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Uganda observances

3 source-backed records whose verified scope explicitly identifies Uganda. This is an observance index, not a public-holiday calendar.

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Uganda observance library

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Heroes’ Day

9 June; confirmed in current Uganda government commemorations · Uganda / national public holiday and remembrance day

Uganda’s current Public Holidays Act lists National Heroes Day on 9 June; Office of the President material establishes a first commemoration in 1989 and the official 1981 date rationale.

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Independence Day

9 October · Uganda

Uganda State House, Parliament and current public-holiday law verify annual October 9 recurrence, the 1962 independence anchor and current statutory recognition.

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Uganda Martyrs Day

3 June annually; 2026 public celebrations were postponed · Uganda / national religious holiday and commemoration

Uganda’s State House describes Uganda Martyrs Day as a national religious holiday observed every year on 3 June; in 2026 the government postponed public celebrations because of Ebola-outbre…