A state burial refers to the funeral or burial ceremony organized and conducted by the government for a distinguished individual, typically a national leader or an influential figure who has made significant contributions to the country.
Sentences with «state burial»
full state burial service for Major Maxwell Adam Mahama who was murdered gruesomely a week ago by some residents of Denkyira Obuasi in the Central Region is ongoing at the Forecourt of State House in Accra as directed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo. (ghanapoliticsonline.com)
«The State Government of Osun had intended to give him a befitting state burial which he rightly deserved and which the state had prepared to undertake.» (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)
The late Captain Mahama who was posthumously given a rank of Major was buried on Friday in a fitting state burial that saw the country's top echelons in politics and the military all attending. (ghanapoliticsonline.com)