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🇸🇹 Armed Forces Day in Sao Tome and Principe
Celebration of the military
Date in Sao Tome and Principe
September 6
Honors the military forces of Sierra Leone.
Marks the swearing-in ceremony of new military recruits
How Armed Forces Day is observed in Sao Tome and Principe
Historical significance
Established after Sao Tome and Principe gained independence in 1975.
Public life in Sao Tome and Principe
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
On this day in African history
- 1968 Swaziland (Eswatini) attains independence from Britain. · Eswatini
- 1968 Swaziland (Eswatini) attains independence from Britain. · Eswatini
- 1968 Swaziland attains independence from Britain. · Eswatini
- 2002 Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo sign a peace agreement in Luanda, Angola. Uganda must withdraw its troops, and Congo must take action agai...
- 2013 Forty-one elephants are poisoned with cyanide in salt pans by poachers in Hwange National Park. · Zimbabwe
- 2024 Tragic School Fire in Kenya: A fire at a primary school in Kenya resulted in the deaths of 17 students, with 13 others suffering serious burns. This i... · Kenya
Other countries celebrating Armed Forces Day
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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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Sierra Leone
Feb 18