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African National Holidays
« on: March 22, 2006, 09:39:18 PM »
This topic contains national holidays of African countries. Please reply and include any holidays that have been left out, or provide dates for specific festivities in Diaspora marking the national holidays.

January
Sudan: Independence Day, 1 January (1956)

February
The Gambia: Independence Day, 18 February (1965)

March
Gabon: Founding of the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG), 12 March (1968)
Ghana: Independence Day, 6 March (1957)
Mauritius: Independence Day, 12 March (1968)
Namibia: Independence Day, 21 March (1990)
Tunisia: Independence Day, 20 March (1956)

April
Senegal: Independence Day, 4 April (1960)
Sierra Leone: Independence Day, 27 April (1961)
South Africa: Freedom Day, 27 April (1994)
Tanzania: Union Day (Tanganyika and Zanzibar), 26 April (1964)
Togo: Independence Day, 27 April (1960)
Zimbabwe: Independence Day, 18 April (1980)

May
Cameroon: Republic Day, 20 May (1972)
Eritrea: Independence Day, 24 May (1993)
Ethiopia: National Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991)

June
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Independence Day, 30 June (1960)
Djibouti: Independence Day, 27 June (1977)
Madagascar: Independence Day, 26 June (1960)
Mozambique: Independence Day, 25 June (1975)

July
Burundi: Independence Day, 1 July (1962)
Comoros: Independence Day, 6 July (1975)
Egypt: Revolution Day, 23 July (1952)
Liberia: Independence Day, 26 July (1847)
Malawi: Independence Day, 6 July (1964)
Morocco: Throne Day (accession of King MOHAMED VI to the throne), 30 July (1999)
Rwanda: Independence Day, 1 July (1962)
Sao Tome and Principe: Independence Day, 12 July (1975)
Somalia: Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960)

August
Benin: National Day, 1 August (1960)
Chad: Independence Day, 11 August (1960)
Republic of the Congo: Independence Day, 15 August (1960)
Cote d'Ivoire: Independence Day, 7 August (1960)

September
Botswana: Independence Day, 30 September (1966)
Guinea-Bissau: Independence Day, 24 September (1973)
Libya: Revolution Day, 1 September (1969)
Mali: Independence Day, 22 September (1960)
Swaziland: Independence Day, 6 September (1968)

October
Equatorial Guinea: Independence Day, 12 October (1968)
Guinea: Independence Day, 2 October (1958)
Lesotho: Independence Day, 4 October (1966)
Nigeria: Independence Day, 1 October (1960)
Uganda: Independence Day, 9 October (1962)
Zambia: Independence Day, 24 October (1964)

November
Algeria: Revolution Day, 1 November (1954)
Angola: Independence Day, 11 November (1975)
Mauritania: Independence Day, 28 November (1960)

December
Burkina Faso: Republic Day, 11 December (1958)
Central African Republic: Republic Day, 1 December (1958)
Kenya: Independence Day, 12 December (1963)
Niger: Republic Day, 18 December (1958)
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