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This is a list of holidays in Equatorial Guinea. [1] January 1: New Year's Day; April 7: Good Friday; May 1: Labour Day; May 30: Feast of Corpus Christi [2] June 5: President's Day, birthday of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. [3] August 3: Freedom Day, marks the date in 1979 when Teodoro Obiang deposed the dictator Macías Nguema. [4]
The anthem was first performed on Equatorial Guinea's independence day, 12 October 1968. [2]: 247 [3] On 18 June 2021, the General Director of Sports of Equatorial Guinea, Rodolfo Bodipo, announced that it was now mandatory to play the national anthem before all sporting events. The decision was made to "encourage and promote national pride and ...
The Torre de la Libertad is a monument located in the city of Bata in the continental region of the African country of Equatorial Guinea. It was inaugurated on October 12 of 2011 in the celebrations for the independence of the nation. It is located on a promanade next to the river.
Papua New Guinea: Independence Day: 16 September: 1975 Australia: Effective date of the Papua New Guinea Independence Act 1975 Paraguay: Independence Day: 14 and 15 May: 1811 Spanish Empire [66] Peru: Independence Day: 28 July: 1821 Spanish Empire Philippines: Independence Day (Araw ng Kalayaan or Araw ng Kasarinlan) 12 June: 1898
Events in the year 2025 in Equatorial Guinea. Incumbents ... October 12: Independence Day; December 8: Immaculate Conception; December 25: Christmas Day;
Events in the year 2024 in Equatorial Guinea. Incumbents ... October 12: Independence Day; December 8: Immaculate Conception; December 25: Christmas Day;
Equatorial Guinea, [a] officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, [b] is a country on the west coast of Central Africa, with an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea , its post-independence name refers to its location near both the Equator and in the African region of Guinea .
After Spain granted Equatorial Guinea independence in 1968, he was defeated by Macías in the country's first elections; though he became the nation's foreign minister, he remained discontent with the outcome. In March of the following year, Ndongo was framed by Macías as involved in a fake coup against him, as an excuse that led to Ndongo's ...