Template:Did you know nominations/Pioneers' Day

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 01:39, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

Pioneers' Day

The flag being raised in 1890
The flag being raised in 1890
  • ... that Rhodesians continued to raise the Union Jack to celebrate Pioneers' Day every 12 September, even after adopting a new flag, in order to honour the original pioneers (pictured)? Source: Decolonisation, Identity and Nation in Rhodesia, 1964-1979: A Race Against Time. Springer Nature. p. 116. ISBN 9783030326982.

Converted from a redirect by The C of E (talk). Self-nominated at 11:26, 1 September 2021 (UTC).


General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Overall this is a good article and I can’t find anything wrong with it. Sahaib3005 (talk) 19:41, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

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