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🇬🇶 Constitution Day in Equatorial Guinea
Also known as: Día de la Constitución
Anniversary of the adoption of the constitution
Date in Equatorial Guinea
August 15
Instituted1982
Marks the adoption of the country's constitution.
Commemorates the adoption of the current constitution
How Constitution Day is observed in Equatorial Guinea
Historical significance
Constitution adopted in 1982, establishing a presidential republic.
Public life in Equatorial Guinea
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 Abbé Fulbert Youlou leads the Republic of the Congo to full independence from France and adopts a strongly pro-Western foreign policy. · 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... · United States
- 1963 President Fulbert Youlou of the Republic of the Congo is overthrown in a coup d’état. · Republic of the Congo
- 1963 Abbé Fulbert Youlou resigns as President of the Republic after the Congolese military withdraws support and France refuses military intervention again... · Republic of the Congo