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馃嚞馃嚘 Assumption Day in Gabon
Christian feast celebrating the assumption of Mary
Date in Gabon
August 15
Public life in Gabon
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
On this day in African history
- 1893 Ibadan area becomes a British Protectorate after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan with the British acting Governor of Lagos, George C. D... 路 Nigeria
- 1893 The Ibadan area becomes a British Protectorate following a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan. 路 Nigeria
- 1907 Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies. 路 Turkey
- 1907 Fr. Raphael Morgan is ordained in Constantinople as the first African-American Orthodox priest. 路 Turkey
- 1947 The African Music Society is founded in Johannesburg. 路 South Africa
- 1960 The Republic of Congo gains independence from France. 路 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Other countries celebrating Assumption Day
馃嚙馃嚡
Benin
Aug 15
馃嚙馃嚝
Burkina Faso
Aug 15
馃嚙馃嚠
Burundi
Aug 15
馃嚚馃嚮
Cape Verde
Aug 15
馃嚚馃嚝
Central African Republic
Aug 15
馃嚚馃嚠
C么te d'Ivoire
Aug 15
馃嚞馃嚥
Gambia
Aug 15
馃嚥馃嚞
Madagascar
Aug 15
馃嚥馃嚭
Mauritius
Aug 15
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Rwanda
Aug 15
馃嚫馃嚚
Seychelles
Aug 15
馃嚬馃嚞
Togo
Aug 15