A day of mourning in Croatia for the death of a famous singer, Oliver Dragojevic

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While the citizens of Croatia are saying their final farewell to the popular singer Oliver Dragojevic, the authorities decided to proclaim July 31 the national mourning day. 

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This decision was announced by the Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Twitter.

Danas sam sazvao telefonsku sjednicu @VladaRH te predložio usvajanje Odluke o proglašenju 31. srpnja 2018. Danom nacionalne sućuti u povodu smrti Olivera Dragojevića, koju su podržali sve članice i članovi Vlade. pic.twitter.com/9xnI8tCYwe— Andrej Plenković (@AndrejPlenkovic) July 30, 2018

- I held a telephone session of the Government of the Republic of Croatia and I proposed the adoption of the Decree on Proclaiming the July 31st, 2018 as a day of mourning for the death of Oliver Dragojevic, which was supported by all members of the Government - he wrote in his tweet.

People of Croatia were struck by the news of the death of the singer Oliver Dragojevic who died a year after he was diagnosed with lung cancer. 

The last farewell will be held today from Split seaside, and the funeral will be on Wednesday in his birthplace Korcula.

(Telegraf.co.uk)