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South Africa Declares Election Day A Public Holiday

Source: Xinhua
Posted: Wednesday, April 28, 1999
Most recent follow-up news item: March 26, 2022

South Africa's cabinet has decided that this year's election day, June 2, would be a nationwide public holiday.

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