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- ↑ "Uganda Public Holidays 2020". PublicHolidays.ug. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ↑ "NRM Liberation Day 2021, 2022 and 2023". PublicHolidays.ug. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ↑ "National Heroes Day 2021, 2022 and 2023". PublicHolidays.ug. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
