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🇸🇩 Revolution Day in Sudan
Commemoration of the 1985 uprising
Date in Sudan
December 19
Instituted1985
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 Sudan
Historical significance
Commemorates the end of Nimeiri's authoritarian rule.
Public life in Sudan
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
On this day in African history
In Sudan, around 1985
Other countries celebrating Revolution Day
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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