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🇪🇬 Armed Forces Day in Egypt
Celebration of the military
Date in Egypt
October 6
Instituted1973
Honors the military forces of Sierra Leone.
Marks the swearing-in ceremony of new military recruits
How Armed Forces Day is observed in Egypt
Historical significance
Marks the start of the Yom Kippur War in 1973.
Public life in Egypt
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
On this day in African history
Other countries celebrating Armed Forces Day
🇧🇯
Benin
Oct 26
🇱🇷
Liberia
Feb 11
🇲🇱
Mali
Jan 20
🇲🇿
Mozambique
Sep 25
🇸🇹
Sao Tome and Principe
Sep 6
🇸🇱
Sierra Leone
Feb 18