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Embassy Holidays
The U.S. Embassy in Conakry, Guinea will be closed on the following dates in 2008 in observance of local and U.S. holidays.
Date | Holiday | Type |
January 1 | New Year's Day | GG/U.S. |
January 21 | Martin Luther King's Day | U.S. |
February 18 | President's Day | U.S. |
March 20* | Maouloud | GRH* |
March 24* | Lundi de Pâques/Easter Monday | GG |
April 3 | Second Republic Day | GG |
May 1 | Labor Day (G) | GRH* |
May 25 | OAU Anniversary | GG |
May 26 | Memorial Day | U.S. |
July 4 | Independence Day (U.S.) | U.S. |
August 15 | Assumption Day | GG |
September 1 | Labor Day (US) | U.S. |
September 29 | Lailatoul Qadr | GRH* |
October 2 | Indepdenence Day (G) | GG |
October 3 | End of Ramadan (Eid-al-Fitr) | GG |
October 13* | Columbus Day | U.S. |
November 11 | Veteran's Day | U.S. |
November 27 | Thanksgiving | U.S. |
December 9* | 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.