Celebration of the resurrection of Jesus
The most important festival in the Ethiopian Orthodox calendar, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ after a long period of fasting.
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Ethiopian Easter (Fasika)
Celebration of the resurrection of Jesus
On this day in African history
- ? Freedom Day(South Africa) -Commemorates the first post-apartheid elections. · South Africa
- 1951 Milton Margai oversees the merger of political organizations to form the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). · Sierra Leone
- 1960 Togo gains independence from France. · Togo
- 1961 Sierra Leone gains independence from the British. · Sierra Leone
- 1961 Milton Margai leads Sierra Leone to independence within the Commonwealth and assumes office as the nation's first Prime Minister. · Sierra Leone
- 1994 South Africa introduced the new flag. · South Africa