Day of the Martyrs in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Day of the Martyrs in Democratic Republic of the Congo is held on January 4. This event in the first decade of the month January is annual. 
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Holidays celebrated in Congo include Commemoration of the Martyrs of Independence, observed on January 4. It is a day that remembers the victims of the violence from human rights violations as well as those who were fighting for justice.
Since the 1960s, the Congolese have endured over two decades of armed conflict with over 5.4 million people dead due to war-related causes, making it the deadliest conflict since World War II.
Due mainly to the ongoing instability in the eastern part of the country, about 450,000 refugees from the DRC remain in neighboring countries, particularly Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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