Miriam Makeba funeral 2008

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SETTLED — there was NO state funeral. Miriam Makeba died in Italy after performing at a concert in November 2008. President Kgalema Motlanthe declared national days of mourning leading up to the funeral; a public memorial service was held at the Coca-Cola Dome in northern Johannesburg; and her remains were to be cremated in a private funeral (dpa wire reporting, fetched in full). A second fetched source (obituary reproducing the South African Foreign Ministry statement of 10 Nov 2008) records that thousands gathered in Johannesburg to bid farewell and that 'her remains were cremated at a private ceremony on Sunday 16 November 2008'. Stored date 2008-11 and note element 'Died after performing in Italy' are confirmed; the 'state funeral' element is contradicted — see correction.

Sources

• http://www.topnews.in/south-africans-mourn-makeba-weekend-public-service-288850 (verification source · master store)

Evidence note (master store)

SETTLED — there was NO state funeral. Miriam Makeba died in Italy after performing at a concert in November 2008. President Kgalema Motlanthe declared national days of mourning leading up to the funeral; a public memorial service was held at the Coca-Cola Dome in northern Johannesburg; and her remains were to be cremated in a private funeral (dpa wire reporting, fetched in full). A second fetched source (obituary reproducing the South African Foreign Ministry statement of 10 Nov 2008) records that thousands gathered in Johannesburg to bid farewell and that 'her remains were cremated at a private ceremony on Sunday 16 November 2008'. Stored date 2008-11 and note element 'Died after performing in Italy' are confirmed; the 'state funeral' element is contradicted — see correction.

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