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Congo (Dem. Rep. of the) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Franc (CDF)
  • Internet domain: .cd - Telephone code: +243 - International dialing code: 00 - East Congo GMT offset: +1 (DST: no)
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Monday march 4, 2024Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Sunday march 24, 2024Day of National Heroe, Joseph Kasa-VubuEvents, celebrations...
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    Friday april 5, 2024Easter holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Saturday april 6, 2024National Protestant & Evangelical Churches daySecular holiday
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    Monday april 22, 2024Easter holiday (end)School holidays
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    Wednesday may 1, 2024Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Friday may 17, 2024National liberation DaySecular holiday
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    Wednesday june 19, 2024Tour du CongoSports events
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    Saturday june 29, 2024Independence DayNational Day
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    Sunday june 30, 2024Independence DayNational Day
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    Sunday june 30, 2024Independence DayNational Day
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    Tuesday july 2, 2024Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Thursday august 1, 2024Parents DaySecular holiday
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    Monday september 2, 2024Summer holiday (end)School holidays
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    Mid-term holiday (end)

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    Monday march 4, 2024
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    Day of National Heroe, Joseph Kasa-Vubu

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    Sunday march 24, 2024
    Culture : The first President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then Republic of the Congo) from 1960 until 1965.

    Easter holiday (beginning)

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    Friday april 5, 2024
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    National Protestant & Evangelical Churches day

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    Saturday april 6, 2024
    Secular holiday : Celebrates the foundation of Kimbanguism, a Christian new religious movement professed by the Church of Jesus Christ on Earth by His special envoy Simon Kimbangu

    Easter holiday (end)

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    Monday april 22, 2024
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    Labor Day/May Day

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    Wednesday may 1, 2024
    Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .

    National liberation Day

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    Friday may 17, 2024
    Secular holiday : Day of the seizure of power by the AFDL, release of the mobutism

    Tour du Congo

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    Wednesday june 19, 2024
    Sports events : 2023 edition NOT confirmed

    Independence Day

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    Saturday june 29, 2024
    Secular holiday : Granted by Belgium on June 30, 1960 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Independence Day

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    Sunday june 30, 2024
    Secular holiday : Granted by Belgium on June 30, 1960 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Independence Day

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    Sunday june 30, 2024
    Secular holiday : Granted by Belgium on June 30, 1960 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Tuesday july 2, 2024
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    Parents Day

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    Thursday august 1, 2024
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    Summer holiday (end)

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    Monday september 2, 2024
    School holidays : www.tasok.cd