Back عيد الديمقراطية (نيجيريا) Arabic Lá an Daonlathais sa Nigéir Irish Ranar Dimokradiyya (Nijeriya) Hausa Democracy Day (Nigeria) IG Hari Demokrasi (Nigeria) Malay 民主日 (奈及利亞) Chinese
Democracy Day is a national public holiday in Nigeria to commemorate the restoration of democracy in 1999, commemorated on 12 June.[1] Until 2018,[2][3] it was celebrated annually on May 29.[4] It is a tradition that has been held annually, beginning in year 2000. June 12 was formerly known as Abiola Day,[5] celebrated in Lagos and some South-western states of Nigeria.[6][7]
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