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Public in Guinea-Bissau
Pidjiguiti Day in Guinea-Bissau
Commemoration of dock workers massacre
Quick Facts
Pre-Independence
Established before national independence
🏛️ Historical
Holiday Type
Classification in Guinea-Bissau
Public
Established
Officially instituted in Guinea-Bissau
1953
About Pidjiguiti Day
Commemoration of dock workers massacre
Commemorates the massacre of more than 25 striking dock workers in 1953
Practical Information in Guinea-Bissau
Banks
Banks are closed
🏦 ClosedSchools
Educational institutions are closed
🏫 ClosedGovernment Offices
Government services unavailable
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Calendar Systems
gregorian
On this day in African history
- 1960 Niger attains independence from France. · Niger
- 1979 Lt-Col Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea mounts a coup d’état against his uncle, Marcias Nguema. · Equatorial Guinea
- 1981 Senegalese opposition parties, under the leadership of Mamadou Dia, launch the Antiimperialist Action Front – Suxxali Reew Mi.
- 1992 A 48-hour strike begins in South Africa as part of a week of mass action aimed at forcing an immediate transition from white minority rule under apart...
- 1997 Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre takes place in Algeria.
- 2005 A military coup ends a 21 year-rule of Mauritania’s President Maaouya Ould Sid’Ahmed Taya ends while he is away at the funeral of Saudi Arabia’s King... · Mauritania
In Guinea-Bissau, around 1953
Historical Timeline
1953
Instituted in Guinea-Bissau
🇬🇼Holiday officially established in Guinea-Bissau
📅 Established2026
Last observed in Guinea-Bissau
🇬🇼Final celebration recorded in Guinea-Bissau
⏰ Last ObservedCurrent Status in Guinea-Bissau
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Guinea-Bissau
Last observed: 2026
Public Holiday
Date: August 3, 2024