Commemoration of the 1985 uprising
Marks the overthrow of President Jaafar Nimeiry's regime in 1985
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Revolution Day
Commemoration of the 1985 uprising
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