National Holidays
Date | Name | Original event / Notes |
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February 27 | Independence Day | Proclamation of the SADR in Bir Lehlou, 1976 |
May 10 | Foundation of the Polisario Front | Founded 1973 |
May 20 | May 20 Revolution | Start of the armed struggle against Spain in 1973 |
June 5 | Day of the Disappeared | Remembering missing Sahrawis |
June 9 | Day of the Martyrs | Day on which El-Ouali died in 1976 |
June 17 | Zemla Intifada | Harakat Tahrir riots in El-Aaiun, 1970 |
October 12 | Day of National Unity | Celebrating the Ain Ben Tili Conference, 1975 |
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