Día de la Dignidad Nacional (Bolivia)
Bolivia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs documents 17 October as Día de la Dignidad Nacional and records its establishment by law in 2013.
Date and recurrence
17 October
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Bolivian national civic/historical commemoration established in relation to the events of October 2003. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Day of Dignity (Bolivia)
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- Bolivia Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Día de la Dignidad NacionalNational Government
Frequently asked questions
When is Día de la Dignidad Nacional (Bolivia)?
17 October The stored recurrence guidance is: 17 October.
Does Día de la Dignidad Nacional (Bolivia) fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Día de la Dignidad Nacional (Bolivia) an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Bolivian national civic/historical commemoration established in relation to the events of October 2003. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Día de la Dignidad Nacional (Bolivia)?
The stored designation basis is: Bolivia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs documents 17 October as Día de la Dignidad Nacional and records its establishment by law in 2013.. Supporting provenance includes Bolivia Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Día de la Dignidad Nacional. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Día de la Dignidad Nacional (Bolivia) international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Bolivian national civic/historical commemoration established in relation to the events of October 2003. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.
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