On 4th of May, 1980, one man died in a Ljubljana hospital.
Flags on Buckingham Palace, Capitol Hill, the Kremlin, the Champs Elysees, the Hofburg and around the world have been lowered to half-mast.
For the first and last time in history, a United Nations session was held with only one item. Multi-day national days of mourning have been declared in more than 80 countries around the world. The funeral was attended by 209 delegations from 128 countries, 31 presidents of republics, 4 kings, 6 princes, 22 prime ministers, 11 presidents of national parliaments.
In Vatican, the bells rang for the one and only time in history, and requiem masses were served in cathedral churches.
Based on the number of attending politicians and state delegations, it is the largest state funeral in history.
He was a statesman of the world.
Nations that sent state delegations.
Nations that did not send state delegations, but organizations from those nations did.
Nations that did not send state delegations