Martyrs' Day
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- Martyrs' Day (Albania), on May 5, the anniversary of Qemal Stafa's death, the 28,000 Martyrs of World War II are remembered
- Genocide Remembrance Day, also known as Armenian Christian Martyr day, on April 24 in Armenia, commemorating the Armenian genocide from 1915 to 1923 in Ottoman Empire Turkey.
- Martyrs' Day in Azerbaijan is observed on January 20, in memory of those killed in the Black January events.
- Language Movement Day, also known as Language Martyrs' Day, on February 21 in Bangladesh, commemorating Bengali as a national language.
- Burmese Martyrs' Day, on July 19, the day when seven Burmese independence leaders were assassinated in 1947.
- Martyrs' Day (India), is observed on January 30, the anniversary of the assassination of Mohandas Gandhi in 1948.
- The Liberation of Khorramshahr in 1982 is celebrated as Martyrs' Day in Iran on its anniversary, May 24.
- Martyrs' Day (Lebanon and Syria), commemorates the execution of Syrian nationalists in Damascus by the Ottoman occupants on May 6, 1916.
- Martyrs' Day (Panama), is a Panamanian holiday which commemorates the January 9, 1964 riots over sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone.
- Memorial Day for War Martyrs, on July 27, in Vietnam.
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