Observance in Namibia
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🇳🇦 Day of the Namibian Child in Namibia
Celebration of children's rights in Namibia
Date in Namibia
September 28
A day to promote and safeguard the rights of children.
How Day of the Namibian Child is observed in Namibia
Historical significance
Established in 1990 following Namibia's independence.
Public life in Namibia
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
On this day in African history
- 1958 Abbé Fulbert Youlou supports the French Community referendum that accelerates the autonomy of Moyen-Congo. · Republic of the Congo
- 1958 Ahmed Sékou Touré's call prevails as Guinean voters reject the French Community by roughly 95 percent, the only French African colony to vote No. · Guinea
- 2009 Guinea's military junta led by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara attacks a protest rally, killing 157, injuring 1,253 and about 100 raped.
- 2012 Somali and African Union forces launch a coordinated assault on the Somali port of Kismayo to take back the city from al-Shabaab militants.