CULTURETECHLENSFela Kuti funeral 1997
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Combined Graph record U-01433 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-E-0063. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Fela Kuti died on 2 August 1997. An estimated 150,000 people gathered in Tafawa Balewa Square to pay their final respects, and over a million others lined the route as the coffin was taken to the Shrine for a private ceremony; he was buried the following day in the grounds of Kalakuta. Stored date 1997-08, venue Lagos (Tafawa Balewa Square / the Shrine / Kalakuta are the Lagos sites named), and note 'Over a million mourners' are confirmed — the million-plus figure is the official site's estimate of those lining the funeral route, in addition to the 150,000 at the Square.
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Fela Kuti died on 2 August 1997. An estimated 150,000 people gathered in Tafawa Balewa Square to pay their final respects, and over a million others lined the route as the coffin was taken to the Shrine for a private ceremony; he was buried the following day in the grounds of Kalakuta.
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- https://felakuti.com/story/1997 (verification source · master store)
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Fela Kuti died on 2 August 1997. An estimated 150,000 people gathered in Tafawa Balewa Square to pay their final respects, and over a million others lined the route as the coffin was taken to the Shrine for a private ceremony; he was buried the following day in the grounds of Kalakuta. Stored date 1997-08, venue Lagos (Tafawa Balewa Square / the Shrine / Kalakuta are the Lagos sites named), and note 'Over a million mourners' are confirmed — the million-plus figure is the official site's estimate of those lining the funeral route, in addition to the 150,000 at the Square.
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