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Bank and Public Holidays for
Equatorial Guinea
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Related and neighboring countries: Africa Cameroon Gabon
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Equatorial Guinea bank
holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2012, 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
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New Year's Day
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Mon |
New Year holiday
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Good Friday
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Labour Day
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President's Day (Natalicio de Obiang Nguema Mbasogo)
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Corpus Christi Day
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Freedom Day (Golpe de la Libertad)
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Wed |
Constitution Day (Día de la Ley Fundamental)
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Independence Day
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Immaculate Conception Day (Patrona de Guinea Ecuatorial)
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Christmas Day
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Recent News and Updates |
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12 Jun 2009 (iafrica.com-AFP) Earlier today, Equatorial Guinea's President, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, declared three days of national mourning for Gabon's late president Omar Bongo Ondimba.
16 Apr 2009 (Equatorial Guinea News Portal-Malabo) The government of Equatorial Guinea has declared a public holiday for tomorrow, Friday, April 17, 2009, on the occasion of the state visit of the King of Morocco, HM Mohammed VI.
08 Sep 2007 (PANA-Malabo) Equatorial Guinea's President, Teodoro Obiang, has declared a one-off public holiday for Monday, September 10, 2007, to commemorate the victory, earlier today, of Equatorial Guinea's national selection football team 1-0 against Cameroon.
05 Feb 2007 (Sitio oficial de la República de Guinea Ecuatorial-Malabo) Last Friday, Equatorial Guinea's Council of Ministers, with President, Obiang Nguema Mbasogo present, approved the "Decreto por el que se fijan los Días Feriados en la República de Guinea Ecuatorial" which replaces the current official list of public holidays (Calendario Oficial del 19 de Abril de 1989).
10 Oct 2006 (Cemac) 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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Governing Law: The list and dates of the official public holidays in Equatorial Guinea are regulated by the 2007 "Decreto por el que se fijan los Días Feriados en la República de Guinea Ecuatorial" which replaced the "Calendario Oficial del 19 de Abril de 1989".
Public holidays in Equatorial Guinea are divided into 3 categories: Fiestas Nacionales, Fiestas Internacionales con Observancia Nacional, and Fiestas Religiosas.
Regional Public Holidays: All public holidays in Equatorial Guinea are national (tienen vigencia sobre todo en el Territorio Nacional). There are no regional or sectorial public holidays in Equatorial Guinea.
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.
Equatorial Guinea International Codes GQ and GNQ (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .gq (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Equatorial Guinea information and news: 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 (Equatorial Guinea maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Equatorial Guinea), and Wikipedia (includes Equatorial Guinea commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays). |
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Footnotes |
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Religion of Specific Business Contacts : Some of the business contacts that you may be trying to meet in Equatorial Guinea, may belong to a religious group that is not common in Equatorial Guinea, and therefore which is not included in the above list of public holidays or bank holidays. To be safe, you should also verify that no major religious holidays coincides with any planned business trip to Equatorial Guinea. 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
2012 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, visit
our
worldwide public holidays news and updates page or subscribe to our free
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