Peasants' Day

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Public holiday in Myanmar

Peasants' Day တောင်သူလယ်သမားနေ့
Observed by	Myanmar
Type	National
Significance	Commemorates the 1962 Burmese coup d'état
Date	2 March
Frequency	Annual

Peasants' Day (Burmese: တောင်သူလယ်သမားနေ့) is a public holiday in Myanmar, marking the 1962 Burmese coup d'état.^[1]^[2] In 1965, the Union Revolutionary Council designated the day as a gazetted holiday, and commemorates the contributions of farmers.^[2] Before the change, Peasants' Day was observed on 1 January.^[3]^[2]

References

^ "Public Holidays in Myanmar 2023". Myanmar eVisa (Official Government Website). Retrieved 2023-03-03.
^ ^a ^b ^c "On This Day | The Day Democracy Died in Myanmar". The Irrawaddy. 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
^ "Peasants Day". MDN - Myanmar DigitalNews. 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2023-03-03.