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The presidential palace of Argentina held a farewell ceremony for Maradona's body.

The presidential palace of Argentina held a farewell ceremony for Maradona’s body.

by YCPress

Buenos Aires, November 26 On the 26th, the farewell ceremony of the body of Argentine legendary star Diego Maradona was held at the Rose Palace of the presidential palace in Buenos Aires.

The farewell ceremony of Maradona’s body began at 6 a.m. local time on the 26th and is expected to last until 4 p.m. local time. The Argentine government expects about 1 million people to come to mourn Maradona.

On the evening of the 25th, Maradona’s family and fans waited all night in front of the Rose Palace, waiting to enter the Rose Palace to say goodbye to Maradona.

The Argentine people also spontaneously organized commemorative activities in many places in Argentina. At 6 p.m. on the 25th, tens of thousands of people gathered in front of the obelisk of the capital landmark to commemorate Maradona; at 10:00 p.m., people walked up to the balcony to applaud Maradona.

At the scene of the farewell ceremony of Maradona’s body, the reporter saw that there were already many people in the square of May in front of the Rose Palace in the morning, some crying, some shouting, some wearing his jersey, and some wearing the Argentine flag.

Maradona died suddenly on the 25th at his home in Tigre, Buenos Aires Province. According to the autopsy results released by the Argentine police and inspection agencies, Maradona died of acute heart failure, which is a natural death.

On the 25th, Maradona’s body was transferred to the capital, and his coffin was draped with the Argentine flag and his No. 10 jersey.

Argentina’s presidential palace issued an announcement on the 25th that the whole country entered a three-day mourning period due to Maradona’s death.