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The National Sorry Day is an Australian event now held yearly on May 26. It is not an official holiday.
In 1998, as the result of a 1997 inquiry into the forced removal of Aboriginal children (see Stolen Generation) from their families, a National Sorry Day was instituted, to acknowledge the wrong that had been done to indigenous families, so that the healing process could begin. Many politicians from both sides of the house participated, with the notable exception of the Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, who remains firmly opposed to the concept.
The day has been held annually since May 1999, with Sorry Book signing and other ceremonies held. In 2005, it was renamed National Day of Healing. However, this only lasted for one year because the National Sorry Day Committee in September 2005 decided to restore the name Sorry Day. *
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