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* [[country]], date (year). See [[wikipage of the revolution/national holidays]]. |
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* [[Libya]], February 17 (2011). See [[Public holidays in Libya]]. |
* [[Libya]], February 17 (2011). Marks the day when [[Armed Forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya|Jamahiriya security forces]] first used live ammunition against [[Benghazi]] demonstrators, sparking the [[Libyan civil war|civil war]]. See [[Public holidays in Libya]]. |
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* [[Nicaragua]], July 19 (1979). Also known as [[Liberation Day]]. Marks the day that the [[Sandinista National Liberation Front|FSLN Army]] defeated the [[Somoza]] dictatorships in the [[Nicaraguan Revolution]] |
* [[Nicaragua]], July 19 (1979). Also known as [[Liberation Day]]. Marks the day that the [[Sandinista National Liberation Front|FSLN Army]] defeated the [[Somoza]] dictatorships in the [[Nicaraguan Revolution]] |
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* [[The Gambia]], July 22 (1994). See [[Public holidays in The Gambia]]. |
* [[The Gambia]], July 22 (1994). See [[Public holidays in The Gambia]]. |
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Revolution Day or the Day of the Revolution refers to public holidays or remembrance days in various country held in commemoration of an important event in the country's history, usually the starting point or a turning point in a revolution that led to significant political change.
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The leap day in the French Republican Calendar, in use for several years after the French Revolution, added after a franciade, is also known as "Revolution Day" (Jour de la RévolutionorFête de la Révolution in French). See Sansculottides for details.
