The ceremony to the memory of George Floyd, whose death under the knee of a white policeman sparked a deep wave of anger in the United States and around the world, began on Thursday in Minneapolis.

In tribute to George Floyd, 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence were observed. It is during 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the police officer Derek Chauvin has kept its knee on the neck of George Floyd Monday, 25 may. It is after these 8 minutes and 46 seconds American 46-year-old died. He could not breathe.