About: Cassinga Day

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Cassinga Day is a national public holiday in Namibia remembering the Cassinga Massacre. Commemorated annually on 4 May, the date "remembers those (approximately 600) killed in 1978 when the South African Defence Force attacked a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola". Commemorations are marked yearly by ceremonies at Heroes' Acre, outside of Windhoek. These ceremonies are attended by many important national political figures, including incumbent President Hage Geingob and former Presidents Hifikepunye Pohamba and Sam Nujoma (as of 2016).

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  • Der Cassinga-Tag ist einer von insgesamt zwölf nationalen Feiertagen in Namibia. Die Feiertage sind im Public Holidays Act 26 von 1990 festgeschrieben. Der Cassinga-Tag findet am 4. Mai des Jahres statt. (de)
  • Cassinga Day is a national public holiday in Namibia remembering the Cassinga Massacre. Commemorated annually on 4 May, the date "remembers those (approximately 600) killed in 1978 when the South African Defence Force attacked a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola". Commemorations are marked yearly by ceremonies at Heroes' Acre, outside of Windhoek. These ceremonies are attended by many important national political figures, including incumbent President Hage Geingob and former Presidents Hifikepunye Pohamba and Sam Nujoma (as of 2016). (en)
  • Il Giorno di Cassinga (in inglese Cassinga Day, in afrikaans Cassinga Dag e in tedesco Cassinga Tag) è una festa nazionale che si svolge in Namibia per ricordare la del 4 maggio 1978 avvenuta nel villaggio angolano di tra l'esercito sudafricano contro la SWAPO e l', i morti nella SWAPO furono 600. La commemorazione dei morti avviene all', appena fuori Windhoek. La festività si svolge ogni 4 maggio a partire dal 1990. (it)
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  • Annual (en)
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  • Cassinga Day (en)
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  • Same date each year (en)
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  • Der Cassinga-Tag ist einer von insgesamt zwölf nationalen Feiertagen in Namibia. Die Feiertage sind im Public Holidays Act 26 von 1990 festgeschrieben. Der Cassinga-Tag findet am 4. Mai des Jahres statt. (de)
  • Cassinga Day is a national public holiday in Namibia remembering the Cassinga Massacre. Commemorated annually on 4 May, the date "remembers those (approximately 600) killed in 1978 when the South African Defence Force attacked a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola". Commemorations are marked yearly by ceremonies at Heroes' Acre, outside of Windhoek. These ceremonies are attended by many important national political figures, including incumbent President Hage Geingob and former Presidents Hifikepunye Pohamba and Sam Nujoma (as of 2016). (en)
  • Il Giorno di Cassinga (in inglese Cassinga Day, in afrikaans Cassinga Dag e in tedesco Cassinga Tag) è una festa nazionale che si svolge in Namibia per ricordare la del 4 maggio 1978 avvenuta nel villaggio angolano di tra l'esercito sudafricano contro la SWAPO e l', i morti nella SWAPO furono 600. La commemorazione dei morti avviene all', appena fuori Windhoek. La festività si svolge ogni 4 maggio a partire dal 1990. (it)
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  • Cassinga Day (en)
  • Cassinga-Tag (de)
  • Giorno di Cassinga (it)
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