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🇬🇲 Revolution Day in Gambia
Commemoration of the 1985 uprising
Date in Gambia
July 22
Instituted1994
Marks the 1985 uprising that led to the fall of Jaafar Nimeiri.
Marks the overthrow of President Jaafar Nimeiry's regime in 1985
How Revolution Day is observed in Gambia
Historical significance
Marks the day Yahya Jammeh seized power in a bloodless coup.
Public life in Gambia
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
What this holiday commemorates
In Gambia, around 1994
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