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Defence Forces Day
Celebration of military forces
Celebration date
August 13
Geographic reach
1 country
Honors the Zimbabwe Defence Forces
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What this holiday commemorates
On this day in African history
- 1906 The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Br... 路 United States
- 1906 The all-black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are dishonorably discharged following accusations of killing a white bartender and... 路 United States
- 1960 The Central African Republic declares independence from France. 路 Central African Republic
- 1963 Abb茅 Fulbert Youlou faces the Trois Glorieuses uprising as striking workers and unemployed youth storm the Brazzaville prison and ignite mass protests... 路 Republic of the Congo
- 2004 One hundred fifty-six Congolese Tutsi refugees are massacred at the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi. 路 Burundi