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Public in South Africa
Youth Day in South Africa
Celebration of Cameroon's youth
Quick Facts
Pre-Independence
Established before national independence
🏛️ Historical
Holiday Type
Classification in South Africa
Public
Established
Officially instituted in South Africa
1995
About Youth Day
Celebration of Cameroon's youth
A day to honor the role of youth in the country's development.
Commemorates the 1961 unification and honors young people with parades and celebrations
Practical Information in South Africa
Banks
Banks are closed
🏦 ClosedSchools
Educational institutions are closed
🏫 ClosedGovernment Offices
Government services unavailable
🏛️ ClosedHistorical Significance in South Africa
Established in memory of the students who protested against the apartheid regime.
Calendar Details
Calendar Systems
gregorian
What this holiday commemorates
- 1913 South African Government pass the segregationist Native Land Act restricting the purchase or lease of land by Native Africans. · South Africa
- 1913 South African Government passes the Native Land Act, restricting the purchase or lease of land by Native Africans. · South Africa
- 1976 Soweto uprising: South African police shoot protesting Soweto students opposing Afrikaans as an instruction language in Black schools. · South Africa
- 1999 Thabo Mbeki is elected the second President of a democratic South Africa. · South Africa
- 2004 Ahmed Sékou Touré posthumously awarded South Africa's Supreme Companion of the Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo. · South Africa
In South Africa, around 1995
Historical Timeline
1995
Instituted in South Africa
🇿🇦Holiday officially established in South Africa
📅 Established2026
Last observed in South Africa
🇿🇦Final celebration recorded in South Africa
⏰ Last ObservedAlternative & Historical Names in South Africa
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South Africa
Historical Names:
Soweto Day
Current Status in South Africa
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South Africa
Last observed: 2026
Public Holiday
Date: June 16, 2024