 Napolitano lying in state | |
| Date |
|
|---|---|
| Venue | Palazzo Montecitorio |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Type | State funeral |
| Burial | Cimitero Acattolico, Rome |
On 22 September 2023, former Italian president Giorgio Napolitano died at the Salvator Mundi International Hospital in Rome, aged 98.[1] On the following day, the Italian government announced a state funeral and proclaimed a national day of mourning for 26 September.[2] It was attended by international figures including four incumbent presidents, one former president, and over one hundred ambassadors,[3] and was Italy's first secular funeral for a former president.[4] It was Italy's third state funeral in 2023 after former Prime Ministers Silvio Berlusconi's in June and Arnaldo Forlani’s in July.
- ^ Vecchio, Concetto (22 September 2023). "Giorgio Napolitano è morto: se ne va il primo presidente della Repubblica eletto due volte". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Per omaggiare Napolitano bandiere a mezz'asta e funerali di stato". Corriere Nazionale (in Italian). 23 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Funerali Napolitano, il figlio Giulio: 'Disse di aver sostenuto buone battaglie e cause sbagliate'. Lacrime della nipote Sofia. Letta: 'Con Berlusconi si chiariranno nella luce'". la Repubblica (in Italian). 26 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ Amante, Angelo (26 September 2023). "Napolitano laid to rest in Italy's first secular funeral for president". Reuters. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
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