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Armed Forces Day
Celebration of the military
Celebration date
October 26
Geographic reach
7 countries
Honors the military forces of Sierra Leone.
Marks the swearing-in ceremony of new military recruits
Celebrated in 7 countries
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Benin
Oct 26
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Egypt
Oct 6
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Liberia
Feb 11
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Mali
Jan 20
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Mozambique
Sep 25
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Sao Tome and Principe
Sep 6
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Sierra Leone
Feb 18
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What this holiday commemorates
- 1964 Samora Machel helps coordinate FRELIMO's early military operations as the movement officially launches its armed campaign, distinguishing himself in N... 路 Mozambique
- 1964 Marcelino dos Santos's diplomatic campaign intensifies as FRELIMO initiates its armed guerrilla war against Portuguese rule in northern Mozambique. 路 Mozambique
On this day in African history
- 1871 Liberian President Edward James Roye is deposed in a coup d'茅tat. 路 Liberia
- 2000 A wave of protests forces Robert Gu茅茂 to step down as president after the Ivorian presidential election. 路 C么te d'Ivoire
- 2006 Kuaima Riruako's genocide and reparations motion unanimously adopted by the National Assembly of Namibia, shifting reparations from a localized ethnic... 路 Namibia