| Anniversary of the Second Republic - Wednesday April 3, 2019 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 - Thursday April 4, 2019 Secular holiday : Granted by France in 1960
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| Independence Day - Thursday April 18, 2019 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 - Thursday April 25, 2019 Secular holiday :
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| Constitution Day - Friday April 27, 2018 Secular holiday : Sierra Leone became independent in 1961
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| Freedom Day - Friday April 27, 2018 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. 2019 date not confirmed
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| Freedom Day - Friday April 27, 2018 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. 2019 date not confirmed
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| Freedom Day - Friday April 27, 2018 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. 2019 date not confirmed
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| Freedom Day - Friday April 27, 2018 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. 2019 date not confirmed
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| Freedom Day - Friday April 27, 2018 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. 2019 date not confirmed
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| Freedom Day - Friday April 27, 2018 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. 2019 date not confirmed
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| Freedom Day - Friday April 27, 2018 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. 2019 date not confirmed
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| Freedom Day - Friday April 27, 2018 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. 2019 date not confirmed
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| Freedom Day - Friday April 27, 2018 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. 2019 date not confirmed
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| Freedom Day - Friday April 27, 2018 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. 2019 date not confirmed
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| Freedom Day - Friday April 27, 2018 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. 2019 date not confirmed
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| Independence Day - Friday April 27, 2018 Secular holiday : Granted by France in 1960
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| SPLA Day - Wednesday May 16, 2018 Secular holiday : Anniversary of the founding of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA)
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| National Holiday - Sunday May 20, 2018 Secular holiday : Constitution ratified in 1972 Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| National Holiday - Monday May 21, 2018 Secular holiday : Constitution ratified in 1972 Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Independence Day - Thursday May 24, 2018 Secular holiday : When Emperor Haile Selassie unilaterally dissolved the Eritrean parliament and annexed the country in 1962, the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) waged an armed struggle for independence. The ensuing Eritrean War for Independence went on for 30 years against successive Ethiopian governments until 1991, when the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF), a successor of the ELF, defeated the Ethiopian forces in Eritrea and helped a coalition of Ethiopian rebel forces take control of the Ethiopian Capital Addis Ababa.
Following a referendum Eritrea declared its independence and gained international recognition in 1993.
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| End of the Military Regime - Monday May 28, 2018 Secular holiday : Commemorates the end of the communist junta in 1991. paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Islamic Republic Day - Sunday April 1, 2018 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 19, 2018 Secular holiday :
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| Independence Day - Sunday May 20, 2018 Secular holiday : East Timor was colonised by Portugal in the 16th century, and was known as Portuguese Timor until November 1975, when the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (FRETILIN) declared the territory's independence. Nine days later, it was invaded and occupied by Indonesia and was declared Indonesia's 27th province the following year. The Indonesian occupation of East Timor was characterised by a highly violent decades-long conflict between separatist groups (especially FRETILIN) and the Indonesian military.
In 1999, following the United Nations-sponsored act of self-determination, Indonesia relinquished control of the territory. East Timor became the first new sovereign state of the 21st century on 20 May 2002 Not a paid holiday when falling on Friday or Saturday
[Wikipedia]
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| Independence Day - Thursday May 24, 2018 Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1946
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| Independence Day - Friday May 25, 2018 Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1946
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| Independence Day - Saturday May 26, 2018 Secular holiday : On May 26, 1918 the National Council of Georgia declared independence and the creation of the Democratic Republic of Georgia. The statehood of Georgia was restored after 117 years of being a province of the Tsarist Russian Empire. the Soviet army, under Bolshevik ideology, liberated the Menshevik Georgia. Today, Georgia considers this declaration as Georgia's independency tradition. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Independence Day - Saturday May 26, 2018 Secular holiday : On May 26, 1918 the National Council of Georgia declared independence and the creation of the Democratic Republic of Georgia. The statehood of Georgia was restored after 117 years of being a province of the Tsarist Russian Empire. the Soviet army, under Bolshevik ideology, liberated the Menshevik Georgia. Today, Georgia considers this declaration as Georgia's independency tradition. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Independence Day - Saturday May 26, 2018 Secular holiday : On May 26, 1918 the National Council of Georgia declared independence and the creation of the Democratic Republic of Georgia. The statehood of Georgia was restored after 117 years of being a province of the Tsarist Russian Empire. the Soviet army, under Bolshevik ideology, liberated the Menshevik Georgia. Today, Georgia considers this declaration as Georgia's independency tradition. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Proclamation of the First Democratic Republic - Monday May 28, 2018 Secular holiday : On 28 May, 1918, after the collapse of the Russian Empire during the First World War, Azerbaijan declared independence and established the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. This first Muslim republic in the world lasted only two years,until 1920, when the Soviet Red Army liberated Azerbaijan. Wikipedia
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| Republic Day - Tuesday May 29, 2018 Secular holiday : Commemorates the overthrow of the 240-year-old monarchy and its eventual replacement by the Constituent Assembly. Military and civilian parades and traditional dances and cultural performances take place in the capital, Kathmandu. From 2008 onwards.
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| Bermuda Day - Friday May 25, 2018 Secular holiday : Initially Queen Victoria's birthday in 1902, then Empire's Day and Commonwealth Day
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| National Heroes Day - Monday May 28, 2018 Secular holiday : National Heroes Day commemorates soldiers of Turks and Caicos.
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| Anguilla Day - Wednesday May 30, 2018 Secular holiday : Anguilla Day commemorates the island’s independence from the associated statehood of St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, formed in February of 1967 by British Parliament. The annexed statehood had its own constitution and a considerable degree of self-government, but it held Anguilla in strenuous and continued subservience to St. Kitts. On May 30th, 1967, the people of Anguilla began a revolution marching on the Police Headquarters and evicting the St. Kitts police, disassociated the island from the union. [ivisitanguilla]
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| Nation's Day - Monday April 8, 2019 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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| Liberation of the Republic - Tuesday May 8, 2018 Secular holiday : Marks the capitulation of Nazi forces to the Allies in Berlin on May 8, 1945.
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| Liberation Day - Wednesday May 9, 2018 Secular holiday : Marks the end of the occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II
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| Liberation Day - Wednesday May 9, 2018 Secular holiday : Marks the end of the occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II
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| Constitution Day - Thursday May 17, 2018 Secular holiday : Commemorates the publication in 1814 of a constitution, which was not fully implemented until 1905, when Norway became free of Swedish control.
in Norwegian: syttende mai (May Seventeenth), Nasjonaldagen (National Day) or Grunnlovsdagen (Constitution Day).
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| Constitution Day - Thursday May 17, 2018 Secular holiday : Commemorates the publication in 1814 of a constitution, which was not fully implemented until 1905, when Norway became free of Swedish control.
in Norwegian: syttende mai (May Seventeenth), Nasjonaldagen (National Day) or Grunnlovsdagen (Constitution Day).
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| Independence Day - Monday May 21, 2018 Secular holiday : Celebrates the 2006 referendum on independence. From 2007 onwards.
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| Independence Day - Tuesday May 22, 2018 Secular holiday : Celebrates the 2006 referendum on independence. From 2007 onwards.
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| Liberation Day - Thursday April 26, 2018 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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| Independence Day - Monday May 14, 2018 Secular holiday : The Spanish governor was overthrowned in 1811
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| Act of Self-Determination - Friday April 6, 2018 Secular holiday :
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| Constitution Day - Tuesday May 1, 2018 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. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/26551.htm
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