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Embassy Holidays

The U.S. Embassy in Conakry, Guinea will be closed on the following dates in 2009 in observance of local and U.S. holidays.

 

 Date

Holiday 

 Type

January 1 New Year's Day GG/U.S.

January 19

Martin Luther King's Day U.S.

February 16

President's Day U.S.
March 9* Maouloud GRH*
April 3 Second Republic Day GG
April 13* Lundi de Pâques/Easter Monday GG
May 1 Labor Day (G) GRH*
May 25 OAU Anniversary GG
May 25 Memorial Day U.S.
July 4 Independence Day (U.S.) U.S.
August 15 Assumption Day GG
September 7 Labor Day (US) U.S.
September 17*  Lailatoul Qadr GRH*
September 21 End of Ramadan (Eid-al-Fitr) GG
October 2 Indepdenence Day (G) GG
October 12 Columbus Day U.S.
November 11 Veteran's Day U.S.
November 26 Thanksgiving U.S.
November 27* Tabaski* (Eid-al-Adha) GRH*
December 25 Christmas Day GG/U.S.

U.S. = United States holiday

GG = Guinean Government

GRH* = Guinean religious holiday, governed by lunar calendar. Exact dates confirmed by religious authorities.