Patriots' Victory Day

History

Patriots' Victory Day remembers the end of the Italian occupation of Ethiopia (1936–1941). On Miyazya 27, 1933 E.C. (May 5, 1941), Emperor Haile Selassie returned to Addis Ababa, five years to the day after Italian forces had entered the city. The day honours the patriots (arbegnoch) who resisted the occupation and the allied forces that helped free the country.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Italo-Ethiopian_War

Dates for the next 5 years

1. National

   2026

   Date

   Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Miyazya 27, 2018

   Day off

2. National

   2027

   Date

   Wednesday, May 5, 2027 Miyazya 27, 2019

   Day off

3. National

   2028

   Date

   Friday, May 5, 2028 Miyazya 27, 2020

   Day off

4. National

   2029

   Date

   Saturday, May 5, 2029 Miyazya 27, 2021

   Day off

5. National

   2030

   Date

   Sunday, May 5, 2030 Miyazya 27, 2022

   Day off