International Francophonie Day
March 20, Wednesday
International Francophonie Day is observed within the International Organization of La Francophonie's 77 member states every March 20 to celebrate the French language and Francophone culture. There are over 369 million French speakers on Earth.
Created in 1988, the date celebrates the signing of the Niamey Convention in Niger on 20 March 1970. The convention established the Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique, the precursor to the International Organization of La Francophonie.
International Francophonie Day in other years
International Francophonie Day in other countries
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- CAR
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Chad
- Comoros
- Cyprus
- DR Congo
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- France
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Greece
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Haiti
- Ivory Coast
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Morocco
- Niger
- North Macedonia
- Romania
- Rwanda
- Saint Lucia
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Switzerland
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam