🇨🇻
Public in Cape Verde
Democracy Day in Cape Verde
Also known as:
Dia da Liberdade e Democracia
Celebration of first democratic elections
Quick Facts
Pre-Independence
Established before national independence
🏛️ Historical
Holiday Type
Classification in Cape Verde
Public
Established
Officially instituted in Cape Verde
1991
About Democracy Day
Celebration of first democratic elections
Commemorates the restoration of democracy in 1999.
Commemorates Cape Verde's first democratic elections in 1991
Practical Information in Cape Verde
Banks
Banks are closed
🏦 ClosedSchools
Educational institutions are closed
🏫 ClosedGovernment Offices
Government services unavailable
🏛️ ClosedHistorical Significance in Cape Verde
Marks the end of single-party rule and the start of democratic governance.
Calendar Details
Calendar Systems
gregorian
On this day in African history
- 1963 A coup d'état in Togo results in the assassination of the country's first President, Sylvanus Olympio. · Togo
- 1972 Ignatius Kuktu Acheampong takes power in Ghana through a bloodless coup d’état. · Ghana
- 1972 Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheampong leads a bloodless coup against Prime Minister Busia, dissolving Parliament and establishing the National Redemption C... · Ghana
- 2011 Angola’s Luanda Railway resumes regular freight and passenger service after being closed for 18 years due to the Angolan Civil War. · Angola
Historical Timeline
1991
Instituted in Cape Verde
🇨🇻Holiday officially established in Cape Verde
📅 Established2026
Last observed in Cape Verde
🇨🇻Final celebration recorded in Cape Verde
⏰ Last ObservedAlternative & Historical Names in Cape Verde
🇨🇻
Cape Verde
Also Known As:
Dia da Liberdade e Democracia
Current Status in Cape Verde
🇨🇻
Cape Verde
Last observed: 2026
Public Holiday
Date: January 13, 2024