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A day to celebrate and spend time with family.
How Family Day is observed in Namibia
Historical significance
Established to promote the importance of family in society.
Public life in Namibia
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
On this day in African history
- 1897 The Sultan of Zanzibar formally abolishes the legal status of slavery. · Tanzania
- 1921 Simon Kimbangu performs his first miracle in Nkamba, founding the Kimbanguist Church in the Belgian Congo. · Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1959 The Pan-Africanist Congress is established in Soweto by Robert Sobukwe. · South Africa
- 1994 Assassination of Rwandan and Burundian presidents triggers the Rwandan Genocide. · Rwanda
- 1995 The first genocide trials begin in Kigali for suspects involved in mass killings. · Rwanda
- 2012 The MNLA declares the independent state of Azawad in northern Mali. · Mali