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5 Days Holidays in Kuwait, Liberation Day in 2023
23rd Feb till 27th Feb holidays in #Kuwait 🇰🇼
The holiday begins from
Thursday, February 23 to Monday, February 27, and work will officially resume on Tuesday, February 28.
i.e.,
23rd February 2023 (Thursday)
24th February 2023 (Friday)
25th February 2023 (Saturday)
26th February 2023 (Sunday)
27th February 2023 (Monday)
Working day is 28th February 2023 (Tuesday)
When is Kuwait Liberation Day?
Kuwait Liberation Day is always celebrated on February 26th. This holiday marks the day when Kuwait was liberated from Iraqi occupation in 1991.
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History of Kuwait Liberation Day
Kuwait was first established as a small fishing village during the seventeenth century. In 1899 Kuwait became a British Protectorate. In 1961, Kuwait became independent with the end of the British protectorate and sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah becoming the Emir.
On August 2nd 1990, following a dispute over revenue from an oil field, Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait and Iraq started bombing Kuwait City. By August 8th 1990, the Kuwaiti government had been replaced by an Iraqi governor.
International outrage at the invasion was widespread. Making no progress by diplomatic means, the UN Security Council gave Iraq a deadline of January 15th 1991 to withdraw from Kuwait. The deadline passed and the U.S. led coalition forces began their assault on the Iraqi forces on January 17th 1991, known as Operation Desert Storm.
The Iraqi forces proved unable to resist the coalition forces, the ground war only lasted four days and the Iraqi tanks left Kuwait on February 26th 1991.
How is Kuwait Liberation Day celebrated?
Liberation Day always falls on the day after National Day forming a two day holiday in Kuwait.
Lohri 2023: Date, Time, Story, Celebration and Significance
Liberation of Kuwait |
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| Part of the Gulf War | |||||||||
 Two Iraqi tanks lie abandoned near Kuwait City |
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 United States United Kingdom Canada Kuwait Saudi Arabia Egypt Syria Morocco Bangladesh |
 Iraq |
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| Norman Schwarzkopf Colin Powell Peter de la Billière Khalid bin Sultan Muhammad Ershad |
Saddam Hussein Ali Hassan al-Majid |
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| Strength | |||||||||
| 650,000 | 500,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 1,155 casualties 70 captured |
20,000-35,000 casualties 150,000 captured |
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