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Africa Day (formerly African Freedom Day and African Liberation Day) is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organization of African Unity on 25 May 1963. [1] It is celebrated in various countries on the African continent as well as around the world. [ 2 ]
22–25 May 1963 Cairo Egypt: 17–21 July 1964 Accra Ghana: 21–26 October 1965 Addis Ababa Ethiopia: 5–9 November 1966 Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo: 11–14 September 1967 Algiers Algeria: 13–16 September 1968 Addis Ababa Ethiopia: 6–10 September 1969 Addis Ababa Ethiopia: 1–3 September 1970 Addis Ababa Ethiopia
The conference was aimed at establishing Africa Day to annually mark the liberation movement concerning the willingness of the African people to free themselves from colonial rule, as well as subsequent attempts to unite Africa, including the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was established on 25 May 1963, and the African Economic ...
Formed by a merger on 26 April 1964 of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, which had both become members on 25 May 1963. Togo: 1963-05-25 8,205,000: 56,785: Lomé: French: Suspended 25 February 2005 after concerns over unconstitutional presidential appointment. Presidential elections were held 4 May 2005. Tunisia: 1963-05-25 11,800,000: 163,610: Tunis ...
The competition was to last until 25 April 2003 and the three best entries were to be presented and the symbols chosen at a session of the AU Assembly in Maputo, Mozambique in July 2003 with the first-, second- and third-place winners receiving US$7,000, US$5,000 and US$3,000 cash prizes, respectively. [7] [8]
New Year's Day: 21 February National Youth Day: Variable Good Friday: Variable Holy Saturday: Variable Easter Monday: 18 April Independence Day: 1 May Labour Day: 25 May Africa Day: Second Monday in August Heroes' Day: Tuesday after Second Monday in August Defence Forces Day: 22 December National Unity Day: 25 December Christmas Day: 26 ...
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May 15, 1963: Gordon Cooper leaves transfer van at launchpad. At 8:04 a.m. at (1304 UTC), NASA launched Mercury 9 from Cape Canaveral, with astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in the capsule designated Faith 7. Cooper's 22-orbit mission was the last for the Mercury program. Cooper entered the spacecraft at 5:33 a.m. (1033 UTC) for an 8:00 launch, and ...