Southern Africa Liberation Day
SADC says its 2018 Summit endorsed 23 March as Southern Africa Liberation Day and that SADC commemorates it every year on that date.
Date and recurrence
23 March each year
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 Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. 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 the Liberation of Southern Africa
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
- SADC — Summit approves 23 MarchIntergovernmental
- SADC — annual commemoration statementIntergovernmental
Frequently asked questions
When is Southern Africa Liberation Day?
23 March each year The stored recurrence guidance is: 23 March.
Does Southern Africa Liberation Day 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 Southern Africa Liberation Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. 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 Southern Africa Liberation Day?
The stored designation basis is: SADC says its 2018 Summit endorsed 23 March as Southern Africa Liberation Day and that SADC commemorates it every year on that date.. Supporting provenance includes SADC — Summit approves 23 March. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Southern Africa Liberation Day international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. 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 2026-09-08.
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