Republic Day in South Sudan
Republic Day in South Sudan is held on December 28. This event in the third decade of the month December is annual. Help us
South Sudan is in fact the world's youngest sovereign nation, gaining its independence from Sudan in 2011. In doing so, it became the 54th independent African nation. That same year South Sudan became the 193rd member of the United Nations and a member of the African Union.
Public Holidays: New Year's Day, Peace Agreement Day (9 January), Easter Sunday, International Labour Day (1 May), SPLA Day (16 May), Independence Day (9 July), Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan), Martyrs’ Day (30 July), Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice), Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Republic Day (28 December).
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Isra and Miraj in Sudan on February 12 (لإسراء والمعراج - journey and ascension of the Prophet Muhammad);
National Day in South Sudan on May 16 (declared by Salva Kiir Mayardit);
South Sudan Independence Day on July 9 (celebrates the independence of South Sudan from Sudan in 2011);
Father's Day in South Sudan on August 26 (celebrated on the last Monday in August);
Grandparents Day in South Sudan on November 10 (Second Sunday in November);
Grandparents Day in South Sudan on November 10 (Celebrated on the second Sunday in November)