Remembrance Days and Events

25March

Remembrance Day

Commemoration Day of the Mass Deportations of the Baltic Peoples

On the 25 March 1949, the Soviet army and security services launched Operation Priboi. The event commenced based on decision No.

23August

Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day of the Victims of Communism and Nazism

August 23 is the Commemoration Day of the Victims of Communism and Nazim.

17November

Remembrance Day

Beginning of the Velvet Revolution

The Velvet Revolution was a large-scale, non-violent revolution that led to the collapse of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic at the end of 1989.

28November

Remembrance Day

Holodomor Remembrance Day

Every year, Holodomor Remembrance Day is observed in the Ukraine and around the world, on the fourth Saturday of November.

25February

Remembrance Day

Memorial Day for the Victims of Communism in Hungary

The Memorial Day for the Victims of Communism is commemorated in Hungary on February 25th .

13April

Remembrance Day

The Day of Mourning in the Baltic Countries

On June 14th, the official Day of Mourning is observed in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

20May

Remembrance Day

The Day of Remembrance in Cambodia

The Day of Remembrance, formerly called the National Day of Hatred, for the victims of the Khmer Rouge takes place in Cambodia on May 20th.

31May

Remembrance Day

Kazakhstan Memorial Day for Victims of Political Repression

On May 31st, the Memorial Day for Victims of Political Repression is commemorated in Kazakhstan.

23October

Remembrance Day

The 1956 Hungarian Revolution

The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was a spontaneous national revolt against the government of the Hungarian People’s Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies, last