Women’s Day 2023, 2024 and 2025 in Mozambique

National Women’s Day is celebrated every 7 April in Mozambique. This holiday coincides with the UN observance of International Women’s Day on 8 April that is observed in many other countries.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2023	7 Apr	Fri	Women's Day
2024	7 Apr	Sun	Women's Day
	8 Apr	Mon	Women's Day Holiday
2025	7 Apr	Mon	Women's Day
2026	7 Apr	Tue	Women's Day
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

Women’s Day in Mozambique is dated on the death-day of Josina Machel, who was a leader of women’s rights, human rights, and of Mozambican independence. She turned down an opportunity to become a resident scholar at a Swiss university in order to stay and train women in Mozambique to fight in the war and to contribute in various other ways to winning independence for her country.

When diagnosed with liver cancer in 1970, she went to Moscow for a short period, but then returned to live out her remaining months in the service of her country and in promoting human and women’s rights. At the young age of only 25, she died on 7 April, 1971.

The National Organisation of Mozambican Women was founded in her honour and helped get her death-date as a national holiday.

Every National Women’s Day, people attend a variety of special conferences and other events in memory of Josina Machel. The contribution of other women and of all women to Mozambican society is also recognised on this day.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2022	7 Apr	Thu	Women's Day
2021	7 Apr	Wed	Women's Day
2020	7 Apr	Tue	Women's Day
2019	7 Apr	Sun	Women's Day
	8 Apr	Mon	Women's Day Holiday
2018	7 Apr	Sat	Women's Day
2017	7 Apr	Fri	Women's Day