A statutory public holiday (Dia do Inicio da Luta Armada de Libertacao Nacional). Commemorates the start of the Angolan War of Independence on 4 February 1961 with the assault on Luanda police stations and prisons by the MPLA.
3/3/1981, Tue
Carnival Tuesday
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A statutory public holiday (Terca-feira de Carnaval). Also known as Shrove Tuesday. Note: Angola observes ONLY the Tuesday, unlike other countries which observe the Monday.
3/8/1981, Sun
International Women's Day
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A statutory public holiday (Dia Internacional da Mulher). International Women's Day.
3/23/1981, Mon
Southern Africa Liberation Day
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A statutory public holiday (Dia da Libertacao da Africa Austral) added by Lei 11/18 (2018). Commemorates the 23 March 1976 South African military withdrawal from Angola.
4/4/1981, Sat
Peace and National Reconciliation Day
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A statutory public holiday (Dia da Paz e da Reconciliacao Nacional). Commemorates the 4 April 2002 Luena Memorandum of Understanding ending the Angolan Civil War.
4/17/1981, Fri
Good Friday
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A statutory public holiday (Sexta-Feira Santa).
4/19/1981, Sun
Easter
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A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory public holiday.
5/1/1981, Fri
Labour Day
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A statutory public holiday (Dia Internacional do Trabalhador). Also known as Labour Day and International Workers' Day.
9/15/1981, Tue
Aniversario da Provincia do Moxico
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A province-wide dies festius local (Aniversario da Provincia do Moxico) recurring annually by dispatch of the Governo Provincial do Moxico under legal support of Lei 10/11. Marks the anniversary of Moxico's creation by Decreto-Lei n. 3365 of 15 September 1917. Covers public and private sectors across the entire province (including capital Luena). Distinct from the neighbouring Moxico Leste province (created 2025) which does NOT observe this date.
9/17/1981, Thu
Founder of the Nation and National Hero Day
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A statutory public holiday (Dia do Fundador da Nacao e do Heroi Nacional). Commemorates the birthday of Antonio Agostinho Neto (17 September 1922), Angola's first president and founder of the MPLA.
11/2/1981, Mon
All Souls' Day
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A statutory public holiday (Dia dos Finados). Catholic All Souls' Day.
11/11/1981, Wed
National Independence Day
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A statutory public holiday (Dia da Independencia Nacional). Commemorates Angolan independence from Portugal on 11 November 1975.
12/24/1981, Thu
Christmas Eve
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A half-day bank/government closure (Vespera de Natal). Not a statutory dies festius under Lei 10/11 but government offices and banks close in the afternoon by long-standing MAPTSS circular and Banco Nacional de Angola (BNA) practice.
12/25/1981, Fri
Christmas Day and Family Day
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A statutory public holiday (Dia de Natal e da Familia). The Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, combined with Family Day observance under Lei 10/11.
12/31/1981, Thu
New Year's Eve
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A half-day bank/government closure (Vespera de Ano Novo). Not a statutory dies festius under Lei 10/11 but government offices and banks close in the afternoon by long-standing MAPTSS circular and Banco Nacional de Angola (BNA) practice.