Trump to rename world war annivs as 'Victory Day'

WASHINGTON, May 02 (AFP): 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 formal acceptance of Germany's unconditional surrender.

The war continued in Asia until the surrender of Japan in early September 1945 after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Naqasaki.

Though some in the United States mark the occasion, May 8 is not a public holiday or celebrated as widely as in Europe.

"Many of our allies and friends are celebrating May 8th as Victory Day, but we did more than any other Country, by far, in producing a victorious result on World War II," Trump's post said.