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International Women's Day - Međunarodni Dan Žena

International Women's Day - Međunarodni Dan Žena

International Women's Day has been celebrated Internationally since 1975, but here in the former Jugoslavija and the newer republic's that are today, it's been a big issue for a lot longer.

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Happy 8th March to all our lady readers ❤️

It’s the 8th of March!

I have to say, that I can't really recall, growing up in the UK in the 50's and 60's, about there having been a "Women's Day" celebrated in the annual Calendar.

For context, I arrived in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 16 September 1998.

So it was a surprise on the 8th March 1999, as …

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