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Freedom Day in Equatorial Guinea

Name: Freedom Day in Equatorial Guinea
Start: 2026-08-03
Location: Equatorial Guinea

Commemoration of 1979 coup d'état

Date in Equatorial Guinea August 3

Instituted 1979

Quick Facts

Pre-Independence

Established before national independence

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Holiday Type

Classification in Equatorial Guinea

Public

Established

Officially instituted in Equatorial Guinea

1979

About Freedom Day

Commemoration of 1979 coup d'état

Marks the date when Teodoro Obiang deposed dictator Macías Nguema

Practical Information in Equatorial Guinea

Banks

Banks are closed

🏦 Closed

Schools

Educational institutions are closed

🏫 Closed

Government Offices

Government services unavailable

🏛️ Closed

Calendar Details

Calendar Systems

gregorian

What this holiday commemorates

1979 Lt-Col Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea mounts a coup d’état against his uncle, Marcias Nguema. · Equatorial Guinea

In Equatorial Guinea, around 1979

1979 Lt-Col Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea mounts a coup d’état against his uncle, Marcias Nguema. · Equatorial Guinea

Historical Timeline

1979

Instituted in Equatorial Guinea

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Holiday officially established in Equatorial Guinea

📅 Established

2026

Last observed in Equatorial Guinea

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Final celebration recorded in Equatorial Guinea

⏰ Last Observed

Current Status in Equatorial Guinea

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Equatorial Guinea

Last observed: 2026 Public Holiday

Date: August 3, 2024