Public holidays in Mozambique

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This is a list of holidays in Mozambique
DateEnglish NameDescription
January 1 New Year's Day [1]
February 3 Heroes' Day Honors the soldiers who fought for independence in 1975
Assassination of Eduardo Mondlane [2]
April 7 Women's Day
May 1 Workers' Day
June 25Independence DayFrom Portugal, 1975 [3]
September 7 Victory Day Lusaka Peace Agreement Day, 1974. [4]
September 25 Armed Forces Day Also Revolution Day, marks the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) launched its first offensive against the Portuguese colonial rulers in 1964. [5]
October 4 Day of Peace and Reconciliation Marks the end of the Mozambican Civil War in 1992. [6]
December 25 Family Day
This is a list of City-specific holidays in Mozambique [7]
DateCity
February 5 Matola
March 21 Tete
July 17 Chimoio
August 12 Inhambane
August 20 Beira, Mozambique
August 21 Quelimane
August 22 Nampula
August 23 Lichinga
October 7 Xai-Xai
October 18 Pemba
November 10 Maputo

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