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Independence day
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An '''Independence Day''' is an annual
celebration (party) celebration commemorating the
anniversary of a
nation's assumption of independent
statehood, usually after ceasing to be a
colony or part of another state. Most countries honour their respective independence day as a
national holiday.
List of Independence Days
The following is a partial list of independence days around the world:
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! Country !! Date !! Significant event
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Afghanistan
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August 18
|Independence from the
United Kingdom in 1919.
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Albania
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November 28
|(
Dita e Pavarësisë) Proclaimed by
Ismail Qemali in 1912 and signalled the end of five centuries of
Ottoman Empire Ottoman rule
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Angola
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November 11
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Portugal grants independence to its former
colony in 1975.
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Antigua and Barbuda
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November 1
|Partial independence from the
United Kingdom in 1981.
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Argentina
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July 9
|Independence from
Spain in 1816.
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Armenia
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September 21
|Independence from the
Soviet Union in 1991.
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Australia
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January 26
|
Australia Day: Anniversary of
British Empire British settlement of
Australia with the arrival of the
First Fleet in
Sydney in
1788.
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Azerbaijan
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October 18
|Independence from the
Soviet Union in 1991.
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Bahamas
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July 10
|Independence from the
United Kingdom in 1973.
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Bangladesh
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March 26
|
Declaration of independence from
Pakistan in 1971. Start of the
Bangladesh Liberation War
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Barbados
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November 30
|Independence from the
United Kingdom in 1966.
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Belgium
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October 4
|(
Belgian_revolution Belgian revolution) Independence from the
Netherlands in 1830.
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Botswana
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September 30
|Independence from the
United Kingdom in 1966.
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Brazil
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September 7
|(Sete de Setembro) Independence from
Portugal in 1822.
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Brunei
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January 1
|Independence from
United Kingdom in 1984
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Bulgaria
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September 22
|Independence from
Ottoman Empire in 1908
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Burkina Faso
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August 5
|Independence from
France in 1960
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Burundi
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July 1
|Independence from
Belgium in 1962
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Central America
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September 15
|celebrated in
Guatemala,
Honduras,
El Salvador - September 14,
Nicaragua, and
Costa Rica, the former states of the
United States of Central America, who achieved independence from
Spain or
Mexico on this date in 1821.
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Canada
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July 1
|(
Canada Day) British colonies joined to form one country, partial autonomy, as a Dominion, granted by the
United Kingdom in 1867.
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Cape Verde Islands
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July 5
|(
Cape Verde Independence Day) Independence from
Portugal in 1975.
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Chile
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September 18
|Independence from
Spain in 1818.
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Colombia
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July 20
|Independence from
Spain in 1810.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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June 30
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Croatia
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October 8
|Independence from
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia in 1991.
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Czech Republic
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October 28
|As
Czechoslovakia, marking restored independence from
Austria-Hungary in 1918.
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Cyprus
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October 1
|Independence from
United Kingdom in 1960
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Dominican Republic
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February 27
|Independence from
Haiti in 1844, after a 22-year occupation.
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East Timor
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May 20
|Independence from
Indonesia in 2002.
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Ecuador
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August 10 and
May 24
|Proclaimed independence from
Spain in
August 10,
1809, but failed with the execution of all the conspirators of the movement in
August 2,
1810. Independence finally occurred in
May 24,
1822 at
Battle of Pichincha.
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Estonia
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February 24
|Independence from
Imperial Russia in 1918.
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Finland
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December 6
|Independence from
Russia in 1917.
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The Gambia
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February 18
|Independence from the
United Kingdom in 1965.
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Georgia (country) Georgia
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May 26
|Independence from
Russia in 1918.
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Ghana
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March 6
|Independence from the
United Kingdom in 1957.
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Greece
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March 25
|
Declaration of independence from
Ottoman Empire in 1821. Start of the
Greek War of Independence
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Guyana
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May 26
|Independence from the
United Kingdom in 1966.
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Haiti
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January 1
|Independence from
France in
1804.
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Iceland
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June 17
|Independence from
Denmark in 1944.
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India
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August 15
|Independence from the
United Kingdom in 1947.
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Indonesia
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August 17
|Proclamation of Independence day (''Hari Proklamasi Kemerdekaan R.I.'') Independence from
Netherlands in 1945.
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Israel
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|(
Yom Ha'atzma'ut)
Hebrew calendar Hebrew date of 5 Iyar (celebrated on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday nearest to that date, so could actually occur between 3rd and 6th of Iyar) which could occur between April 15 and May 15. The
Gregorian calendar Gregorian date in which Israeli independence was proclaimed is
May 14,
1948 (from the
United Kingdom).
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Jamaica
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August 6
|Independence from the
United Kingdom in 1962.
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Kazakhstan
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December 16
|Independence from the
Soviet Union in 1991.
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Kenya
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December 12
|Independence from the
United Kingdom in 1963.
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Korea
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August 15
|(
Gwangbokjeol) Independence from
Japan in 1945.
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Kyrgyzstan
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August 31
|Independence from
Soviet Union USSR in 1991.
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Latvia
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May 4
|(''Neatkaribas deklaracijas pasludinasanas diena'') Independence from the
Soviet Union in 1990.
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November 18
|(''Latvijas Republikas proklamesanas diena'') Independence from
Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic Soviet Russia in 1918.
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Lebanon
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November 22
|Independence from
France in 1943.
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Lesotho
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October 4
|Independence from
United Kingdom in 1966.
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Lithuania
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February 16
|Independence from
Imperial Russia in 1918.
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Republic of Macedonia Macedonia
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September 8
|(
Den na nezavisnosta or Ден на незавиÑ?ноÑ?та) Independence from
Yugoslavia in 1991.
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Malaysia
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August 31
|(
Hari Merdeka) Independence from the
United Kingdom in 1957
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Mali
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September 22
|Independence from
France in 1960
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Malta
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September 21
|(
Independence Day (Malta)) Independence from the
United Kingdom in 1964.
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Mauritius
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March 12
|Independence from the
United Kingdom in 1968.
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Mexico
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September 16
|Independence from
Spain in 1810 (
Fiestas_Patrias Fiestas Patrias)
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Moldova
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August 27
|Independence from the
Soviet Union in 1991
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Mongolia
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November 26
|Independence from
China in
July 11,
1921
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Morocco
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March 2
|Independence from
France and
Spain in 1956
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Mozambique
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June 25
|Independence from
Portugal in 1975
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Myanmar
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January 4
|Independence from
United Kingdom in 1948
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Namibia
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March 21
|Independence from
South African mandate in 1990
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Niger
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August 3
|Independence from
France in 1960
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Nigeria
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October 1
|Independence from
Great Britain in 1960
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Norway
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June 7
|Independence from
Sweden in 1905
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Pakistan
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August 14
|(
Yaum e Azadi) Independence from the
United Kingdom and
Partition of India Separation from
India in 1947.
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Panama
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November 3
|Independence from
Colombia in 1903.
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Papua New Guinea
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September 16
|Independence from
Australia of the former Territories of New Guinea, and Papua, in 1975.
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Paraguay
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May 15
|(
DÃa de Independencia) Independence from
Spain in 1811.
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Peru
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July 28
|Independence from
Spain in 1821.
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Philippines
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June 12
|(
Araw ng Kalayaan) Independence from
Spain in 1898.
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Poland
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November 11
|(Święto Niepodległości) Restoration of Poland's independence from
Austria,
Prussia, and
Russia in 1918.
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Portugal
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December 1
|Restoration of Portugal's independence (from
Spain) in 1640.
The country's original independence (from the
Kingdom of León) was recognized on the 5th of October of 1143. That day is a holiday in Portugal, but for a different reason. (Implantation of the Republic, or Republic Day. Event of 1910.)
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Romania
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May 9
|Independence from the
Ottoman Empire in 1877.
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Russia
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June 12
|(
Russia Day)
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Rwanda
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July 1
|Independence from
Belgium in 1962.
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Serbia
|
February 15
|The beginning of the First Uprising against
Ottoman empire Ottoman occupation in 1804.
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Serbia and Montenegro
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February 4
|
Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro Constitutional Charter was pronounced in 2003.
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Seychelles
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29 June
|Independence from the
United Kingdom in 1976.
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Singapore
|
August 9
|(
National Day) marks expulsion / separation from
Malaysia in 1965.
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Slovakia
|
July 17
|Declaration of Independence (only a remembrance day), but the independence came only on
January 1,
1993 from the division of
Czechoslovakia (public holiday).
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Slovenia
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December 26
|(
Dan neodvisnosti) Date of the official results of the independence
plebiscite in 1990, confirming
secession from
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia.
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South Africa
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May 31
|(
Independence Day) marks formation of Union of South Africa in 1910.
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Sri Lanka
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February 4
|Independence from the
United Kingdom in 1948.
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Suriname
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November 25
|Independence from
The Netherlands in 1975.
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Switzerland
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August 1
|Alliance against the
Holy Roman Empire in 1291.
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Swaziland
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September 6
|Independence from the
United Kingdom in 1968.
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Tajikistan
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September 9
|Independence from the
Soviet Union in 1991.
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Trinidad and Tobago
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August 31
|Independence from the
United Kingdom in 1962.
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Tonga
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June 4
|Independence from the
United Kingdom in 1970.
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Turkey
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October 29
|Declared independence in 1923.
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Ukraine
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August 24
|Independence from the
Soviet Union in 1991.
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United States
|
July 4
|(
Independence Day (United States) Fourth of July) Formal declaration of independence from
Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain in 1776.
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Uruguay
|
August 25
|(Día de la Independencia) Independence from
Spain in 1825.
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Uzbekistan
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September 1
|Independence from
USSR in 1991.
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Venezuela
|
July 5
|Declared independence from
Spain in 1811.
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Vietnam
|
September 2
|Declared independence from
France in 1945.
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Western Sahara (
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic SADR)
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February 27
|Declared independence from
Spain in 1976.
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Zambia
|
October 24
|Declared independence from the
United Kingdom in 1964.
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Zimbabwe
|
April 18
|Declared independence from the
United Kingdom in 1980.
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