Sources: Matangi Tonga, our post of May 13, and Samoa public holidays. Following the death of King, and Samoan High Chief, Malietoa Tanumafili II, on May 11, the Samoan Government has declared Thursday and Friday, May 17 and 18, 2007, to be public holiday for the king's official funeral and burial, while flags have been lowered to half-mast across the country.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Samoa Declares May 17-18 One-Off Public Holidays
Sources: Matangi Tonga, our post of May 13, and Samoa public holidays. Following the death of King, and Samoan High Chief, Malietoa Tanumafili II, on May 11, the Samoan Government has declared Thursday and Friday, May 17 and 18, 2007, to be public holiday for the king's official funeral and burial, while flags have been lowered to half-mast across the country.
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