Sabah Day
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Sabah Day is a self-government day celebrated on 31 August every year by the state of Sabah in Malaysia.[1][2][3] Since 2012, the holiday has been received widely by the Sabah state government and the citizens of Sabah, as the Hari Merdeka was not the right celebration day for the state.[4][5][6][7]
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Sabah Day | |
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Official name | Hari Sabah |
Observed by | Sabah |
Type | State |
Significance | Marks the establishment of the de facto self-government in North Borneo |
Date | 31 August |
Next time | 31 August 2024 (2024-08-31) |
Frequency | annual |
While North Borneo Self-government Day is often referred to as 'Sabah Independence Day', this is strictly speaking incorrect, since British legislation on North Borneo's self-government did not provide for its independence prior to it joining to form the federation of Malaysia.[8] In 2018, the Borneo Heritage Foundation (BHF) has called the state government to gazette the day as "Sabah Day" and declare it as a state holiday.[9]
Sabah Day will be celebrated for the first time since 1963 by 2023 and beyond, after the state government approved the proposal to gazette 31 August as "Sabah Day" in 2021.[10] This will replace the current Hari Merdeka that has been celebrated widely in Sabah for a long time.