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South Africa: Former South African President De Klerk … Not to Be Buried With State Funeral
PRETORIA-(MaraviPost)-South Africa has declared four days of national mourning following the death on Thursday of the last white president FW de Klerk.
The national mourning starts on Wednesday evening, November 17, to Sunday evening, November 21, 2021 and “the national flag will be flown at half-mast as a mark of respect,” the presidency said.
De Klerk died at the age of 85 on Thursday last week after having been diagnosed with cancer earlier in the year.
He will be cremated on Sunday in a private funeral attended by family members.
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