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Public in Mauritania
Africa Day in Mauritania
Celebration of African unity
Quick Facts
Holiday Type
Classification in Mauritania
Public
About Africa Day
Celebration of African unity
Commemorates the founding of the Organisation of African Unity
Practical Information in Mauritania
Banks
Banks are closed
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Educational institutions are closed
🏫 ClosedGovernment Offices
Government services unavailable
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Calendar Systems
gregorian
On this day in African history
- ? Africa Day - Commemorates the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union (AU), in 1963.
- ? President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah of Sierra Leone is overthrown in a military coup. · Sierra Leone
- ? A referendum in Egypt approves an amendment to the constitution to allow multiparty presidential elections. · Egypt
- 1935 Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor... · United States
- 1961 British colonial authorities release Fred Kubai from detention and begin lifting restriction orders on other Kapenguria detainees. · Kenya
- 1963 Algeria and Tunisia announced the resumption of full diplomatic relations.
Historical Timeline
2026
Last observed in Mauritania
🇲🇷Final celebration recorded in Mauritania
⏰ Last ObservedCurrent Status in Mauritania
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Mauritania
Last observed: 2026
Public Holiday
Date: May 25, 2024