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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Congo (DRC)  (formerly Zaire)

The list of Congo (DRC) bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2008, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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04 Aug 2007 (IOL) The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo declared three days of national mourning (Saturday to Monday, August 4-6, 2007) for victims of one of the country's worst rail disasters, in which at least 100 people were killed and 120 injured. • 17 Feb 2007 (Le Potentiel) Christian organizations have renewed their calls to add February 16, to the list of official public holidays, in rememberance of February 16, 1992, when President Mobutu's personal guard shot and killed peaceful marchers. This requested new public holiday would be akin, but not the same, as the January 4 public holiday, commemorating the 1959 insurrection. • More News Updates For up-to-the-minute news about public holidays trends and changes, visit our public holidays news and updates pages, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: Official public holidays in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (aka. Zaïre) are regulated by the Ordonnance no 71-326 du 31 décembre 1971 fixant les jours fériés légaux as published in the Journal officiel, 1972-01-15. • Day before Public Holidays: Note that the afternoon before a public holiday is often taken by employees in the D.R.C., particularly in the civil service . • Heroes' Day : This holiday name is used for both days. January 16 is the anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Laurent Kabila and January 17 is the anniversary of the assassination of Patrice Lumumba who was the first legally elected Prime Minister of the DRC. • Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: Bank of Central African States (Congo (DRC) 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).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Congo (DRC), 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 Congo (DRC), 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 Congo (DRC), before planning any trip to Congo (DRC). For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our public holidays news and updates pages, or subscribe to our free email newsletters.