- Yemen
- Yemen:
The Republic of Yemen is an Islamic nation on the Arabian peninsula.
National Day, October 14. Commemorates the revolts of 1962.
National holidays.
New Year's Day, International Women's Day, Labor Day (May 1), Corrective
Movement Anniversary (Jun 13), National Day, Muharram, Ashoura, Mouloud,
Leilat al-Meiraj, First day of Ramadan, Id al-Fitr, Id al-Adha.
- Yugoslavia, former republics of
- Yugoslavia, former republics of:
See Slovenia...
Days of the Republic, November 29-30. Commemorates the proclaimation of the Socialist republic in 1945 following the defeat of the Nazis. Also called Independence Day.
Republic Day, April 7. Anniversary of the establishment of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1963.
Fighter's Day, July 4. Memorializes those who died in defense of the nation.
Youth Day, May 25. Celebrated on the birthday of Marshall Tito.
National holidays.
The public holidays of Yugoslavia prior to its civil war are New
Year's Day, May Day (May 1-2), Fighter's Day (July 4), and Days of the
Republic (Nov. 29-30). As of this writing, Yugoslavia is immersed in a
bloody civil war.
