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Taiwan’s Directorate-General of Personnel Administration publishes the 2026 work calendar and the Enforcement Act memorial-day list, which identifies February 28 as Peace Memorial Day.
The White House’s 2026 proclamation states that law authorizes 15 May of each year as Peace Officers Memorial Day.
The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Pet Owner's Independence Day on April 18 and identifies the collection as created by Thomas and Ruth Roy.
Republic Act No. 11304 declares 4 February every year the Philippine-American War Memorial Day and specifies that it is a special working holiday.
Poland’s National Security Bureau states that Polish National Flag Day is celebrated on May 2 and was established by the Sejm in 2004 to commemorate the history and significance of the nati…
The Federal Register records the statutory proclamation framework for Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day and the annual Memorial Day observance; Memorial Day falls on the last Monday in May.
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Mali — Proclamation of Independence on 22 September.
Latvia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists November 18 as the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia (National Day).
The Presidency of Burkina Faso states that the Republic of Upper Volta was proclaimed on 11 December 1958. Current government sources call 11 December the national celebration and frame it…
Brazilian government calendars identify November 15, Proclamation of the Republic, as a national civil holiday.
The Association of Banks in Lebanon’s current 2026 official-holidays table lists Rafik Hariri Memorial Day on Saturday 14 February 2026.
Proclamation No. 15 declares 17 March 1966 and every March 17 thereafter as Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Day.
Turkmenistan’s government identifies 6 October as Remembrance Day commemorating victims of the 1948 Ashgabat earthquake as well as national heroes who died in war; the public search title i…
Ghana’s Presidency states that Republic Day is July 1 every year and that the date was officially declared Ghana’s National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving in 2025.
Guyana’s Department of Public Information documented the national Republic Day flag-raising ceremony on 23 February 2026, marking the 56th Republic anniversary.
India’s National Portal identifies Republic Day as a national occasion observed on January 26 and maintains a dedicated Republic Day facts page.
The Government of Malta’s 2026 public-holiday page lists December 13 as Republic Day and marks it as a national holiday under Malta’s National Holidays and Other Public Holidays framework.
The Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs identifies October 29 as Republic Day and links the date to the proclamation of the Republic on October 29, 1923.
Tunisia’s official government information records the proclamation of the Republic on 25 July 1957, and the state news agency documented Republic Day on 25 July 2026.
Republic Act No. 4166 declared July 4 Philippine Republic Day in 1964, and the current DILG Aurora advocacy calendar still lists July 4 as Republic Day while later holiday frameworks mean i…
The Government of Timor-Leste’s 2026 commemoration material marks 20 May 2026 as the 24th anniversary of the Restoration of Independence. The published search title is treated as a common-l…
Rhode Island government sources state that 4 May each year is established as Rhode Island Independence Day, commemorating the General Assembly’s 4 May 1776 Act renouncing allegiance to the…
The Organization of American States’ current country page lists Saint Lucia National Independence Day as 22 February.
Somalia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that Somalia celebrates Independence Day every year on 1 July, also marking the union of the northern and southern regions in 1960.
The President of Tajikistan’s official site marked 9 September 2025 as the anniversary of State Independence and states that Tajikistan declared independence on that date in 1991.
36 U.S.C. §140 authorizes an annual presidential proclamation designating January 13 as Stephen Foster Memorial Day and describes appropriate commemorative programs.
The Texas State Library lists Texas Independence Day on 2 March as an official partial-staffing state holiday; the Texas Comptroller’s FY2027 schedule also lists it on 2 March.
The Organization of American States’ current country page lists Trinidad and Tobago National Independence Day as 31 August.
A White House presidential proclamation designated Friday, March 1, 2002 as U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day pursuant to congressional authorization; the cited authority does not establ…
UN materials explain that the General Assembly adopted resolution 32/142 in 1977 inviting States to proclaim a United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace, while the Unite…
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The Organization of American States’ current country page lists Venezuela National Independence Day as 5 July.
Title 5 of the U.S. Code lists Veterans Day on November 11 as a legal public holiday, and the Department of Veterans Affairs confirms that Veterans Day is officially observed on November 11.
The International Labour Organization states that 28 April has been associated since 1996 with the international trade union movement’s commemoration of victims of occupational accidents an…
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Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs calendars list Yom HaAtzmaut / Israel Independence Day on 22 April 2026, and the President’s Office marked Israel’s 78th Independence Day on that date.
Israeli diplomatic calendars place Yom HaZikaron on 21 April 2026; current presidential material also marks Israel’s Memorial Day in the same national-day sequence.
