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Mauritania Eid al-Adha Public Holiday March 28 (Source: Journal Officiel de la République Islamique de Mauritanie-Noakchott) - Summary: Mauritania's President has issued Decree 018-99 which declares Sunday, March 28, 1999, the day after the El Id Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) public holiday, as a one-off public holiday in Mauritania. Links: full story and other Mauritania news and updates.
Cape Verde Gazettes January 13 Public Holiday (Source: Ministro da Administração Interna-República de Cabo Verde) - Summary: The government of Cape Verde has gazetted the Lei nº 95/99 which adds a new, January 13, annual public holiday in Cape Verde.
Links: full story and other Cape Verde news and updates.
Turkmenistan Declares March 28-30 Public Holidays (Source: Turkmen TV One-Ashkhabad) - Summary: Turkmenistan's Cabinet of Ministers, chaired by President Saparmyrat Turkmenbashy Niyazov, has decreed that decreed that March 28-30, 1999, would be public holidays to mark the Eid-ul-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice). Links: full story and other Turkmenistan news and updates.
Kyrgyzstan 1999 Eid al-Adha Public Holiday (Source: Kyrgyz Radio First) - Summary: The government of the Kyrgyz Republic has issued a resolution declaring Sunday, March 28, 1999, as an official public holiday in Kyrgyzstan, on the occasion of the upcoming Kurman Ayt (Eid-ul-Adha). Links: full story and other Kyrgyzstan news and updates.
Ecuador Declares Today An Emergency Bank Holiday (Source: CRE Radio-Guayaquil) - Summary: Eduardo Carmigniani, chairman of the Banking Board of Ecuador, announced late last night that the central government and the Banking Board had decreed today, Monday, March 8, 1999, a one-off bank holiday to "avert a collapse" of the national financial system. Links: full story and other Ecuador news and updates.