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Bank and Public Holidays for Bolivia

A preview of the Bolivia bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2021, from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers.

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17 Apr 2019 Bolivian Easter 2019 Public Holidays Extended (Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social-La Paz) Bolivia's Ministry of Labour has announced that the upcoming Easter public holidays in Bolivia would once again begin on the afternoon of Maundy Thursday, with Good Friday (April 19, 2019) having been declared a national public holiday in Bolivia (feriado nacional). • 19 Feb 2019 Bolivian January 22 Public Holiday Could Move to February 21 (Agencia Boliviana de Información-La Paz) Bolivia presidential candidate, Oscar Ortiz, has announced that, if elected, he would move to cancel the January 22, annual public holiday, celebrating Evo Morales' second inauguration as President of Bolivia, with one on February 21, commemorating the victory of the "No" in the constitutional referendum. • 21 Jan 2019 Bolivian January 22 Public Holiday Confirmed (Agencia Boliviana de Información-La Paz) Bolivia's Minister of Labour has issued a communiqué announcing that Tuesday, January 22, 2019, would be observed as an official non-working public holiday ("mañana, 22 de enero, será feriado por el Día del Estado Plurinacional, por lo que se instruye la suspensión de las actividades públicas y privadas en todo el territorio nacional") throughout Bolivia to commemorate the anniversary of the establishment of the plurinational state of Bolivia ("Día de la Fundación del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia"). • 10 Oct 2018 Bolivian Afternoon Public Holiday October 11 (Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social-La Paz) Bolivia's Minister of Labour has issued a communique announcing that Thursday, October 11, 2017, beginning at 12:30pm, would be a non-working public holiday in Bolivia for Bolivian Women's Day Día de la Mujer Boliviana as a compulsory non-working public holiday in Bolivia for both the private and public sectors. • 20 Jun 2018 Bolivian Public Holidays June 21 (Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social-La Paz) Bolivia's Minister of Labour has issued a communiqué which confirms that the upcoming Año Nuevo Aimara annual non-working public holiday of Bolivia would be observed on Thursday, June 21, 2018, in all sectors of the Bolivian economy. • 30 May 2018 Bolivian Public Holidays May 31 (Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social-La Paz) Bolivia's Minister of Labour has issued a communiqué which confirms that the upcoming Corpus Christi annual non-working public holiday of Bolivia would be observed on Thursday, May 31, 2018, in all sectors of the Bolivian economy. • 25 Apr 2018 Bolivian Labor Day 2018 Public Holiday (Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social-La Paz) Bolivia's Minister of Labour, Héctor Hinojosa, has confirmed that the Government of Bolivia had declared Tuesday, May 1, 2018, as a non-working public holiday in Bolivia on account of the annual, May 1, non-working public holiday of Bolivia, but that Monday, April 30, 2018, would remain a working day in Bolivia ("El feriado es el primero de mayo, de acuerdo a la normativa de feriados que ha sido determinado por el Gobierno y no hay posibilidad de mover ese feriado."). • 09 Feb 2018 Bolivian Public Holidays February 12-13 (Agencia Boliviana de Información-La Paz) Bolivia's Minister of Labour has issued a communiqué announcing that Monday and Tuesday, February 12-13, 2018, would be observed as official non-working public holidays throughout Bolivia to on account of the upcoming Carnival. • 17 Jan 2018 Bolivian Public Holidays January 22 Announced (Agencia Boliviana de Información-La Paz) Bolivia's Minister of Labour has issued a communiqué announcing that Monday, January 22, 2018, would be observed as an official non-working public holiday ("feriado con suspensión de actividades públicas y privadas") throughout Bolivia to commemorate the anniversary of the establishment of the plurinational state of Bolivia ("Día de la Fundación del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia"). • 05 Jan 2018 Bolivian 2018 Public Holidays Announced (Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social-La Paz) Bolivia's Minister of Labour has issued a communique confirming the dates of the annual non-working public holidays in Bolivia for the calendar year 2018. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Bolivia public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: The list and dates of official public holidays in Bolivia are regulated by the Decreto Supremo No 27185 del 22 de septiembre 2003 which abrogated the Decreto Supremo Nº 26597 de 20 de abril de 2002 que regula los feriados nacionales and the Decreto Supremo Nº 27000 de 17 de abril de 2003, thus returning to the situation where public holidays in Bolivia were regulated by Article 67 of the Decreto Supremo No 21060 del 29 de Agosto de 1985 and article 1 of the Decreto Supremo No.22352 del 27 de octubre de 1989. • All Saints' Day: Since the Bolivian governement removed All Saints' Day from the list of public holidays, in 2004, the Catholic Church is celebrating it the Sunday before November 1st. • Regional Public Holidays: All departments have their respective public holiday also: • Oruro (February 10) • Tarija (April 15) • Chuquisaca (May 25) • La Paz (July 16) • Cochabamba (September 14) • Santa Cruz (September 24) • Pando (September 24) • Beni (November 18) • Potosi (November 10). As per paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 2 of the Decreto Supremo 22352 de 27 de octubre de 1989, local and regional public holidays that fall on a weekday are moved to the nearest Monday. • One-Off Public Holidays: Article 212 of the Bolivian Constitution permits either of the federal, state or municipal governments to declare one-off, or regional public holidays in addition to the above, up to a limit of 3 per year . • Bolivia International Codes BO and BOL (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .bo (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Bolivia information and news: Central Bank of Bolivia (Bolivia central bank), UnitedHealthcare Global (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Bolivia maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Bolivia), and Wikipedia (includes Bolivia commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Bolivia, 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.

Disclaimer
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 2021 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Bolivia, 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 Bolivia, before planning any trip to Bolivia. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our worldwide public holidays news and updates page or subscribe to our free email newsletters.

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