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Kazakhstan Declares January 20 Public Holiday (Source: Interfax-Kazakhstan) - Summary: The press-service of the prime minister of Kazakhstan has announced that the government of Kazakhstan had issued a resolution making tomorrow, Wednesday, January 20, 1999, a one-off public holiday on the occasion of the state ceremony for the inauguration of Nursultan Nazarbayev as president. Links: full story and other Kazakhstan news and updates.
Mauritania Eid el-Fitr Public Holiday January 19 (Source: Journal Officiel de la République Islamique de Mauritanie-Noakchott) - Summary: Mauritania's President has issued Decree 006-99 which declares Tuesday, January 19, 1999, the day after the Eid El Fitr (End of Ramadan) public holiday, as a one-off public holiday in Mauritania. Links: full story and other Mauritania news and updates.
Turkmenistan Announces January 19 Ramadan Public Holiday (Source: Turkmen Television First Channel-Ashkhabad) - Summary: Turkmenistan's president, Saparmyrat Niyazov, has signed a resolution declaring Tuesday, January 19, 1999, as a non-working public holiday on account of the upcoming feast for the End of Ramadan. Links: full story and other Turkmenistan news and updates.
Kazakhstan Declares January 20 Public Holiday (Source: Interfax-Kazakhstan) - Summary: The press-service of the prime minister of Kazakhstan has announced that the government of Kazakhstan had issued a resolution making tomorrow, Wednesday, January 20, 1999, a one-off public holiday on the occasion of the state ceremony for the inauguration of Nursultan Nazarbayev as president. Links: 
Mauritania Eid el-Fitr Public Holiday January 19 (Source: Journal Officiel de la République Islamique de Mauritanie-Noakchott) - Summary: Mauritania's President has issued Decree 006-99 which declares Tuesday, January 19, 1999, the day after the Eid El Fitr (End of Ramadan) public holiday, as a one-off public holiday in Mauritania. Links: 
Turkmenistan Announces January 19 Ramadan Public Holiday (Source: Turkmen Television First Channel-Ashkhabad) - Summary: Turkmenistan's president, Saparmyrat Niyazov, has signed a resolution declaring Tuesday, January 19, 1999, as a non-working public holiday on account of the upcoming feast for the End of Ramadan. Links: