Celebrates South African cultural heritage
Recognizes and celebrates the cultural wealth of the South African nation
Public
Heritage Day
Celebrates South African cultural heritage
On this day in African history
- 1973 AmÃlcar Lopes Cabral's vision realized as the People's National Assembly unilaterally declares the independence of Guinea-Bissau in Madina do Boé. · Guinea-Bissau
- 1979 Rawlings hands power to President Hilla Limann, inaugurating Ghana's Third Republic; the AFRC inserts an indemnity clause into the new constitution pr... · Ghana
- 1995 The day is declared Heritage Day in South Africa, a public holiday to celebrate the cultural diversity of the country.
- 2008 Kgalema Motlanthe is elected as the Third President of South Africa by the National Assembly, to fill the position after the resignation of Thabo Mbek...
- 2015 Burkina Faso's interim President Michel Kafando is re-instated a week after a military coup.