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🇲🇬 Martyrs' Day in Madagascar
Commemoration of the Batepá Massacre
Date in Madagascar
March 29
Instituted1967
Honors Christian converts killed for their faith in the 1880s.
Commemorates the victims of the 1953 Batepá massacre during Portuguese colonial rule
How Martyrs' Day is observed in Madagascar
Historical significance
Marks the 1947 rebellion against French colonial rule.
Public life in Madagascar
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
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Eritrea
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Gabon
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Libya
Sep 16
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Malawi
Mar 3
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Mali
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Sao Tome and Principe
Feb 3
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Togo
Jun 21
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Tunisia
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Uganda
Jun 3