Editing Lying in state (section)

==South Africa==
{{Main|Death and state funeral of Nelson Mandela}}
[[Nelson Mandela]] was the first democratically elected president to lie in state in South Africa. The event took place at the [[Union Buildings]] in [[Pretoria]], the same site where he was inaugurated as the [[president of South Africa]] on 10 May 1994. Mandela lay in state from 11 December through 13 December 2013 with thousands of South Africans filing past the coffin before it was flown to [[Mthatha]] where Mandela was buried on 15 December 2013 in nearby [[Qunu]] in the Eastern Cape.<ref>{{cite news| title=Nelson Mandela lies in state in Pretoria; throngs expected to pay respects| url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/11/world/africa/nelson-mandela-death/index.html| first1=Jethro| last1=Mullen| first2=Ed| last2=Payne| work=[[CNN]]| date=11 November 2013| access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>

From 30 December to 31 December 2021,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/people-desmond-tutu/south-africas-anti-apartheid-hero-tutu-lies-in-state-for-second-day-idUSL8N2TG0H9| title=CORRECTED-South Africa's anti-apartheid hero Tutu lies in state for second day| website=Reuters| date=31 December 2021| accessdate=31 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59826091|title=Desmond Tutu's body lies in state in his old cathedral| first=Nomsa| last=Maseko| website=[[BBC News]]| date=30 December 2021| access-date=30 December 2021}}</ref> revered anti-apartheid fighter [[Archbishop]] [[Desmond Tutu]] lay in state at [[St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town|St. George's Cathedral]] in [[Cape Town]] prior to his funeral being held at the same location on 1 January 2022.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/safety-measures-in-place-for-archbishop-desmond-tutus-funeral-20211231| title=Safety measures in place for Archbishop Desmond Tutu's funeral| first=Nicole|last=McCain| website=News 24| date=31 December 2021|access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.africanews.com/2021/12/27/archbishop-desmond-tutu-s-funeral-set-for-january-1//| title=Archbishop Desmond Tutu's funeral set for January 1| website=[[Africanews]]| date=27 December 2021| access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3161343/south-africas-desmond-tutu-lie-state-extended-two-days-ahead| title=South Africa's Desmond Tutu to lie in state for an extended two days ahead of funeral| agency=Agence France-Presse| newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]]| date=29 December 2021| access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref>