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Public Holidays and
Bank Holidays for
Equatorial Guinea
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Related and neighboring countries: Africa Cameroon Gabon
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The list of Equatorial Guinea bank
holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2008, comes from
the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database,
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Recent News and Updates
Background Information
Footnotes
Disclaimer
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Date in 2008 |
Holiday Name |
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Tue |
New Year's Day
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Fri |
Good Friday
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Sun |
Easter
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Labour Day
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Corpus Christi Day
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President's Day
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Sun |
Freedom Day (Golpe de la Libertad)
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Mon |
Freedom Day (Golpe de la Libertad) (day in lieu)
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Constitution Day (Carta de Akonibe)
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Independence Day
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Mon |
Independence Day (day in lieu)
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Immaculate Conception Day
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Christmas Day
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Recent News and Updates |
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10 Oct 2006 This year's official Independence Day celebrations will be held in Mongomo, on the mainland.
• More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Equatorial Guinea public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters. |
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Background Information |
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The official Independence Day celebrations, attended by the head of government, take place in a different locality every year.
• International Women's Day (March 8), Santa Isabel (November 17), and Human Rights' Day (December 10) are listed in many online sources, but are not public holidays in Equitorial Guinea.
• The cabinet met and issued a revised list of holidays on February 2nd, 2007. Holidays falling on a Sunday are moved to the following Monday .
• Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: Bank of Central African States (Equatorial Guinea central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (maps, demographic and economic statistics), Copp Clark (financial markets' trading hours, settlement holidays and currency non-clearing days), and the IFES Election Guide (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and past voter participation). |
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Footnotes |
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Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Equatorial Guinea, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world. |
Disclaimer
In many parts of
the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local
authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of
2008 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Equatorial Guinea, we
cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented
above. You are therefore advised to verify
the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Equatorial Guinea, before planning any
trip to Equatorial Guinea. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays,
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