President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, has by Proclamation, declared Saturday, November 29, 2025, a national holiday.
The day marks the 130th birth anniversary of the late William V. S. Tubman, the 18th President of Liberia.
The day, according to a release, will be celebrated throughout the length and breadth of the Republic as a National Holiday.
Pres. Boakai has meanwhile, ordered and directed that all government ministries, agencies, business houses, and market places be closed on Saturday, November 29, 2025, from six o’clock a.m. to six o’clock p.m.
According to the release, at the 3rd session of the 42nd National Legislature, declaring the birthday of William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman on November 29, each year as a National Holiday is in keeping with the will of the Liberian people.
The Proclamation says this act of Legislation is in recognition of Tubman’s productive, meaningful services and policies, including the Integration Policy, the granting of suffrage to women, as well as national policies and many other socio-economic developments, and his contributions to the emancipation of African Colonial Territories into statehood.
“In consideration of the numerous contributions, profound changes and lasting accomplishments he made, during his administration as 18th President, the citizens, desirous of showing their deep appreciation, esteem and approval of his outstanding, noble and remarkable leadership, did petition and requested the Legislature to issue permanent record of their sentiments in honor of his birth anniversary for posterity.”