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Benin observances

2 source-backed records whose verified scope explicitly identifies Benin. This is an observance index, not a public-holiday calendar.

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Fête d’accession à la souveraineté nationale et internationale / Independence anniversary

1 August annually · Benin / national independence observance

The Government of Benin identifies 1 August as the country’s accession-to-sovereignty celebration and documented the 63rd independence anniversary on 1 August 2023; the government also publ…

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National Day (Fête Nationale)

1 August annually · Benin / national holiday and independence commemoration

Benin government sources mark 1 August as the Fête Nationale and describe the 2026 celebration as the 66th anniversary of accession to national sovereignty.