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Public in Tunisia
Martyrs' Day in Tunisia
Commemoration of the Batepá Massacre
Quick Facts
Pre-Independence
Established before national independence
🏛️ Historical
Holiday Type
Classification in Tunisia
Public
About Martyrs' Day
Commemoration of the Batepá Massacre
Honors Christian converts killed for their faith in the 1880s.
Commemorates the victims of the 1953 Batepá massacre during Portuguese colonial rule
Practical Information in Tunisia
Banks
Banks are closed
🏦 ClosedSchools
Educational institutions are closed
🏫 ClosedGovernment Offices
Government services unavailable
🏛️ ClosedHistorical Significance in Tunisia
Marks the 1952 crackdown by French colonial forces.
Calendar Details
Calendar Systems
gregorian
On this day in African history
- 1957 The Suez Canal is cleared for all shipping following the Suez crisis.
- 1960 Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa and architect of apartheid, narrowly survives an assassination attempt by a white farmer, David P... · South Africa
- 2008 Gunmen attack police from the African Union and UN peacekeeping force in Darfur for the first time.
- 2017 Suicide car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia, kills at least 17. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility.
- 2017 Two Egyptian Coptic churches in Tanta and Alexandria attacked by suicide bombers leaving at least 44 dead.
- 2019 Thousands of protesters in Algeria reject Abdelkader Bensalah, parliament's choice as interim president, after the resignation of Abdelaziz Bouteflika...
Historical Timeline
2026
Last observed in Tunisia
🇹🇳Final celebration recorded in Tunisia
⏰ Last ObservedCurrent Status in Tunisia
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Tunisia
Last observed: 2026
Public Holiday
Date: April 9, 2024