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馃嚫馃嚧 Somali Armed Forces Anniversary in Somalia
Commemorates the Somali Armed Forces
Date in Somalia
April 12
Celebrates the establishment of the Somali Armed Forces.
Commemorates the Somali Armed Forces
How Somali Armed Forces Anniversary is observed in Somalia
Historical significance
Commemorates the formation of the Somali National Army in 1960.
Public life in Somalia
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
On this day in African history
- 1877 The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal. 路 South Africa
- 1959 Kenyan nationalist Tom Mboya begins a six-week speaking tour of the United States to secure academic scholarships from university officials. 路 United States
- 1973 Swaziland King Sobhuza II sets aside the constitution, bans political parties and assumes all governing powers. 路 Eswatini
- 1973 The first permanent Constitution of Sudan is drafted. 路 Sudan
- 1980 Samuel Doe rises to power in Liberia following a coup. 路 Liberia
- 1980 The Americo-Liberian government of Liberia is violently deposed. 路 Liberia