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Defenders of the Motherland Day (Uzbek: Vatan himoyachilari kuni; Russian: День Защитника Отечества) also known as Uzbek Army Day is a holiday observed in Uzbekistan. It is celebrated on 14 January. [1] It is the official professional holiday of the Uzbek Armed Forces.
Declaration of the French National Assembly from 1792. La Patrie en danger (in English: "The country (fatherland) in danger") was the start of a declaration by the French Assembly on 11 July 1792 in response to Prussia joining Austria in its war against France.
Defence and Citizenship Day (French: Journée Défense et Citoyenneté, pronounced [ʒuʁne defɑ̃s e sitwajɛnte]) is a day established in 1998 in France by the French president, Jacques Chirac, during his first presidential mandate in the context of the national service reform.
Within the British Empire, many natives in the colonies came to think of Britain as the mother country of one, large nation. India is often personified as Bharat Mata (Mother India). The French commonly refer to France as "la mère patrie"; [2] Hispanic countries that were former Spanish colonies commonly referred to Spain as "la Madre Patria".
A T-72 tank during a Defender of the Fatherland Day parade in Astana, Kazakhstan, in 2015. In Kazakhstan, Defender of the Fatherland Day is celebrated on 7 May. [4] The Kazakh Armed Forces was established on this date 1992 and was only made national holiday in October 2012. The holiday often coincides with the Victory Day celebrations on 9 May.
The "Defender of the Motherland" Medal (Ukrainian: Медаль «Захиснику Вітчизни») is a commemorative medal awarded by Ukraine. It was established on 8 October 1999 by presidential decree № 1299. [1]
The original idea may be French, I think: "La république nous appelle, sachons vaincre ou sachons périr. Un français doit vivre pour elle, pour elle un français doit mourir" (today many replace "doit" by "sait"). The republic is calling us, let us show we know how to win or die - a Frenchman should live for her, a Frenchman should die for her".
The League refused to engage in a resolute defense of the church. The League was interested in restoring order, but not in establishing an authoritarian regime. [ 9 ] Unlike the Ligue des Patriotes and other populist leagues, with Lemaître as president the Ligue de la patrie française rejected violence and avoided abusive language, and thus ...