Columbus Day under President Hugo Chávez, the holiday was changed to "Día de la Resistencia Indígena" (Day of Indigenous Resistance) to commemorate the Indigenous peoples' resistance to European settlement. On October 12, 2004, a crowd of pro-government activists toppled the statue of Christopher Columbus in Caracas and sprayed allusive graffiti over its pedestal. The pro-Chávez website Aporrea wrote: "Just like the statue of Saddam in Baghdad, that of Columbus the tyrant also fell this October 12, 2004 in Caracas". The famous toppling of Saddam Hussein's statue had occurred the previous year. On September 21, 1994, Costa Rica changed the official holiday from
Children's Day of Children's Day is for parents and children to spend the day together, and work together to reconcile their problems. In Venezuela, Children's Day is celebrated the third Sunday of July. In Vietnam, Children's Day is celebrated on 1 June as ICD and on the full moon of the 8th lunar month during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Children's Day was established as a holiday in Zimbabwe in 1991 (Day of the African Child). Children's Day International Children's Day is a day recognized to celebrate children. The day is celebrated on various dates in different countries. Children's Day began on the second