| Independence Day - Saturday January 1, 2022 Secular holiday :
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| Uprising Day - Monday January 25, 2021 Secular holiday : Commemorates the 2011 events that toppled former leader Mubarak paid holiday when falling on Friday
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| Independence Day - Thursday February 18, 2021 Secular holiday : Independence from the UK in 1965. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Independence Day - Saturday March 6, 2021 Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1957
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| Independence Day - Monday March 8, 2021 Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1957
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| National Day - Friday March 12, 2021 Secular holiday : Independence granted by the UK in 1968
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| Independence Day - Saturday March 20, 2021 Secular holiday : Granted by the French in 1956
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| Independence Day - Sunday March 21, 2021 Secular holiday : It became the 160th member of the UN on 23 April 1990
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| Independence Day - Monday March 22, 2021 Secular holiday : It became the 160th member of the UN on 23 April 1990
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| Anniversary of the Second Republic - Saturday April 3, 2021 Secular holiday : On 3 April 1984, colonel Lansana Conté led a coup without bloodshed which leads to the seizure of power by the army following the disappearance of Sékou Touré, the president of the first Republic.
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| Independence Day - Sunday April 4, 2021 Secular holiday : Obtained from France in 1960
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| Independence Day - Sunday April 18, 2021 Secular holiday : On this day in 1980, Southern-Rhodesia gained independence from the British, changing the name into Zimbabwe (based on a Shona term for Great Zimbabwe , an ancient ruined city in the country's south-east the remains of which are now a protected site).
· The day marked the end of racial segregation.
· In the ninety year span that Zimbabwe was a colony, it was administered by the British South African Company (BSAC) under the name Rhodesia and the Responsible Government under the name Southern Rhodesia. Both administrative systems were under the British monarchy.
· In 1965, Zimbabwe became autonomous and was led by a white segregationist government after Ian Smith made a Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) from Britain. This was after the British government had made majority rule a condition for the independence of Rhodesia from Britain.
· Smith followed the UDI by declaring Rhodesia a Republic, which however, did not have international recognition.
· From June 1979, the Republic of Southern Rhodesia was replaced by Zimbabwe-Rhodesia. Lacking international recognition, after about three months, the country was taken back into the hands of Britain, as per the Lancaster House Agreement which was meant to facilitate transition.
· The country once again became a British colony known as Southern Rhodesia.
· In the April 1980 elections, Robert Mugabe, head of the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) won the majority and became the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe.
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| Independence Day - Monday April 19, 2021 Secular holiday : On this day in 1980, Southern-Rhodesia gained independence from the British, changing the name into Zimbabwe (based on a Shona term for Great Zimbabwe , an ancient ruined city in the country's south-east the remains of which are now a protected site).
· The day marked the end of racial segregation.
· In the ninety year span that Zimbabwe was a colony, it was administered by the British South African Company (BSAC) under the name Rhodesia and the Responsible Government under the name Southern Rhodesia. Both administrative systems were under the British monarchy.
· In 1965, Zimbabwe became autonomous and was led by a white segregationist government after Ian Smith made a Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) from Britain. This was after the British government had made majority rule a condition for the independence of Rhodesia from Britain.
· Smith followed the UDI by declaring Rhodesia a Republic, which however, did not have international recognition.
· From June 1979, the Republic of Southern Rhodesia was replaced by Zimbabwe-Rhodesia. Lacking international recognition, after about three months, the country was taken back into the hands of Britain, as per the Lancaster House Agreement which was meant to facilitate transition.
· The country once again became a British colony known as Southern Rhodesia.
· In the April 1980 elections, Robert Mugabe, head of the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) won the majority and became the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe.
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| National Flag's Day - Sunday April 25, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| National Flag's Day - Monday April 26, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Constitution Day - Tuesday April 27, 2021 Secular holiday : Sierra Leone became independent in 1961
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| Freedom Day - Tuesday April 27, 2021 Secular holiday : Commemorates the first post-apartheid elections, where South Africans of all races were freely allowed to determine the future of their newfound democracy. Held in 1994, they saw Nelson Mandela elected as President.
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| Freedom Day - Tuesday April 27, 2021 Secular holiday : Commemorates the first post-apartheid elections, where South Africans of all races were freely allowed to determine the future of their newfound democracy. Held in 1994, they saw Nelson Mandela elected as President.
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| Freedom Day - Tuesday April 27, 2021 Secular holiday : Commemorates the first post-apartheid elections, where South Africans of all races were freely allowed to determine the future of their newfound democracy. Held in 1994, they saw Nelson Mandela elected as President.
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| Freedom Day - Tuesday April 27, 2021 Secular holiday : Commemorates the first post-apartheid elections, where South Africans of all races were freely allowed to determine the future of their newfound democracy. Held in 1994, they saw Nelson Mandela elected as President.
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| Freedom Day - Tuesday April 27, 2021 Secular holiday : Commemorates the first post-apartheid elections, where South Africans of all races were freely allowed to determine the future of their newfound democracy. Held in 1994, they saw Nelson Mandela elected as President.
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| Freedom Day - Tuesday April 27, 2021 Secular holiday : Commemorates the first post-apartheid elections, where South Africans of all races were freely allowed to determine the future of their newfound democracy. Held in 1994, they saw Nelson Mandela elected as President.
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| Freedom Day - Tuesday April 27, 2021 Secular holiday : Commemorates the first post-apartheid elections, where South Africans of all races were freely allowed to determine the future of their newfound democracy. Held in 1994, they saw Nelson Mandela elected as President.
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| Freedom Day - Tuesday April 27, 2021 Secular holiday : Commemorates the first post-apartheid elections, where South Africans of all races were freely allowed to determine the future of their newfound democracy. Held in 1994, they saw Nelson Mandela elected as President.
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| Freedom Day - Tuesday April 27, 2021 Secular holiday : Commemorates the first post-apartheid elections, where South Africans of all races were freely allowed to determine the future of their newfound democracy. Held in 1994, they saw Nelson Mandela elected as President.
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| Freedom Day - Tuesday April 27, 2021 Secular holiday : Commemorates the first post-apartheid elections, where South Africans of all races were freely allowed to determine the future of their newfound democracy. Held in 1994, they saw Nelson Mandela elected as President.
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| Freedom Day - Tuesday April 27, 2021 Secular holiday : Commemorates the first post-apartheid elections, where South Africans of all races were freely allowed to determine the future of their newfound democracy. Held in 1994, they saw Nelson Mandela elected as President.
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| Independence Day - Tuesday April 27, 2021 Secular holiday : Granted by France in 1960
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| National Day - Saturday January 1, 2022 Secular holiday : Celebrates the day when American forces returned the presidential palace to the Iraqi authorities on Dec. 31, 2008.
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| National Day - Saturday January 1, 2022 Secular holiday : Celebrates the day when American forces returned the presidential palace to the Iraqi authorities on Dec. 31, 2008.
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| Independence Day - Thursday February 4, 2021 Secular holiday : Celebrating the anniversary of independence from Britain in 1948 not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Founding of the Nation Day (Kenkoku kinen no hi) - Thursday February 11, 2021 Secular holiday : A national holiday that commemorates Japan's founding by the first emperor in 660 BC. This holiday was originally established as Empire Day in 1872, discontinued after World War II, then revived in its present form in 1966. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Independence Day (Darussalam) - Tuesday February 23, 2021 Secular holiday : Obtained from the United Kingdom on Jan. 1, 1984
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| National Day - Thursday February 25, 2021 Secular holiday : In tribute to Sheik Abdallah Al-Salim al-Sabah
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| Revolution's Day - Monday March 8, 2021 Secular holiday : Anniversary of the National Council of Revolution's assumption of power in 1963
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| Independence Day - Friday March 26, 2021 Secular holiday : In 1970, East Pakistan's leading political party, the Awami League, won the elections. Its leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was to become the next Prime Minister, but the President of Pakistan refused. Mujib declared independence for the People's Republic of Bangladesh on March 26, 1971. A nine-month civil war ensued.
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| Islamic Republic Day - Friday April 2, 2021 Secular holiday : On April 1, 1979, after a landslide victory in a national referendum in which only one choice was offered (Islamic Republic: Yes or No), Ayatollah Khomeini declared an Islamic republic with a new Constitution reflecting his ideals of Islamic government. Ayatollah Khomeini became supreme spiritual leader (Valy-e-Faqih) of Iran.
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| Independence Day (banks are closed) - Thursday April 15, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Independence Day - Saturday January 1, 2022 Secular holiday : Anniversary of the day in 1804 when Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared independence and restored the country's original name Haiti , from the Indian vernacular for land of mountains
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| Independence Day - Monday February 8, 2021 Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1974
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| Independence Day - Saturday February 27, 2021 Secular holiday : This date marks the end of Carnival, which has lasted during all of February.
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| Heroes Day - Sunday March 14, 2021 Secular holiday : Celebrates paramount Carib Chief, Joseph Chatoyer, the country's sole official national hero, to prevent the Europeans from colonizing St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) in the 18th century.
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| National Anthem & Flag Day - Thursday March 18, 2021 Secular holiday : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Republic Day - Sunday January 9, 2022 Secular holiday : On 9 January 1992, Bosnian Serb authorities declared the creation of the Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, now called Republika Srpska
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| National Day - Saturday February 6, 2021 Secular holiday : The Sami are an Arctic indigenous people living in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. They are considered to have been living in the Sami settlement area - Sapmi - as far back in time as source material can tell us, which stretches from the Kola Peninsula in northeast Russia to Engerdal in eastern Norway and Idre in southern Sweden.
It is estimated that about 60-70 000 Sami live in these areas today, whereas approximately 40 000 live in Norway, 20 000 in Sweden, 7500 in Finland and 2000 in Russia.
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| Serbia National Day - Monday February 15, 2021 Secular holiday : Anniversary of the First Serbian Uprising in 1804 and the first Serbian Constitution in 1835
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| Independence Day - Tuesday February 16, 2021 Secular holiday : Anniversary of Lithuania's declaration of independence in 1918. However, it became a republic of the USSR in 1940, after a secret treaty between Stalin and Hitler. The country regained independence in 1990.
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| Serbia National Day - Tuesday February 16, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Independence Day - Wednesday February 17, 2021 Secular holiday : Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Independence Day - Wednesday February 24, 2021 Secular holiday : Commemorates the declaration of independence on Feb. 24, 1918 (the day before German troops invaded Tallinn) Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Liberation Day - Wednesday March 3, 2021 Secular holiday : Restoration of the third Bulgarian kingdom after almost 500 years of Ottoman rule. The treaty of San Stefano, signed on March 3 1878, was the milestone of this process and the day remains one of the most celebrated in Bulgaria’s history. The San Stefano treaty ended the Russo-Turkish war, which started in 1877. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Republic Day - Thursday March 11, 2021 Secular holiday : Celebrates the referendum of 1991 when more than 80% of the residents of the peninsula voted for the re-establishment of the autonomy within the USSR, not within Ukraine.
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| St Patrick's Day - Wednesday March 17, 2021 Secular holiday : He was born in Britain and was captured by Celts and taken to Ireland as a slave. When fifteen, he escaped and made his way back to Britain. Later he became trained as a monk, and returned to Ireland. Mainly thanks to Patrick's influence, Ireland had an age of literacy while the rest of Europe plummeted into the Dark Ages. (shagtown.com) Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Independence Day - Thursday March 25, 2021 Secular holiday : Upraise against the Ottoman rule in 1821 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Nation's Day - Thursday April 8, 2021 Secular holiday : Commemorates the First Rom World Congress in London in 1971. Marks the beginning of the first International Roma organization and the introduction of the name Rom (instead of Gypsy), and of the Romani anthem and flag,
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| Republic Day - Tuesday February 23, 2021 Secular holiday : In 1970, status of sovereign democratic state within the British Commonwealth
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| Liberation Day - Monday April 26, 2021 Secular holiday : By British troops who repelled Argentinian forces:
On 25 April 1982 the Royal Navy damaged and captured the Argentine submarine Santa Fé at South Georgia. The Argentine garrison in Grytviken under Lieut.-Commander Luis Lagos surrendered without returning the fire, and so did on the following day the detachment in Leith Harbour commanded by Captain Alfredo Astiz. [Wikipedia]
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| Bounty Day - Sunday January 23, 2022 Secular holiday :
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| Australia Day - Tuesday January 26, 2021 Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)
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| Australia Day - Tuesday January 26, 2021 Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)
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| Australia Day - Tuesday January 26, 2021 Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)
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| Australia Day - Tuesday January 26, 2021 Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)
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| Australia Day - Tuesday January 26, 2021 Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)
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| Australia Day - Tuesday January 26, 2021 Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)
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| Australia Day - Tuesday January 26, 2021 Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)
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| Australia Day - Tuesday January 26, 2021 Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)
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| Australia Day - Tuesday January 26, 2021 Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)
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| Australia Day - Tuesday January 26, 2021 Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)
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| Australia Day - Tuesday January 26, 2021 Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)
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| Australia Day - Tuesday January 26, 2021 Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)
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| Independence Day - Monday February 1, 2021 Secular holiday : Granted by Australia in 1968
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| Waitangi (New Zealand Day) - Monday February 8, 2021 Secular holiday : 1840 Treaty of Waitangi between Maoris and British government
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| Waitangi (New Zealand Day) - Monday February 8, 2021 Secular holiday : 1840 Treaty of Waitangi between Maoris and British government
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| Waitangi (New Zealand Day) - Monday February 8, 2021 Secular holiday : 1840 Treaty of Waitangi between Maoris and British government
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| Foundation Day - Saturday March 6, 2021 Secular holiday : Commemorates the day on which Lt. Philip Gidley King arrived on the island in 1788, establishing the very first European settlement there. He left Post Jackson earlier that year on the Supply along with 22 people, 15 of whom were convicts
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| Foundation Day - Monday March 8, 2021 Secular holiday : Commemorates the day on which Lt. Philip Gidley King arrived on the island in 1788, establishing the very first European settlement there. He left Post Jackson earlier that year on the Supply along with 22 people, 15 of whom were convicts
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| Act of Self-Determination - Tuesday April 6, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Constitution Day - Friday April 30, 2021 Secular holiday : In 1979, the USA recognized the constitution of the Marshall Islands and the establishment of the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
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