Sierra Leone Public Holidays News and Updates

2019 (public news feed delayed by 30 days)

• Apr
• 26
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• Sierra Leone Rules-Out April 29 Public Holiday

  State House Press Secretariat (Freetown) - The government of Sierra Leone has issued a public notice reminding the public that Monday, April 29, 2019, will not be a non-working public holiday in Sierra Leone, despite the Independence Day public holiday of Liberia falling on a Saturday in 2019.
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2018

• Dec
• 19
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• Sierra Leone 2019 Public Holidays Released

  State House Press Secretariat (Freetown) - The government of Sierra Leone has released the list of official non-working public holidays in Sierra Leone for the upcoming calendar year 2019.
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2014

• Aug
• 2
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• Sierra Leone Public Holiday August 4

  State House Press Secretariat (Freetown) - The President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, has in turn declared Monday, August 4, 2014, as a one-off non-working public holiday throughout Sierra Leone, on account of the current Ebola epidemic.
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2013

• Sep
• 10
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• Sierra Leone Call For May 1st Public Holiday

  State House Press Secretariat (Freetown) - Sierra Leone's Minister of Labour and Social Security, Martin Theambo, has called for the declaration of May 1st as a new annual non-working public holiday throughout Sierra Leone.
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• Mar
• 7
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• Sierra Leone March 8 Public Holiday Confirmed

  State House Press Secretariat (Freetown) - The Office of the President of Sierra Leone has confirmed that Friday, March 8, 2013, would be a non-working public holiday throughout Sierra Leone, to mark International Women's Day in Sierra Leone.
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• Feb
• 19
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• Sierra Leone Inaugural Public Holiday February 22

  State House Press Secretariat (Freetown) - Freshly returned from yesterday's one-off public holiday, the Office of the President of Sierra Leone has announced that Friday, February 22, 2013, had been declared a one-off non-working public holiday throughout Sierra Leone, to once again mark the inauguration of President Ernest Bai Koroma.
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• Feb
• 14
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• Sierra Leone Public Holiday February 18 Again

  State House Press Secretariat (Freetown) - The Office of the President of Sierra Leone has announced that Monday, February 18, 2013, had once again been declared a one-off non-working public holiday throughout Sierra Leone, to be observed as Armed Forces Day.
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2012

• Feb
• 2
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• Sierra Leone Extra Public Holiday February 6

  Presidency Office (Freetown) - The Government of Sierra Leone has announced that the date of the upcoming non-working public holiday for the Milad An-Nabi (Prophet's Birthday) would be Saturday, February 4, 2012.
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2011

• Nov
• 9
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• Sierra Leone November 11 Public Holiday Ruled-Out

  State House Press Secretariat (Freetown) - Sierra Leone's Acting Minister of Information and Communications, Sheka Tarawalie, has issued a statement ruling-out the rumours that Friday, November 11, 2011, would soon be declared a one-off non-working public holiday in Sierra Leone.
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• Nov
• 3
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• Sierra Leone Eid al-Adha Public Holiday November 6 and 7

  Presidency Office (Freetown) - The Office of the President of Sierra Leone has announced that the upcoming Eid-Ul-Adah and related non-working public holiday would fall on Sunday, November 6, 2011.
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• Mar
• 30
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• Sierra Leone To Add March 8 Public Holiday

  Sierra Express Media (Freetown) - The President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, has announced that as from next year, International Women's Day, on March 8, will be recognized as a public holiday throughout Sierra Leone.
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2010

• Sep
• 8
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• Sierra Leone End of Ramadan Public Holiday September 10

  Sierra Express Media (Freetown) - The Office of the President of Sierra Leone has declared Friday, September 10, 2010, as a national public holiday to mark the end of the month of Ramadan.
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• Feb
• 12
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• Sierra Leone Declares February 18 Public Holiday

  State House Press Secretariat (Freetown) - The President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, has declared that the upcoming, February 18, Armed Forces Day, would be a one-off non-working public holiday.
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2009

• Sep
• 19
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• Sierra Leone End of Ramadan Public Holiday September 20

  Office of the Vice President (Freetown) - The Office of the Vice President of Sierra Leone has just issued a press release announcing that the Pray Day (End of Ramadan) public holiday's date had been changed to tomorrow, Sunday, September 20th, 2009.
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• Sep
• 17
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• Sierra Leone Annouces End of Ramadan Public Holiday

  Presidency Office (Freetown) - The Office of the President of Sierra Leone has announced that the feast of Eid-Ul-Fitri (Pray Day) will be observed on Monday, September 21st, 2009, and has thus declared Monday, September 21st, 2009, an official public holiday in Sierra Leone.
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• Jan
• 7
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• Sierra Leone Urged To Declare January 6 Public Holiday

  African Press Agency (Freetown) - Sierra Leone's national coordinator of the Coalition des organisations de la société civile, Charles Mambu, has indicated that he would soon re-iterate its call for the government of Sierra Leone to declare January 6 an annual commemorative public holiday.
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2007

• Nov
• 15
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• Sierra Leone Declares November 15 Presidential Inauguration Public Holiday

  SABC - Today was declared a public holiday in Sierra Leone on the occasion of the inauguration of President Ernest Bai Koroma.
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• Jun
• 5
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• Sierra Leone Also Declares 3-Day Mourning

  Pravda - Sierra Leone President, Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, declared three days of national mourning for the dead, following a weekend helicopter crash that killed 22 people, most of them Togolese.
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2006

• Dec
• 1
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• Sierra Leone Public Holidays News Update

  IFES Election Guide - Next presidential and legislative elections - July 28, 2007.
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1997

• Aug
• 27
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• Sierra Leone Declares August 29 Public Holiday

  Sierra Leone Web (Freetown) - Sierra Leone's AFRC Chairman, Johnny Paul Koroma, has declared Friday, August 29, 1997, as a national public holiday and a day of fasting and prayer.
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