01DEC2017 - Holiday Today - Kazakhstan, Romania, Ghana

Kazakhstan - Day of the First President
In many countries their first president is considered to be the father of the nation. Regarding this, Day of the First President was established in Kazakhstan to celebrate the day, when Nursultan Nazarbaev became the first President of independent Kazakhstan in 1991.
The idea of creation of this holiday appeared in 2011, on the tenth anniversary of Nazarbaev's presidency. The idea was supported, but Day of the First President appeared in the list of public holidays of Kazakhstan only in 2013.

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Romania - Great Union Day/National Day
Great Union Day is celebrated in Romania annually on December 1. This holiday was established to commemorate the union of Transylvania with Romania in 1918.
The present-day Romania was formed after the end of World War I, when the Romanian Old Kingdom, Bessarabia, Banat, Bukovina and Transylvania united to form a single and powerful state. This decision was proclaimed on December 1, 1918 during the assembly of the delegates and ethnic Romanians held in Alba Iulia.

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Ghana - National Farmers' Day
National Farmers' Day is a public holiday in the Republic of Ghana celebrated on the first Friday in December. It was instituted by the government in 1985 in response to a severe drought that had imposed serious burden on the country's farmers. The holiday honors Ghana's farmers and fishers and their contribution to the nation's socioeconomic development.
Agriculture plays a significant role in the economy of Ghana. Since early 1980s, the government has invested significant funds in the rehabilitation and development of agriculture. The main commercial crops produced in Ghana are cocoa, palm oil, rubber, cotton, tobacco, sugar cane, and kenaf. The main food crops are yams, cassava, and corn.

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