Celebration of the military
Marks the swearing-in ceremony of new military recruits
Public
Armed Forces Day
Celebration of the military
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... · Mozambique
- 1964 Marcelino dos Santos's diplomatic campaign intensifies as FRELIMO initiates its armed guerrilla war against Portuguese rule in northern Mozambique. · Mozambique
On this day in African history
- 1871 Liberian President Edward James Roye is deposed in a coup d'état. · Liberia
- 2000 A wave of protests forces Robert Guéï to step down as president after the Ivorian presidential election. · Côte d'Ivoire
- 2006 Kuaima Riruako's genocide and reparations motion unanimously adopted by the National Assembly of Namibia, shifting reparations from a localized ethnic... · Namibia