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World Post Day – October 9
October 9 , 2019
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- World Post day is observed each year on October 9.
- It is the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), which started in 1874 in Switzerland that revolutionised world communication.
- In 1948, the UPU become an agency of the United Nations.
- October 9th was first declared World Post Day at the 1969 UPU Congress in Tokyo, Japan.
- The proposal was submitted by Anand Mohan Narula, a member of the Indian delegation.
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