GLOBAL HOLIDAYS
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JANUARY
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FEBRUARY
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MARCH
Ghana's Independence Day - March 6, 1957 (1960 it became a Republic).
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APRIL
*Esther Afua Ocloo’s birthday - 18 April 1919 - Ghanaian businesswoman and pioneer of microlending and economic empowerment for women across the African continent. Co-founded Women’s World Banking.
*Togo’s Independence Day - April 27, 1960
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MAY
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JUNE
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JULY
*International Friendship Day – July 30
*Benin’s Independence Day – July 31, 1961
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AUGUST
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SEPTEMBER
*Ephraim Amu's birthday - Ghanaian musician and composer - 13 Sept 1899
*Kwame Nkrumah’s Birthday - 21 September 1909 – first president of Ghana, the first African country to gain independence from colonial rule.
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OCTOBER
*Nigeria’s Independence Day - 1 October 1960
*Ellen John Sirleaf’s Birthday - October 29, 1938 - first elected female head of state in Africa.
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NOVEMBER
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DECEMBER
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