Day of Fraternity and Cohesion

Commemoration of the 2019 peaceful protests

Commemorates the anniversary of the mass demonstrations that led to significant political changes in Algeria in 2019.

On this day in African history

• 1989 South African male choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo wins its first Grammy Award: Best Traditional Folk Album for Shaka Zulu.
• 2006 A major earthquake of 7.4 magnitude strikes Mozambique, killing Four.
• 2013 13 Chadian soldiers and 65 Muslim insurgents are killed in conflict in Northern Mali.

Related Holidays

New Year's Day

First day of the calendar year

Labour Day

International Workers' Day

Eid al-Adha

Festival of Sacrifice