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Public in Mali
Armed Forces Day in Mali
Celebration of the military
Quick Facts
Pre-Independence
Established before national independence
🏛️ Historical
Holiday Type
Classification in Mali
Public
Military Holiday
Honors military service and veterans
⚔️ Military
About Armed Forces Day
Celebration of the military
Honors the military forces of Sierra Leone.
Marks the swearing-in ceremony of new military recruits
Practical Information in Mali
Banks
Banks are closed
🏦 ClosedSchools
Educational institutions are closed
🏫 ClosedGovernment Offices
Government services unavailable
🏛️ ClosedHistorical Significance in Mali
Established after Mali gained independence in 1960.
Calendar Details
Calendar Systems
gregorian
On this day in African history
- 1962 Cyrille Adoula orders the arrest of deputy prime minister Antoine Gizenga to eliminate the rival eastern counter-government. · Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1964 Oscar Kambona drives himself to the mutinous Colito Barracks to negotiate with soldiers of the Tanganyika Rifles, maintaining public order and coordin... · Tanzania
- 1971 Juvenalias Aooko meets MP Gideon Mutiso at Parliament Buildings and declares that a coup against the Kenyatta government carries divine approval. · Kenya
- 1986 Leabua Jonathan, Prime Minister of Lesotho, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by General Justin Lekhanya. · Lesotho
- 1991 Sudan's government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country's Muslim north and Christian south.
Historical Timeline
2026
Last observed in Mali
🇲🇱Final celebration recorded in Mali
⏰ Last ObservedCurrent Status in Mali
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Mali
Last observed: 2026
Public Holiday
Date: January 20, 2024