Washington, May 2, 2025 (AFP) - Trump seeks to rename WW2 anniversaries as 'Victory Day'

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2025-05-02

US President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed his intent to rename both May 8 and November 11 "Victory Day" in his latest attempt to alter the country's nomenclature. "I am hereby renaming May 8th as Victory Day for World War II and November 11th as Victory Day for World War I," he wrote on his Truth Social platform. Victory Day, observed by the European Union on May 8 and in former Soviet countries on May 9, marks the anniversary of the form......

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