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Revolution Day
Commemoration of the 1985 uprising
Celebration date
January 3
Geographic reach
7 countries
Marks the 1985 uprising that led to the fall of Jaafar Nimeiri.
Marks the overthrow of President Jaafar Nimeiry's regime in 1985
Celebrated in 7 countries
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Burkina Faso
Jan 3
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Egypt
Jun 30
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Egypt
Jul 23
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Eritrea
Sep 1
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Gambia
Jul 22
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Morocco
Aug 20
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Sudan
Dec 19
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What this holiday commemorates
- 1994 Yahya Jammeh leads a military coup d’état in The Gambia and installs himself as the country’s ruler. · The Gambia
- 2005 Three bombs explode in Naama Bay, Egypt, killing 88 people. · Egypt
- 2012 Mohammed Morsi is sworn in as Egypt’s first democratically-elected president. · Egypt
- 2013 Protests begin around Egypt against President Mohamed Morsi and the ruling Freedom and Justice Party, leading to their overthrow during the 2013 Egypt... · Egypt