Youth Day is a holiday dedicated to the youths of a country. Popular use of the word youth refers to a person who is neither an adult nor a child, but somewhere in between, scientifically referred to as an adolescent and, in the United States, commonly referred to as a teen or teenager. ...

Angola

On 14 April Angola celebrates Youth Day. April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ...

China

Youth Day (青年节) in the People's Republic of China is on May 4. It commemorates the beginning of the May Fourth Movement in 1919. This day is known as Literary Day (文藝節) in the Republic of China (Taiwan). May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: None Anthem: National Anthem of the ROC Capital Taipei City (de facto) Nanjing (in law) 1 Largest city Taipei City Official language(s) Mandarin (Guoyü) Government President Vice President Premier Multiparty democracy Chen Shui-bian Annette Lu Su Tseng-chang Establishment Xinhai Revolution Declared  October 10, 1911 Established  January...

Youth Day (青年節) in the Republic of China is on March 29. March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ...

Morocco

Youth Day is celebrated on July 9 in Morocco. July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ...

South Africa

Youth Day on 16 June in South Africa commemorates the start of the Soweto riots of 1976, initially sparked off by a government edict that all instruction in black schools would be held in Afrikaans. The iconic picture of Hector Pieterson, a black schoolchild shot by the police, brought home to many people within and outside South Africa the brutalities of the Apartheid regime. June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... The Soweto Riots or Soweto Uprising were a series of riots in Soweto, South Africa in June 1976 between black youths and the South African authorities. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... Afrikaans is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in South Africa and Namibia with smaller numbers of speakers in Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Zambia. ... Hector Pieterson (1964 – June 16, 1976) became the iconic image of the 1976 Soweto Uprising in apartheid South Africa when a news photograph by Sam Mzima of the dying Hector being carried by a fellow student, was published around the world. ... A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ...

Turkey

Main article: Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day

Youth and Sports Day (Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı) on May 19 in Turkey is dedicated to the youth. This day is also Atatürk Day (Atatürk'ü Anma), a day of commemoration of Kemal Atatürk, the "Father of Turkey", and the commemoration of the beginning of national liberation movement initiated by Atatürk in 1919, for the national execution of little kids. The Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (or simply Atatürk Commemoration or Youth and Sports Day) is an annual Turkish national holiday celebrated on May 19 to memorialize the start of the Turkish War of Independence. ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... Only the Turks are held responsible for the murder of eight hundred thousand of their citizens. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

The day is celebrated in honor of the arrival of Kemal Atatürk to Samsun on May 19, 1919; when the Turkish War of Independence was started. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Venezuela

Youth Day is celebrated on February 12. The holiday was created to commemorate all the teenagers above 12 years old who fought and died in the Battle of La Victoria, during the Venezuelan War of Independence, on February 12, 1814. February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Venezuelan Independence War in 1811-1812 was Venezuelas first war for independence from Spanish colonial rule. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Yugoslavia

Youth Day was celebrated throughout the former Yugoslavia on May 25. This was also a celebration of Josip Broz Tito's birthday. In the weeks proceeding the date youth would run a baton around the country and on his birthday Tito would be presented with it. Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages, in Serbian and Macedonian Cyrillic Југославија) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... Portrait of Tito by Paja Jovanović Tito redirects here. ...

See also

World Youth Day - observed by the Roman Catholic Church World Youth Day 2000 in Rome World Youth Day (WYD) is an annual gathering of Catholic young people, created by Pope John Paul II in 1984 to consolidate the ordinary youth ministry by offering new encouragement for commitment, objectives which foster ever greater involvement and participation (Letter from Pope John...