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Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States. For decades, activists and congress members (led by many African Americans) proposed legislation, advocated for, and built support for state and national observances. During his campaign for president in June 2020, Joe Biden publicly celebrated the holiday. [ 125]
Sovereignty Restoration Day ( Hawaiian: Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea) is a national holiday of the former Hawaiian Kingdom celebrated on July 31 and still commemorated by Native Hawaiians in the state of Hawaii. It honors the restoration of sovereignty to the kingdom, following the occupation of Hawaiʻi by Great Britain during the 1843 Paulet Affair, by ...
Republic Day is the name of a holiday in several countries to commemorate the day when they became republics. Frecce tricolori at the Festa della Repubblica in Italy, June 2, 2005. Surya Kiran Aerobatics Team displaying tricolor in India, February 11, 2011.
The Restored Republic ( Spanish: República Restaurada) was the era of Mexican history between 1867 and 1876, starting with the liberal triumph over the Second French Intervention in Mexico and the fall of the Second Mexican Empire and ending with Porfirio Diaz 's ascension to the presidency. It was followed by the three-decade dictatorship ...
Day of the Restoration of Latvian Independence ( Latvian: Latvijas Republikas Neatkarības atjaunošanas diena) is a Latvian national holiday and event, being celebrated annually on 4 May. It marks, like the other Baltic republics, the restoration of the Latvian Republic declaration by the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR on 4 May 1990.
The two most important holidays for Haitian Americans are Haitian Independence Day and Haitian Flag Day. [ 2] Date. English name. Local name (in French) Remarks. 1 January. New Year's Day and Independence Day. Nouvel an / Jour de l'an / Premier de l'a et Jour de l'Indépendance.
Politics portal. v. t. e. Benito Pablo Juárez García ( Spanish: [beˈnito ˈpaβlo ˈxwaɾes ɣaɾˈsi.a] ⓘ; 21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872) [ 1] was a Mexican politician, military commander, lawyer, and statesman who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in office in 1872. Of Zapotec ancestry, he was the first ...
The day was made into a holiday by the Provisional Legislative Council on 10 May 1997 when it passed the Holidays (1997 and 1998) Bill, its first bill. [16] The Legislative Council under the colonial government adopted the Public Holiday (Special Holidays 1997) Bill on 17 June 1997 by 27 votes to nine, with the Liberal Party abstaining. The ...