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National Heroes Day
Commemoration of national heroes
Celebration date
September 17
Geographic reach
1 country
A day to honor and remember the heroes who fought for Angola's independence.
Birthday of Agostinho Neto, first president of Angola
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What this holiday commemorates
- 1982 Agostinho Neto honored as the first stone of his monumental mausoleum is laid in Luanda by his successor, Jos茅 Eduardo dos Santos. 路 Angola
- 2012 Agostinho Neto honored posthumously as the Memorial Dr. Ant贸nio Agostinho Neto, evoking his poem O caminho das estrelas, opens in Luanda to house his... 路 Angola
On this day in African history
- 1849 American abolitionist Harriet Tubman makes her first attempt to escape from slavery. 路 United States
- 1974 Bangladesh, Grenada and Guinea-Bissau join the United Nations. 路 Guinea-Bissau
- 1983 Vanessa Williams becomes the first black Miss America. 路 United States
- 2009 The University of Seychelles (UniSey) is established. 聽 路 Seychelles