourning was declared in Sudan.[296]
Libya First time national mourning was declared in Libya.[296]
  Nepal [296]
Bhutan [296]
Syria [296]
Iran [298]
Cuba [299]
Pakistan At least 1 Flags at half mast.[296]
Kenya 1969 7 Assassination of Minister of Justice Tom Mboya Flags at half mast. First time national mourning was declared in Kenya.[300][301]
North Vietnam 1969 8 Death of Vietnam leader Ho Chi Minh Flags were lowered to half-mast on all public and government buildings. Radio stations played mourning music.Theaters, cinemas and other recreation places closed. First time national mourning was declared in North Vietnam.[302][303]
Cuba 7 National flags were lowered to half mast.[304]
Algeria 3 National flags were lowered to half mast.[305]
North Korea 1 National flags were lowered to half mast. Ban singing and dancing. First time national mourning was declared in North Korea.[306]
Somalia 1969 5 Death of President Abdirashid Shermarke [307]
Guyana 1969 10 Death of Governor General David Rose [308]

1970s

Country Year Days Reason Notes
Yugoslavia 1970 1 Victims of the Breza coal mine disaster March 15 declared a national day of mourning.[309]
Portugal 1970 4 Death of former Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar The national mourning days were from July 27 to 30. Closing all public institutions on the day of the funeral, except for services which, by their nature, cannot be interrupted and suspension of public screening on the date of publication of this decree and on the day of the funeral.[310]
Brazil 3 [311]
Egypt 1970 40 Death of President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser When the news of President Nasser's death came, all TV and radio stations interrupted their programming and broadcast Quran recitations and mourning songs. Theaters, cinemas, shops, schools and offices closed until the funeral on October 1.[312][313]
Libya National flags at half-mast on government, public and military buildings. 3 days of total mourning, during which all government and public institutions in the country were closed. Television and radio stations played recitations of the Quran and mourning music.[314]
Jordan [315]
Lebanon 7 [315]
Iraq [314]
Sudan [314]
India 3 [316][317]
Brazil [318]
Cuba [319]
Venezuela Flags at half mast in all buildings, offices and other public dependencies.[320]
Tunisia First time national mourning was declared in Tunisia.[315]
Iran [321][322]
Algeria At least 3 On September 29, all facilities, offices and schools were closed.[317]
East Germany 1 October 1 was the day of national mourning.[323]
Yugoslavia [319]
Somalia First time national mourning was declared in Somalia.[324]
Mali National mourning on September 29.[325]
Senegal 1970 8 Death of former President of France Charles de Gaulle First time national mourning was declared in Senegal.[326]
Gabon 7 [327]
Brazil 3 Flags at half-mast on government and public buildings.[328]
Ivory Coast [327]
Central African Republic First time national mourning was declared in the Central African Republic.[327]
France 1 As part of the national mourning, radio and television stations abandoned their regular programs in favor of those with a solemn cast. On Thursday, the day of the funeral, cinemas, theaters, schools and public offices were closed.[329]
Chad At least 1 First time national mourning was declared in Chad.[327]
Dahomey [327]
Yugoslavia 1971 1 Death of Milentije Popović May 10 declared national day of mourning.[330]
Philippines 1971 30 Death of former President Carlos P. Garcia [331]
Liberia 1971 35 Death of president William Tubman [332]
 Ireland 1972 1 Victims of the Derry massacre in Northern Ireland [333]
  Nepal 1972 13 Death of King Mahendra of Nepal [334]
Bangladesh 1972 1 Victims of Bangladesh Liberation War First time national mourning was declared in Bangladesh.[citation needed]
Tanzania 1972 7 Assassination of Vice President Abeid Karume Flags at half mast. First time national mourning was declared in Tanzania.[335]
Guinea 1972 3 Death of former President of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah First time national mourning was declared in Guinea.[336]
Nicaragua 1972 3 Victims of the 1972 Nicaragua earthquake [337]
Costa Rica At least 1 [185]
United States 1972 1 Death of former U.S. President Harry S. Truman National mourning on December 28. Federal agencies and departments were closed.[338][339]
United States 1973 1 Death of former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson National mourning on January 26. Federal agencies and departments were closed.[340][341]
South Yemen 1973 7 Diplomats killed in a plane crash Minister of Foreign Affairs Muhammad Saleh al-Aulaqi was among the victims.[342]
East Germany 1973 1 Death of Chairman of the State Council Walter Ulbricht [343]
North Vietnam 1973 1 Death of President of Chile Salvador Allende Chilean President Allende was killed in a coup d'état. The day was declared a national day of mourning, and all entertainments were stopped.[344]
Ethiopia 1973 1 Death of Abebe Bikila First time national mourning was declared in Ethiopia.[345][346]
Spain 1973 3 Assassination of Prime Minister of Spain Luis Carrero Blanco All public buildings are closed.[347]
Turkey 1973 1 Death of former president İsmet İnönü Flags at half mast.[101]
Brazil 1974 3 Death of President of France Georges Pompidou Flags at half-mast on government and public buildings.[348]
Senegal [349]
Iraq [350]
France 1 On Saturday, April 6, it was a day of national mourning. On this day, theaters, cinemas, concert halls and schools were closed.[351][352]
Paraguay 1974 8 Death of President of Argentina Juan Perón [353]
Uruguay 7 President Juan María Bordaberry went to the funeral.[353]
Argentina 3 Flags were at half mast with the funeral being on July 9, 1974. Upon hearing of President Peron's death, television stations broadcast programs commemorating the deceased president, and radio stations played subdued and mournful music. Almost all public events have been suspended.[354]
Brazil [353]
Bolivia [355]
Cuba [353]
Spain National mourning on July 2–4 with flags at half mast on all public buildings and warships.[356]
Yugoslavia 1974 1 Victims of the Zagreb train disaster [357]
Zambia 1974 1 Victims of a bus accident [358]
Peru 1974 1 Victims of the 1974 Lima earthquake [359]
Ireland 1974 1 Death of President Ireland Erskine Hamilton Childers Thursday, November 21, is the official day of national mourning.[360]
Algeria 1974 3 Death of Ahmed Medeghri National mourning from December 11–13.[361]
Yugoslavia 1975 1 Death of Veljko Vlahović March 9 declared a national day of mourning.[362]
Kuwait 1975 40 Assassination of Faisal of Saudi Arabia [363]
Iran 7 [363]
Saudi Arabia 3 Riyadh had three days of mourning during which all government activities were suspended. First time national mourning was declared in Saudi Arabia.[364]
Iraq Flags at half mast.[365]
Brazil [366]
Spain Flags at half mast on all public buildings and ships of the Navy.[367]
Sudan [368]
Taiwan 1975 30 Death of President of Taiwan Chiang Kai-shek All entertainment venues and clubs have closed.[369]
Guatemala 3 [370]
Bangladesh 1975 10 Assassination of president Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman [371]
Ireland 1975 1 Death of former Taoiseach and President of Ireland Éamon de Valera Normal programs were canceled in favor of somber funeral music and programs relating to Mr. de Valera's life. Irish television also carried special programs.[372][373]
Spain 1975 20 Death of Caudillo of Spain Francisco Franco Flags went to half staff on public buildings, radio and television stations broadcast religious or classical music and all theaters closed until Monday.[374][375]
Cuba 3 The revolutionary government of Cuba ordered official mourning for three days. Since Thursday, flags have flown with half of the staff across Cuba.[376][377]
Brazil [378]
Nigeria 1976 7 Assassination of Head of State Murtala Muhammed Flags were at half mast and radios were switched to funeral music. The busy traffic was also absent.[379]
Sudan 4 [380]
Uganda 1976 2 Victims of the Entebbe raid National mourning on July 7–8 [381]
Bangladesh 1976 1 Death of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam Parliament of India also observed a minute of silence in his honour.[382]
China 1976 7 Death of Premier of the People's Republic of China Zhou Enlai All entertainment and music activities are suspended and theaters are closed.[383][better source needed]
North Korea 1976 9 Death of Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party Mao Zedong All entertainment, music and dancing are forbidden. Theaters and other venues are closed.[384][385]
Sri Lanka [385]
Tanzania [385]
Sierra Leone First time national mourning was declared in Sierra Leone.[385]
China 7 All entertainment and music activities are suspended and theaters are closed.[383]
Cambodia [385]
Pakistan [386]
Albania 3 From September 16 to 18, there was a period of national mourning, during which flags were lowered to half-mast and no recreational or sports activities took place.[385]
Venezuela [385]
People's Republic of the Congo 1 September 13 was declared a day of national mourning. First time national mourning was declared in Communist Congo.[387]
Romania September 18, the day of the funeral – the day of national mourning.[388]
Yugoslavia 1976 1 Victims of the 1976 Zagreb mid-air collision September 12 declared a national day of mourning.[389]
Yugoslavia 1977 1 Death of Džemal Bijedić January 21 declared a national day of mourning.[390]
Jordan 1977 7 Death of Queen Alia of Jordan [391]
India 1977 13 Death of President of India Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Schools and offices closed with flags at half mast.[392][393]
Brazil 3 [394]
People's Republic of the Congo 1977 30 Assassination of president Marien Ngouabi National mourning from March 20 to April 18. March 21 was declared a day off work.[395]
Yugoslavia 1977 1 Death of Dušan Petrović Šane July 23 declared a national day of mourning.[396]
Cyprus 1977 3 Death of President of Cyprus and Archbishop of Cyprus Makarios III First time national mourning was declared in Cyprus.[397][398]
Brazil [399]
Portugal 1977 3 Victims of the crash of TAP Air Portugal Flight 425 [400]
Qatar 1977 3 Death of former Emir Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani First time national mourning was declared In Qatar.[401]
Kuwait 1978 40 Death of Emir Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah [402]
Brazil 3 [403]
Guinea Bissau 1978 7 Death of prime minister Francisco Mendes First time national mourning was declared in Guinea Bissau.[404]
Holy See 1978 9 Death of Pope Paul VI [405]
Syria [406]
Egypt 7 [406]
Bolivia 5 Public and private activities suspended during the funeral.[407]
Spain 3 Flags were at half mast on all buildings and navy ships.[408]
Brazil [406]
Guatemala The national flag was at half mast in the national palace and on all government buildings.[409]
Italy [410]
Portugal [411]
Zaire First time national mourning was declared in Zaire.[412]
Lebanon All flags at half-staff and barring all but classical music from the national radio station.[413]
Philippines 1 November 27 was day of mourning with flags at half mast.[414]
Kenya 1978 30 Death of President of Kenya Jomo Kenyatta When the president's death was announced, all national flags were lowered half-mast, all shops were closed, most workplaces were closed, and workers were sent home. Public entertainment events were canceled for the duration of national mourning.[415]
Brazil 3 [416]
Holy See 1978 9 Death of Pope John Paul I [417]
Bolivia 6 Public and private activities suspended during the funeral.[418]
Spain 3 Flags were at half mast on all public buildings and navy ships.[419]
Zaire [420]
Lebanon [421]
Dominican Republic 2 [422]
Algeria 1978 40 Death of President of Algeria Houari Boumédiène Radio stations began to play mourning songs at the time of the president's death.[423][424]
Arab League 7 [425]
Zaire 5 [426]
Brazil 3 [427]
Libya [428]
Yugoslavia 1 December 29 declared a national day of mourning.[429]
Argentina [430]
Bangladesh 1979 3 Death of Prime Minister Mashiur Rahman He was given a state funeral, being buried with full honours including a 19-gun salute[431]
Costa Rica 1979 At least 1 Death of former Vice President Raúl Blanco Cervantes [185]
Yugoslavia 1979 1 Death of Đuro Pucar April 15 declared a national day of mourning.[432]
Mauritania 1979 40 Death of Prime Minister Ahmed Ould Bouceif in a plane crash First time national mourning was declared in Mauritania.[433]
Panama 1979 3 Death of former president José María Pinilla Fábrega [434]
India 1979 7 Assassination of former viceroy of India Louis Mountbatten National flags to fly at half staff and canceled all official receptions during the mourning period.[435]
Burma 3 First time national mourning was declared in Burma.[436]
Angola 1979 45 Death of first President of Angola Agostinho Neto The Angolan government has called for a 45-day period of mourning for its lost leader, during which all festivals, cultural events and sports are to be banned. First time national mourning was declared in Angola.[437][438]
Portugal 3 [439]
Brazil [440]
Yugoslavia 1 September 17 declared a national day of mourning.[441]
Iran 1979 3 Death of Mahmoud Taleghani [442]
Czechoslovakia 1979 3 Death of Former President Ludvík Svoboda [98]

1980s

Country Year Days Reason Notes
Portugal 1980 3 Victims of 1980 Azores Islands earthquake [400]
Vietnam 1980 5 Death of president Tôn Đức Thắng [443]
Yugoslavia 1980 7 Death of President of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito Sports competitions, concerts were canceled, theaters, cinemas, places of entertainment and clubs were closed, television broadcast programs commemorating the deceased leader and the radio played funeral music[444][445]
North Korea [384]
Egypt [446]
Algeria [446]
Tanzania [447]
Burma
Tunisia
Romania 5
Pakistan 4 The Pakistani government announced a nationwide mourning from May 5 to 8. All flags were lowered half-mast due to the death of Comrade Tito. Radio and TV stations only broadcast classical and spiritual music.[447]
Cyprus Flags on government buildings and many homes have been lowered to mid-mast, and classical music is broadcast by radio stations. President Tito's funeral day was a day of general mourning, and no work was done on that day in Cyprus.[citation needed]
Ghana [447]
Jordan 3 [446]
Brazil [448]
India [447]
Ba'athist Iraq
Cuba
South Yemen
Guinea
Ethiopia
Venezuela
Zambia At least 3 Zambia's President Kenneth Kaunda announced a national mourning for several days after President Tito's death. During the mourning, all cultural and entertainment events were suspended, and only classical and spiritual music was broadcast on radio and television stations. The national flag of Zambia was lowered to half mast across the country. First time national mourning was declared in Zambia.[447]
Angola 2 In Angola, a two-day national mourning was announced after the death of President Tito. Across the country, flags were lowered to mid-mast, and all cultural, sporting and other entertainment events were canceled.[447]
Guyana First time national mourning was declared in Guyana.[447]
Costa Rica At least 1 [185]
Sri Lanka [447]
Seychelles
Cuba 1980 At least 1 Assassination of Walter Rodney [449]
Botswana 1980 30 Death of president Seretse Khama [450]
Zambia 3 [451]
Zimbabwe [452]
Algeria 1980 7 Victims of the 1980 El Asnam earthquake [453]
Portugal 1980 5 Deaths of Prime Minister Francisco de Sá Carneiro and Minister Adelino Amaro da Costa On December 6, all public establishments were closed, except for services which, due to their nature, must continue to operate.[400]
Cook Islands 1981 1 Death of former Prime Minister Albert Henry [454]
Trinidad and Tobago 1981 17 Death of prime minister Eric Williams [455]
Ghana 1981 7 Death of Imoru Egala Flags at half mast.[456]
Ecuador 1981 8 Death of President Jaime Roldós Aguilera President killed in a plane crash.[457]
Brazil 3 [458]
Costa Rica At least 1 [185]
Poland 1981 4 Death of Primate of Poland Stefan Wyszyński The Government declared a period of national mourning through Saturday, with flags at half-staff, theaters and movie houses closed, and subdued programming on radio and television. Last time national mourning was declared in the country as a communist nation.[62][459]
Bangladesh 1981 40 Assassination of President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman [460]
China 1981 1 Death of Soong Ching-ling On the day of the funeral ceremony, which took place on June 3, the national flag was abandoned to mourning, and entertainment activities were suspended for one day.[461]
Iran 1981 5 Victims of the 1981 Iranian Prime Minister's office bombing President of Iran Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Prime Minister of Iran Mohammad-Javad Bahonar and other killed of bombing. Afterwards, the interim presidential council announced five national days of mourning.[462]
Brazil 3 [463]
Egypt 1981 40 Assassination of President Anwar Sadat [464]
Portugal 3 [400][465]
Brazil [466]
Costa Rica At least 1 [185]
Yugoslavia 1982 1 Death of Jovan Veselinov February 10 declared a national day of mourning.[467]
Gabon 1982 3 Death of national anthem creater Georges Aleka Damas National mourning on May 5–7.[468]
UAE 1982 40 Death of King Khalid of Saudi Arabia [469]
Qatar [469]
Egypt 14 [470]
Saudi Arabia 3 Shops and offices closed for three days of mourning but flags were not at half mast.[470]
Ba'athist Iraq flags were not at half mast.[469]
Brazil [471]
Ghana 1982 1 Murder of 3 Ghanaian judges [472]
Paraguay 1982 8 Death of former president Tomás Romero Pereira [473]
Syria 1982 7 Death of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev [474]
Lebanon [475]
South Yemen [476]
Soviet Union 5 All sporting events were canceled through Monday, when the mourning period ended. Schools were closed on the day of the funeral and artillery salvoes were fired in major cities. The television broadcast a program commemorating the deceased leader, and the radio broadcast the music of mourning.[477]
North Korea 4 All government systems, offices, factories and schools flew flags at half-mast and all singing and dancing was banned.[384]
Laos [384]
Cuba [478]
Mozambique [478]
India 3 [479]
Brazil [480]
Mongolian People's Republic November 13–15 were declared days of national mourning. National flags were flown at half-mast on government and public buildings. All festive events and entertainment were suspended.[481]
Vietnam [384]
Kampuchea [384]
Afghanistan [384]
Nicaragua [478]
Jordan [475]
Czechoslovakia 1 [482]
Argentina On November 15, the day of the funeral was declared a day of national mourning. Flags lowered half-mast.[483]
Yugoslavia November 15 declared a national day of mourning.[484]
Benin [485]
Sri Lanka November 15, the day of his funeral, was declared a day of national mourning. Flags were flown at half-mast on all government and public buildings.[486]
Union of South Africa 1982 1 Victims of the 1982 Maseru massacre Thirty South Africans were killed in the attack[487]
Nicaragua 1982 3 Victims of the 1982 San Andres de Bocay helicopter crash 84 people were killed in the crash[488]
Botswana 1983 14 Death of vice president Lenyeletse Seretse [489]
Guinea 1983 2 Victims of the 1983 CAAK Ilyushin Il-62 crash [490]
Somalia 1983 3 Death of former President of Burundi Michel Micombero [491]
United States 1983 1 Victims of the shootdown of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 over the Sea of Japan [492]
Costa Rica [185]
Costa Rica 1983 At least 1 Death of Raúl Hess Estrada [185]
Costa Rica 1983 At least 1 Death of former King Leopold III of Belgium [185]
Cuba 1983 5 Cuban victims of United States invasion of Grenada 3 days of official mourning. All public places of Entertainment were closed for 2 days while flags flew at half mast and schools were closed.[493]
Chad 1984 7 Death of Minister of Foreign Affairs Idriss Miskine [494]
Syria 1984 7 Death of Soviet leader Yuri Andropov Offices remained open but flags were at half mast.[495]
Soviet Union 4 Theaters, cinemas and entertainment venues were closed. Schools were closed on the day of the funeral[496][59]
Cuba [497]
India 3 Canceled all official entertainment.[497]
Afghanistan [498]
Brazil [499]
Ba'athist Iraq [500]
Benin [501]
Ghana [501]
Bulgaria 2 [502]
North Korea [384]
People's Republic of the Congo [501]
Zimbabwe Flags at half mast.[503]
Costa Rica 1 [185]
Sri Lanka February 14 has been declared a day of national mourning. National flags are flown at half-mast on government and public buildings and facilities.[504]
Czechoslovakia [482]
Yugoslavia Federal Executive Council declares February 14 the Day of mourning. All public institutions are ordered to lower the flag to half-mast.[505]
Guinea 1984 40 Death of President Ahmed Sékou Touré National mourning period lasting for a 40-day period starting March 27, 1984. Flags were at half mast on all buildings and at all public areas. All forms of entertainment were suspended.[506]
Togo 7 National mourning on March 27 – April 2.[507]
Brazil 3 [508]
Ghana [509]
Yugoslavia 1 March 30 declared a national day of mourning.[510]
India 1984 12 Assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi National mourning from October 31 to November 11. In times of mourning, flags were flown at half-mast on all government, state, and public buildings, and all entertainment and cultural events were canceled. Public offices have been closed.[511][512]
Tanzania 7 [513]
Uganda 5 Flags at half mast.[513]
Cuba 4 [514]
Pakistan 3 [515][516]
Brazil [517]
Nicaragua [514]
Vietnam National mourning on November 2–4. National flags flown at half-mast on all government and public buildings. All entertainment suspended.[518]
Gabon [519]
Portugal 2 [514]
Bulgaria 1 Last time national mourning was observed in Bulgaria as a communist country.[520]
Yugoslavia November 3 declared a national day of mourning.[521]
Cyprus The day of the funeral is a day of national mourning and a public holiday. National flags flown at half-mast on government and public buildings.[522]
Mongolian People's Republic November 3, the day of the funeral of the Prime Minister of India, is a day of national mourning in Mongolia. National flags flown at half-mast on government and public buildings.[523]
Mauritius [524]
Iran 1985 1 Death of Ahmad Khonsari [525]
Soviet Union 1985 3 Death of Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were declared official days of mourning for the dead leader, entertainment venues and theaters closed, with all elementary and secondary schools closed on Wednesday, the day of the funeral.[526][527]
India [528]
Brazil [529]
Ba'athist Iraq [528]
Syria [530]
Nicaragua [531]
Pakistan 2 [532]
North Korea [533]
Guinea-Bissau [534]
East Germany 1 [535]
Czechoslovakia Last time national mourning was declared in the country before its dissolution.[482]
Yugoslavia March 13 declared a national day of mourning.[536]
Yugoslavia 1985 1 Victims of the 1985 Jablanica bus crash. April 8 declared a national day of mourning.[537]
Albania 1985 7 Death of Albanian leader Enver Hoxha Flags at half mast. Cinemas, theaters and places of entertainment were closed, the radio was playing funeral music.[538]
Brazil 1985 8 Death of President-elect of Brazil Tancredo Neves [539]
Guyana 1985 14 Death of President of Guyana Forbes Burnham All government functions were canceled. Many stores, restaurants and theaters were closed immediately after government radio announced Burnhan's death.[540]
Brazil 3 [541]
Yugoslavia 1 August 11 declared a national day of mourning.[542]
Cuba At least 1 [543]
Portugal 1985 3 Victims of Moimenta-Alcafache train crash [400]
Mexico 1985 3 Victims of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake [544]
Bangladesh 1985 3 Victims of the 1985 Jagannath Hall tragedy [545]
Ivory Coast 1985 2 Death of Mamadou Coulibaly Flags at half mast.[546]
Cuba 1986 3 Assassination of Prime Minister of Sweden Olof Palme [547]
Nicaragua [548]
Portugal [548][549]
Ghana National flags are flown at half-mast on all government and public buildings.[550]
Sweden 2 The day after the murder on March 1 and the funeral day on March 15 were days of unofficial mourning, during which flags flew at half staff around the country, church bells pealed, theatres canceled performances and television and radio stations recast their programs.[551][552]
India 1 [548]
Argentina [553]
Yugoslavia March 15 declared a national day of mourning.[554]
Solomon Islands 1986 1 Victims of Cyclone Namu National mourning on June 2.[555]
Vietnam 1986 5 Death of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Lê Duẩn [556][557][558]
Senegal 1986 1 Death of Cheikh Anta Diop [559]
Cameroon 1986 1 Victims of the Lake Nyos disaster National mourning on August 30 which was the first time national mourning was declared in the country.[560]
Chile 1986 3 Death of former president Jorge Alessandri [561]
Brunei 1986 40 Death of former Sultan of Brunei Omar Ali Saifuddien III Scheduled radio and television programmes were interrupted to announced the death of the former sultan. Public entertainment including that of radio and television were banned for 2 weeks.[562]
Mozambique 1986 60 Victims of the 1986 Mozambican Tupolev Tu-134 crash Nine passengers and one crew member survived the crash, but President Samora Machel and 33 others died, including ministers and officials of the Mozambican government. National flags are lowered to half mast on all government and public buildings. All cultural, entertainment and sports events were canceled. Radio stations played mourning and classical music.[563]
Zimbabwe 14 All competitive sporting events in Zimbabwe during the two weeks of national mourning were cancelled.[564]
Zambia [565]
Kenya 9 [566]
Mali 7 [566]
Ghana 5 [567]
People's Republic of the Congo 4 [568]
Nicaragua 3 [569]
Brazil [570]
Portugal [400]
Egypt [566]
Burkina Faso [566]
Senegal [571]
Botswana [572]
Tanzania 2 National mourning on October 28–29 [573]
Uganda 1 October 28, the day of President Samor Machel's funeral, a day of national mourning. National flags lowered to half-mast.[571]
Zaire At least 1 [566]
Yugoslavia 1987 1 Victims of the 1987 Boljevac car-truck crash February 3 declared national day of mourning.[574]
Philippines 1987 10 Death of Senator Jose Diokno [575]
Cuba 1987 3 Death of Blas Roca Calderio [576]
United States 1987 1 Victims of the USS Stark incident National mourning on May 25.[577]
India 1987 4 Death of former Prime Minister Choudhary Charan Singh Flags were at half mast and government buildings were closed.[578]
Barbados 1987 At least 6 Death of first president Errol Barrow [579]
Lebanon 1987 7 Assassination of Prime Minister Rashid Karami Flags at half-mast on government and public buildings. Radio stations of all political shades suspended their bickering to play classical music in memory of Karami. Shops closed.[580]
Zaire 1989 2 Victims of a train accident near Lubumbashi [581]
Philippines 1987 12 Assassination of Jaime Ferrer [582]
Ghana 1987 7 Assassination of President of Burkina Faso Thomas Sankara [583]
Senegal At least 3 [584]
Togo [584]
Guinea Bissau [584]
Mali [584]
Mauritania [584]
Gabon [584]
Niger 1987 30 Death of president Seyni Kountché Flags at half mast.[585]
Taiwan 1988 30 Death of President Chiang Ching-kuo All entertainment venues and clubs have closed.[586]
Sierra Leone 1988 15 Death of former president Siaka Stevens [587]
Pakistan 1988 10 Death of President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq National flags on government and public buildings were lowered to half-mast. Radio and television stations interrupted their programs and began playing mourning music. Government offices and schools were closed for three days and a 10-day mourning period was declared.[588][589]
Egypt 7 [588]
Cuba 3 National mourning on August 19–21. Flags were at half mast on all public buildings and military establishments.[590]
Brazil [591]
India [592]
Jordan Flags at half mast.[593]
Chile 1 August 19 is a day of national mourning. National flags on government and public buildings are lowered to half-mast.[594]
Yugoslavia 1988 1 Victims of the 1988 Jablanica bus crash September 4 declared a national day of mourning.[595]
Yugoslavia 1988 1 Victims of the 1988 Lapovo train disaster October 12 declared a national day of mourning.[596]
Soviet Union 1988 1 Victims of the 1988 Armenian earthquake This was the first time in Soviet history that a day of mourning was declared for a disaster.[59]
Philippines 1988 1 Death of Joaquin Roces [597]
Japan 1989 3 Death of Emperor of Japan Hirohito On January 8 February 9 and 24, the day of the state funeral of Emperor Hirohito, was a day of national mourning. TV and radio stations interrupted programs to broadcast information on the death of the emperor. Places of entertainment, night clubs were closed and concerts were canceled, companies and schools were closed on the day of the state funeral.[598][599]
India [600]
Brazil [601]
Portugal [400]
Ba'athist Iraq 1989 3 Death of Ministry of Defence Adnan Khayr Allah Flags at half-mast.[602]
Iran 1989 40 Death of Supreme Leader of Iran Ruhollah Khomeini As a mark of respect, Iran's government ordered all schools closed Sunday and declared 40 days of mourning and said schools would be closed for five days.[603][604][605]
Pakistan 10 Flags were at half mast at all government buildings and missions abroad.[606]
Syria 7 [606]
Afghanistan 3 [606]
India Cancelled official entertainment and ordering flags flown at half-staff.[607]
Lebanon Flags at half mast.[606]
Turkey 1 Flags at half mast.[101]
Soviet Union 1989 1 Victims of the Ufa train disaster This was the last instance of national mourning before the Soviet Union's dissolution in 1991.[608][59]
Chad 1989 3 Victims of a plane crash in Niger [609]
Zaire 1989 4 Death of singer Franco Luambo [610]
Honduras 1989 At least 2 Victims of TAN-SAHSA Flight 414 [611]
Nicaragua [612]
Comoros 1989 40 Assassination of president Ahmed Abdallah [613]
Yugoslavia 1989 1 Victims of the Aleksinački Rudnik mining disaster [614]
Zimbabwe 1989 2 Victims of the 1989 Chivake river bus accident [615]

1990s

Country Year Days Reason Notes
Colombia 1990 3 Death of former president Alberto Lleras Camargo [616]
Romania 1990 1 Victims of the Romanian Revolution Over 1,110 fatalities. January 12 was a day of national mourning to commemorate the victims of the revolution.[617]
Italy 1990 2 Death of former President Sandro Pertini However, there was no state funeral.[618]
Honduras 1990 1 Victims of the Happy Land fire Most of the victims were Honduran nationals.[619]
Costa Rica 1990 At least 1 Death of former President José Figueres Ferrer [185]
Yugoslavia 1990 1 Victims of the Dobrnja-Jug mine disaster August 31 declared a national day of mourning. Last time national mourning was observed in the country before the Yugoslav Wars.[620]
Nicaragua 1990 2 Death of former President of the National Assembly Carlos Núñez Téllez [621]
Bulgaria 1990 1 Drowning of 10 service members in the river Varbitsa [citation needed]
Brazil 1991 3 Death of King of Norway Olav V [622]
Norway At least 2 From the day King Olav died until the funeral, the King's Flag was flown at half mast and mourning ribbons were attached. All churches all over Norway rang their bells, both the day after King Olav's death and the day he was buried. All school children in Norway were gathered in auditoriums that day and watched the funeral on national television. When the funeral was going on, all traffic in Norway was stopped. Schools were closed. All shops in Norway were closed in respect between 11am and 2pm on the day of the funeral.[623]
Senegal 1991 8 Victims of a plane crash in Saudi Arabia 92 of the 98 victims were Senegalese troops. The plane reportedly crashed due to Iraq's burning of Kuwaiti oil fields[624]
India 1991 7 Assassination of former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi Closed government offices and schools.[625][626]
Congo 1991 7 Victims of a train crash near Brazzaville [627]
Portugal 1991 1 Victims of Santa Cruz massacre in East Timor [400]
El Salvador 1992 3 Death of Roberto D'Aubuisson [628]
Senegal 1992 3 Victims of the 1992 Dakar explosion [629]
Philippines 1992 At least 1 Death of former Senator Lorenzo M. Tañada [630]
Ukraine 1992 1 Victims of a tragedy at Sukhodilska–Skhidna coal mine Flags at half mast, No entertainment events were held and television and radio programs were switched.[631][632]
Algeria 1992 7 Assassination of High Council of State Mohamed Boudiaf Flags flew at half-staff and the government announced that the July 5 celebration to mark Algeria's independence from France 30 years ago had been canceled. Radio and television stations broadcast mourning programs. Cultural and entertainment events have been canceled.[633]
Nauru 1992 At least 6 Death of first President Hammer DeRoburt [634]
Germany 1992 1 Death of former Chancellor of Germany Willy Brandt [283]
Brazil 1992 8 Death of Ulysses Guimarães [635]
Macedonia 1993 1 Victims of the Palair Macedonian Airlines Flight 301 March 9 declared national day of mourning.[636]
Spain 1993 7 Death of Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona Flags at half mast in all public buildings and naval ships.[637][638]
Turkey 1993 4 Death of President of Turkey Turgut Özal State media switched to mourning music, sports, music events were canceled and flags were lowered to half-staff.[639][640]
Egypt 3 [citation needed]
Pakistan [citation needed]
Kuwait [641]
Azerbaijan 1 [642]
Zambia 1993 7 Victims of the 1993 Zambia national football team plane crash Flags at half mast.[643]
Sri Lanka 1993 5 Assassination of President of Sri Lanka Ranasinghe Premadasa A curfew was also introduced in connection with the murder of the president. National mourning on May 5–9.[644]
Philippines 1993 At least 1 Death of former Vice President Fernando H. Lopez [645]
Benin 1993 1 Death of former president Tahirou Congacou [646]
Belgium 1993 9 Death of King Baudouin of Belgium [206][207]
Brazil 3 [647]
Zaire 1 [648]
Venezuela 1993 3 Victims of Tropical Storm Bret [649]
Russia 1993 1 Victims of the 1993 Russian coup attempt [650]
Rwanda 1993 7 Assassination of President of Burundi Melchior Ndadaye [651]
Ivory Coast 1993/4 30 Death of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny [652]
Central African Republic 3 [653]
Hungary 1993 1 Death of Prime Minister of Hungary József Antall [654]
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1994 1 Victims of the Markale massacres [655]
Greece 1994 3 Death of actress, singer, politician and former Minister for Culture Melina Mercouri First official period of mourning in the Third Hellenic Republic.[656]
Belgium 1994 1 The killing of 10 Belgian soldiers during the Rwandan Civil War [206][207]
Zaire 1994 8 Assassination of Juvénal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira [657]
Tanzania 3 [658]
United States 1994 1 Death of former U.S. President Richard Nixon Federal agencies and departments were closed.[659][660]
Brazil 1994 3 Death of Formula One driver Ayrton Senna [661]
North Korea 1994 10 Death of North Korean President Kim Il Sung Official mourning period. All entertainment and music activities suspended, theaters closed for the period of mourning.[662]
1994–97 1,097 Total mourning period.[663]
Argentina 1994 3 Victims of the AMIA bombing [664]
Costa Rica 1994 1 Death of Benjamín Núñez Vargas [185]
Estonia 1994 1 Victims of the sinking of the MS Estonia 285 Estonian citizens were killed. Many schools and businesses announced they were closing for several days. Radio stations played calm and gloomy music.[665][666][667][668]
Finland 10 Finnish citizens were killed.[666][667]
Sweden 501 Swedish citizens were killed.[666][667]
Marshall Islands 1994 7 Death of Paramount chief Kabua Kabua [669]
India 1994 7 Death of former President Zail Singh [670]
Costa Rica 1994 1 Death of Manuel Mora Valverde [185]
Rwanda 1995 1 Victims of the Rwandan Genocide [671]
India 1995 7 Death of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai [672]
United States 1995 1 Victims of the Oklahoma City bombing [673]
Russia 1995 1 Victims of the 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake [674]
Russia 1995 1 Victims of the Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis [675]
Bulgaria 1995 1 14 soldiers killed in a vehicle crash in Sofia [citation needed]
Brazil 1995 3 Assassination of Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin [676]
Israel 2 November 5 and 6 are days of official national mourning. Theaters, cinemas and places of entertainment were closed for two days official mourning. 30 days of Jewish mourning from the day of the funeral.[677][678][679]
Andorra 1996 3 Death of Julià Reig Ribó [680]
Andorra 1996 3 Death of former President of France François Mitterrand [681]
France 1 [682]
Lesotho 1996 10 Death of king Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho the government declared a 10 day long mourning period until he was buried on January 26. Flags were at half mast [683]
Croatia 1996 1 1996 Croatia USAF CT-43 crash [684]
Tanzania 1996 3 Sinking of the MV Bukoba [685]
Nigeria 1996 3 Death of former president Nnamdi Azikiwe [686]
India 1996 7 Death of former President Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy [687]
Greece 1996 4 Death of former Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou [688]
Ukraine 1996 1 Victims of the 1996 Kamianske tram accident [689]
Burundi 1996 7 Victims of the 1996 Bugendana massacre [690]
Greece 1996 3 Death of Patriarch Parthenius III of Alexandria [688]
Andorra 1996 3 Death of Francesc Escudé i Ferrero [691]
Bolivia 1996 30 Death of former president Hernán Siles Zuazo [692]
Russia 1996 1 Victims of the "terrorist attack against government agencies and residents" during the Battle of Grozny [693]
Portugal 1996 2 Death of former President António de Spínola [400]
Brazil 1996 8 Death of former President Ernesto Geisel [676]
Russia 1996 1 Victims of the 1996 Rostov Oblast bus-train crash [ru] [694]
Guatemala 1996 3 Victims of the 1996 Guatemala stadium disaster [695]
Costa Rica At least 1 [185]
Russia 1996 1 Victims of the Kaspiysk apartment building bombing [696]
Israel 1997 1 Victims of the Israeli helicopter disaster February 6 was declared an official day of mourning. Theaters and cinemas were closed, radio stations played classical music.[697][698]
Brazil 1997 3 Death of Mário Henrique Simonsen [676]
Brazil 1997 3 Death of Darcy Ribeiro [676]
China 1997 7 Death of Deng Xiaoping All entertainment and music activities are suspended and theaters are closed.[699]
Guyana 1997 6 Death of President of Guyana Cheddi Jagan [700][701]
Cuba At least 1 [702]
Suriname [703]
Jamaica 1997 3 Death former Prime Minister Michael Manley [704]
Brazil 1997 1 Death of Pio Giannotti [676]
Costa Rica 1997 1 Death of Isaac Felipe Azofeifa [185]
Sierra Leone 1997 1 Victims of the Sierra Leone Civil War National mourning on June 25 [705]
Somalia 1997 1 Assassination of Dr. Ricardo Marques June 26 was announced as a day of mourning [706]
Poland 1997 1 Victims of the 1997 Central European flood Also known as the Millennium Flood in Poland.[62]
Venezuela 1997 3 Victims of the 1997 Cariaco earthquake [707]
Nigeria 1997 4 Death of musician and political activist Fela Kuti [708]
Chile 1997 3 Death of Clodomiro Almeyda [709]
United Kingdom 1997 1 Death and funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales While not an official day of mourning, the Saturday of Diana's funeral brought the UK close to a standstill. Shops and banks were closed, sports events were postponed, and theatre and cinema showings were canceled.[270]
Bulgaria 1997 1 Victims of a mine accident in Bobov Dol [citation needed]
Albania 1997 3 Death of Mother Teresa [710]
India 1 [711][710]
Namibia 1997 1 Death of Moses Garoëb National mourning on September 26 [712]
Malawi 1997 7 Death of first President of Malawi Hastings Banda [713]
Russia 1997 1 Victims of a mine accident in Kemerovo Oblast [714]
India 1998 3 Death of former Prime Minister of India Gulzarilal Nanda [715]
Burundi 1998 4 Death of Defence Minister Firman Sinzoyiheba [716]
Portugal 1998 1 Death of António Ribeiro [400]
Brazil 1998 3 Death of Sérgio Motta [676]
Brazil 1998 3 Death of Eduardo Magalhães [676]
Ukraine 1998 1 Victims of a tragedy at Skochinsky coal mine [632][717]
Greece 1998 4 Death of Seraphim of Athens [688]
Greece 1998 3 Death of former President of Greece and Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis [718]
Germany 1998 1 Victims of the Eschede train disaster [citation needed]
Nigeria 1998 7 Death of Head of State of Nigeria Sani Abacha [719][720]
Brazil 1998 3 Death of Lúcio Costa [676]
Papua New Guinea 1998 1 Victims of the 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake [721]
 Switzerland 1998 1 Victims of the Swissair Flight 111 229 people died, including 48 Swiss citizens. September 5 was declared a day of mourning.[722]
Nicaragua 1998 3 Victims of Hurricane Mitch [723]
Hungary 1999 1 Victims of the 1999 Deutschlandsberg bus crash [654][724]
United Arab Emirates 1999 67 Deaths of King Hussein of Jordan and Emir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain Government offices closed for three days[725][726][727]
Jordan 1999 3 Death of King Hussein of Jordan Shops were quickly shuttered, and school classes canceled. The government announced there would be three days of official mourning, during which all business would be halted, and then three months of customary Muslim mourning.[728]
Egypt [729][725]
Algeria [730]
Oman [731]
Syria [732]
Yemen [726]
Palestine [726]
Brazil [676]
Bangladesh 2 [733]
Kuwait [725][726]
  Nepal National mourning on February 9 and 10. Flags lowered half-mast. February 9 was also announced a day off from work.[734]
India 1 [735]
Uzbekistan 1999 1 Victims of the 1999 Tashkent bombings [736]
Bahrain 1999 90 Death of Emir of Bahrain Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa Three months of national mourning. Government offices closed for five days.[737]
Kuwait 40 [727]
Jordan 7 [727]
Algeria 3 [727]
Egypt [727]
Libya [727]
Oman [727]
Palestine [727]
Qatar [727]
Syria [727]
Yemen [727]
Bangladesh 1 [738]
Russia 1999 1 Victims of the Samara police department fire [ru] [739]
Russia 1999 1 Victims of the 1999 Vladikavkaz bombing and a fire at a psychiatric hospital [740]
Cuba 1999 3 Death of Nigerean president Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara [741]
Chile 1999 5 Death of Raúl Silva Henríquez [742]
Belarus 1999 2 Victims of the Nyamiha stampede [743]
Zimbabwe 1999 5 Death of Vice President Joshua Nkomo [744]
Philippines 1999 2 Death of former Senate President Marcelo B. Fernan [745]
Brazil 1999 3 Death of Franco Montoro [676]
Morocco 1999 40 Death of King Hassan II of Morocco After the king's death was announced, businesses, offices, and shops were closed across the country, and entertainment events were canceled.[746]
United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates, whose leader Sheik Zayed al Nahyan was a close friend of Hassan, declared 40 days of mourning and ordered all public offices closed for three days starting Saturday.[747][748]
Senegal 8 [749]
Bahrain 7 Bahrain announced a seven-day mourning and ordered public offices to be closed on Saturday.[747][748]
Mauritania [750]
Algeria 3 [750]
Egypt [747]
Jordan [747]
Lebanon [747]
Libya [747]
Palestine [751][747]
Qatar [747]
Sudan [747]
Syria [747]
Tunisia [747]
Yemen [747]
Portugal 2 [400]
Brazil 1999 3 Death of Dom Hélder Câmara [676]
Russia 1999 1 Victims of the Russian apartment bombings [752]
Turkey 1999 1 Victims of the 1999 İzmit earthquake [753]
Portugal 1999 3 Death of Amália Rodrigues [400]
Tanzania 1999 30 Death of first President of Tanzania Julius Nyerere National flags were lowered to half-mast on all public buildings. Tanzanian state radio played funeral music while its television station ran file video of Dr Nyerere. Some businesses have already begun to close down for a period of mourning. Entertainment and cultural events canceled, all sporting activities are postponed.[754]
Rwanda 10 During this period, flags were lowered to half-mast.[755]
Uganda 8 Flags at half mast.[756]
Mozambique 7 During this period, flags were lowered to half-mast.[757]
Zambia 4 During this period, flags were lowered to half-mast.[758]
Kenya Flags at half mast.[759]
Gabon 2 Flags were at half mast.[760]
Armenia 1999 3 Victims of Armenian parliament shooting Armenian Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan and Speaker of Parliament Karen Demirchyan were killed in the assassination.[761]
Croatia 1999 3 Death of President of Croatia Franjo Tuđman Theaters, cafes, cinemas and entertainment venues are closed for three days of official mourning. Television and radio broadcast quiet and festive music. Schools and offices were closed on the day of the funeral.[762][763][764]
Brazil 1999 3 Death of former President João Figueiredo [765][676]
India 1999 7 Death of former President Shankar Dayal Sharma [766]

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