1959 Holidays and Events in Botswana

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1959, Thu	New Year's Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	1/2/1959, Fri	Public Holiday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	3/27/1959, Fri	Good Friday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	3/28/1959, Sat	Holy Saturday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	3/29/1959, Sun	Easter
Note A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory public holiday.
	3/30/1959, Mon	Easter Monday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	5/1/1959, Fri	Labour Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	5/7/1959, Thu	Ascension Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	7/1/1959, Wed	Sir Seretse Khama Day
Note A statutory public holiday. Honours Sir Seretse Khama, first President of Botswana (d. 1980).
	7/20/1959, Mon	President's Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	7/21/1959, Tue	Day after President's Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	9/30/1959, Wed	Botswana Day
Note A statutory public holiday (Botswana Independence Day). Commemorates Botswana's independence from Britain on 30 September 1966.
	10/1/1959, Thu	Day after Botswana Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	12/25/1959, Fri	Christmas Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	12/26/1959, Sat	Boxing Day
Note A statutory public holiday.