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Bank and Public Holidays for
Sao Tome and Principe
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Sao Tome and Principe bank
holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2012, from
the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database,
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Date in 2012 |
Holiday Name |
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New Year's Day
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Martyrs' Day
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Good Friday
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Labour Day
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Independence Day (1975)
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Armed Forces Day
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Agricultural Reform Day
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Sao Tomé Day (Dia de São Tomé e Príncipe)
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Christmas Day
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Recent News and Updates |
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02 Jul 2002 (Government Information Office) Sao Tome and Principe President, Fradique de Menezes, declared Wednesday, July 3, 2003, as a one-off public holiday.
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Background Information |
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Governing Law: The official public holidays in Sao Tome and Principe are regulated by the Sao Tome Constitution (Law 7/90 of September 10, 1990; published in the September 20, 1990 Diario da Republica) and the Section 2, Sub-Section 2, Article 58 of Ley núm. 6/92, por la que se establece el régimen jurídico de las condiciones individuales de trabajo (Diário da República, 1992-06-11, núm. 12, págs. 45-64).
Weekend Public Holidays: Public holidays that occur on a weekend remain on that date (ie. they are not moved to another date, such as the following Monday, for example).
Sao Tome and Principe International Codes ST and STP (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .st (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Sao Tome and Principe information and news: ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Sao Tome and Principe maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Sao Tome and Principe), and Wikipedia (includes Sao Tome and Principe commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays). |
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Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Sao Tome and Principe, 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. Aft=Afternoon, Arm=Armenian, Bah=Bahai, Bnk=Banks and most financial institutions, Bud=Buddhist, Cat=Catholic, Chr=Christian, Cop=Coptic, Eve=Evening, Gov=Government services and civil servants, Hin=Hindu, Jew=Jewish, Lin=Linguistic or ethnic groups, Mor=Morning, Mun=Municipal, Mus=Muslim, Orth=Orthodox, Othr=Miscellaneous partial observances (usually described in the Additional Information section of this page), Prt=Protestant, Reg=Regional, Rel=Other Religion, Sch=Schools and universities, Sik=Sikh. |
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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 Sao Tome and Principe, 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 Sao Tome and Principe, before planning any
trip to Sao Tome and Principe. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit
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