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馃嚥馃嚞 Assumption Day in Madagascar
Christian feast celebrating the assumption of Mary
Date in Madagascar
August 15
Instituted1960
Public life in Madagascar
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
On this day in African history
- 1947 The African Music Society is founded in Johannesburg.
- 1960 The Republic of Congo gains independence from France.
- 1960 Abb茅 Fulbert Youlou leads the Republic of the Congo to full independence from France and adopts a strongly pro-Western foreign policy. 路 Republic of the Congo
- 1960 The African American Students Foundation formally accepts a $100,000 grant from the private Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation to finance chartered airc... 路 United States
- 1963 President Fulbert Youlou of the Republic of the Congo is overthrown in a coup d鈥櫭﹖at. 路 Republic of the Congo
- 1963 Abb茅 Fulbert Youlou resigns as President of the Republic after the Congolese military withdraws support and France refuses military intervention again... 路 Republic of the Congo
In Madagascar, around 1960
Other countries celebrating Assumption Day
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Benin
Aug 15
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Burkina Faso
Aug 15
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Burundi
Aug 15
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Cape Verde
Aug 15
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Central African Republic
Aug 15
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C么te d'Ivoire
Aug 15
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Gabon
Aug 15
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Gambia
Aug 15
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Mauritius
Aug 15
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Rwanda
Aug 15
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Seychelles
Aug 15
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Togo
Aug 15