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Anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Niger

Niger government material commemorates the Republic anniversary on 18 December. A 2023 Council of Ministers communiqué restored 3 August, Independence Day, as the country’s Fête Nationale, so 18 December should not be presented as the current National Day.

Date / rule18 December; Republic anniversary, not the current National Day designation after the 2023 legal change
ScopeNiger / national historical civic anniversary
VerificationNational Government Historical Status Boundary Verified
PortabilityHistorical Legacy
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-08
Target-year policyHistorical Only
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is Anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Niger?

Niger government material commemorates the Republic anniversary on 18 December. A 2023 Council of Ministers communiqué restored 3 August, Independence Day, as the country’s Fête Nationale, so 18 December should not be presented as the current National Day.

Date and recurrence

18 December; Republic anniversary, not the current National Day designation after the 2023 legal change

This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Niger / national historical civic anniversary. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

Republic Day of Niger

Classification

Topic and context

Civic, Remembrance & History →
Accuracy controls

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.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Historical Context Only.
  • Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. Government of Niger — anniversary of the RepublicOfficial Government
  2. Government of Niger — Council of Ministers, 25 May 2023Official Government
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Niger?

18 December; Republic anniversary, not the current National Day designation after the 2023 legal change The stored recurrence guidance is: 18 December remains the Republic anniversary, but the current National Day designation changed after 2023.

Does Anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Niger fall on the same date every year?

The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.

Is Anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Niger an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Niger / national historical civic anniversary. 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 Anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Niger?

The stored designation basis is: Niger government material commemorates the Republic anniversary on 18 December. A 2023 Council of Ministers communiqué restored 3 August, Independence Day, as the country’s Fête Nationale, so 18 December should not be presented as the current National Day.. Supporting provenance includes Government of Niger — anniversary of the Republic. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Niger international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to Niger. Its fuller verified scope is: Niger / national historical civic anniversary.

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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