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Planes fly over Lusaka's National Heroes Stadium and cannons fire in a salute to Zambia's founding president Kenneth Kaunda during a state memorial service, two weeks after he died aged 97 at a military hospital where he had been admitted days earlier with pneumonia. IMAGES
Soldiers bear the coffin of former Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda at a memotial ceremony in a stadium of the capital Lusaka. A hero of the struggle against white rule in southern Africa, Kaunda died on June 17 at a military hospital where he had been admitted with pneumonia. IMAGES
The coffin of Zambia's founding president Kenneth Kaunda arrives at Lusaka's National Heroes Stadium for a state memorial, two weeks after he died aged 97 at a military hospital where he had been admitted days earlier with pneumonia. IMAGES
Attendees are seated and the last preparations are being made on Independence square in the capital of Chad N’Djamena ahead of the ceremony in honour of president Idriss Deby. Deby died Monday aged 68 following wounds inflicted battling rebels. IMAGES
The coffin carrying the body of former Chilean President Sebastian Pinera arrives at the Former National Congress in Santiago, where he will lie in state until the main funeral on Friday. Pinera died when an helicopter he was piloting crashed into a lake. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.