25APR2018 - Holiday Today - Egypt, Italy, Portugal
Egypt - Sinai Liberation Day
Sinai Liberation Day is a public holiday in Egypt that commemorates the final withdrawal of the Israeli Defense Forces from the Sinai Peninsula in 1982, after 15 years of occupation. It is celebrated annually on April 25.
On June 5, 1967, Israel carried out a preemptive attack on Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, starting the Six-Day War. As a result of the war, Israel captured the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip from Egypt, the Golan Heights from Syria, and the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) from Jordan.
Italy - Liberation Day
Liberation Day, also referred to as the Anniversary of the Resistance and Anniversary of Liberation, is a public holiday in Italy celebrated on April 25. It commemorates the end of Nazi occupation and Benito Mussolini's regime in the country in 1945.
Benito Mussolini founded the National Fascist Party in 1921 and became the Prime Minister of Italy in 1922. In 1925, he set up a dictatorship. During WWII, Mussolini sided with Germany. After the Allied invasion of Italy in 1943, he was ousted, but the country was finally liberated from the fascist rule only two years later, in May 1945.
Portugal - Freedom Day
April 25 is Freedom Day in Portugal. This holiday commemorates the anniversary of the 1974 Carnation Revolution.
The Carnation Revolution started as a military coup organized by the Armed Forces Movement (Movimento das Forças Armadas), that was composed of military officers opposing the regime of the Estado Novo, installed in Portugal in 1933. Soon the movement was coupled with an unanticipated and popular campaign of civil resistance. The movement led to the fall of the Estada Novo.




