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Holidays Around the WorldAll Countries • All Holidays • Major Religions • Multi-CulturalWorld HolidaysTogo Marks Independence Day
Independence Day: April 27Independence Day is a public holiday in Togo. Togo marks April 27 the anniversary of its independence from France on April 27, 1960. The country was once a protectorate of Germany until the fall of the Germans against the invading French and British military forces. The country came under UN Trusteeship Territories under the mandate of France until its full independence on 1960. Sierra Leone Wins Independence
Independence Day: April 27Independence Day is a public holiday in Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa, celebrates independence from foreign rule on April 27, 1961 after 150 years in the hands of Great Britain. The Duke of Kent was present when the British conferred independence to Sierra Leone. Malawi Freedom Day
Freedom Date: April 27Freedom Day is celebrated in Malawi as a public holiday. Freedom means the sense of equality and liberation from control. For most countries freedom meant release from colonial rule of the western countries, But for Africans it meant something else, freedom from apartheid. Apartheid – Tanzania Commemorates Union Day
Union Day: April 26Union Day is a public holiday in Tanzania. The celebration of Tanzania’s Union Day occurs every 26th of April every year. It commemorates the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanzania in 1964. Israel Celebrates Independence
Independence Day: April 19Independence Day is a public holiday in Israel’s. Israel conducts its annual celebration of the establishment of the State of Israel and its independence from foreign rule in 1948. The date of Israel’s Independence Day celebration, locally known as Yom Ha-Atzmaut, may vary and fall between April 15 and May 15 as national holidays are based on Hebrew Calendar (5th day of Iyar, Hebrew Calendar). « Previous Page — Next Page » |
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