Country
|
Name of holiday
|
Date of holiday
|
Year of event
|
Independence from
|
Event commemorated and notes
|
Afghanistan
|
Afghan Independence Day (Afghan Victory Day)
|
19 August
|
1919
|
United Kingdom
|
Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 or
Treaty of Rawalpindi, an armistice between the
United Kingdom and Afghanistan during the
Third Anglo-Afghan War.
[1]
|
Liberation Day
|
15 February
|
1989
|
Soviet Union
|
Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan
|
Albania
|
Independence Day
|
28 November
|
1912
|
Ottoman Empire
|
Albanian Declaration of Independence. The following day, 3 September 1943, 29 November, is celebrated as the
Liberation Day and commemorates the end of the
German occupation in 1944.
[2]
|
Algeria
|
Independence Day
|
5 July
|
1962
|
France
|
Algeria gained independence following the
Algerian War and the
Algerian independence referendum. France officially recognized independent Algeria on 3 July, but the Independence Day is celebrated on 5 July, the day of the
fall of Algiers in 1830 and the beginning of
French Algeria.
[3]
[4]
|
Angola
|
Independence Day
|
11 November
|
1975
|
Portugal
|
The
Alvor Agreement, signed on 15 January 1975, granted Angola independence from Portugal on 11 November, ending the
Angolan War of Independence.
[5]
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Independence Day
|
1 November
|
1981
|
United Kingdom
|
The effective date of the Antigua Termination of Association Order passed by the
Parliament of the United Kingdom in July.
[6]
[7]
|
Argentina
|
Independence Day
|
9 July
|
1816
[8]
|
Spanish Empire
|
Argentine Declaration of Independence.
|
Armenia
|
Republic Day
|
28 May
|
1918
[9]
|
Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic
|
Declaration of Independence of Armenia (1918).
|
Independence Day
|
21 September
|
1991
|
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
|
1991 Armenian independence referendum.
|
Azerbaijan
|
Independence Day
|
28 May
|
1918
|
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
|
Declaration of Independence of Azerbaijan
|
Day of Restoration of Independence
|
18 October
|
1991
[10]
|
Soviet Union
|
Adoption of the constitutional act "On the State Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan"
[10]
|
The Bahamas
|
Independence Day
|
10 July
|
1973
|
United Kingdom
|
Effective date of The Bahamas Independence Order 1973
[11]
|
Bahrain
|
Independence Day
|
16 December
|
1971
|
United Kingdom
|
Ascension of
Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa to the throne.
[12]
|
Bangladesh
|
Independence Day
|
26 March
|
1971
|
Pakistan
|
Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence
|
Victory Day
|
16 December
|
1971
|
Victory over
Pakistan Armed Forces in the
Bangladesh Liberation War
|
Barbados
|
Independence Day
|
30 November
|
1966
|
United Kingdom
|
Effective date of the
Barbados Independence Act 1966. Also the anniversary of the formal proclamation of Barbados as a Republic in the Commonwealth in 2021.
|
Belarus
|
Independence Day
|
3 July
|
1944
|
Nazi Germany
|
The
liberation of Minsk after several years of
German occupation in 1944. Two other independence days – 25 March (proclamation of the
Belarusian People's Republic in 1918) and 27 July (independence from the
Soviet Union in 1990) – are commemorated unofficially.
[13]
|
Belgium
|
National Day
|
21 July
|
1831
|
Netherlands
|
Ascension of
Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld to the throne.
[14]
|
Belize
|
Independence Day
|
21 September
|
1981
|
United Kingdom
|
Effective day of the
Belize Act 1981.
[15]
|
Benin
|
Independence Day
|
1 August
|
1960
|
France
|
Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July creating the independent
Republic of Dahomey.
[16]
|
Bhutan
|
National Day
|
17 December
|
1907
|
|
|
Bolivia
|
Independence Day
|
6 August
|
1825
|
Spain
|
Bolivian Declaration of Independence.
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Independence Day
|
1 March
|
1992
|
Yugoslavia
|
1992 Bosnian independence referendum.
|
Botswana
|
Independence Day
|
30 September
|
1966
|
United Kingdom
|
Effective date of the Botswana Independence Act 1966.
[17]
|
Brazil
|
Independence Day (
Dia da Independência)
|
7 September
|
1822
|
Portugal
|
Declaration of independence by
Pedro I of Brazil (see
Independence of Brazil).
[18]
|
Brunei
|
National Day
|
23 February
|
1984
|
United Kingdom
|
Brunei gained full independence effective 1 January 1984 under the Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation of 7 January 1979 between
United Kingdom and Brunei.
[19] However, the celebrations of the first National Day were delayed until 23 February and that day continues to be celebrated since.
[20]
|
Bulgaria
|
Liberation Day
|
3 March
|
1878
|
Ottoman Empire
|
Treaty of San Stefano which created the autonomous
Principality of Bulgaria.
[21]
|
Independence Day
|
22 September
|
1908
[22]
|
Bulgarian Declaration of Independence.
[22]
|
Burkina Faso
|
Proclamation of Independence Day
|
11 December
|
1958
|
France
|
Effective date when
French Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the
French Community.
|
Independence Day
|
5 August
|
1960
[23]
|
Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July and creation of the independent
Republic of Upper Volta.
[16]
|
Burundi
|
Independence Day
|
1 July
|
1962
|
Belgium
|
Effective date of the
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1746 terminating the
Ruanda-Urundi Trusteeship.
[24]
[25]
|
Cambodia
|
Independence Day
|
9 November
|
1953
|
France
|
Ceremony transferring military from French to Cambodian officials based on a military hand-over agreement reached on 17 October 1953.
[26]
[27]
|
Cameroon
|
National Day
|
20 May
|
1960
|
United Kingdom
France
|
Cameroon gained independence on 1 January 1960, but does not celebrate that date. Instead, it celebrates the
National Day on 20 May commemorating the
1972 Cameroonian constitutional referendum.
[28]
|
Canada
|
Canada Day
|
1 July
|
1867
|
United Kingdom
|
Canada Day on 1 July commemorates the establishment of the Dominion of
Canada in 1867.
[29]
|
Cape Verde
|
Independence Day
|
5 July
|
1975
|
Portugal
|
Effective date of the Agreement Between Portugal and
Partido Africano para a Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde (
PAIGC) signed on 18 December 1974.
[30]
|
Central African Republic
|
National Day
|
1 December
|
1958
|
France
|
Effective date when Central African Republic became an autonomous republic of the
French Community.
[31]
|
Independence Day
|
13 August
|
1960
[32]
|
Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 12 July.
[16]
|
Chad
|
Republic Day
|
28 November
|
1958
[33]
|
Effective date when Chad became an autonomous republic in the
French Community.
[34]
|
Independence Day
|
11 August
|
1960
|
Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 12 July.
[16]
|
Chile
|
Independence Day (part of
Fiestas Patrias)
|
18 September
|
1810
|
Spanish Empire
|
Establishment of the
Government Junta of Chile.
[35] The following day, 19 September, is celebrated as the Army Day.
[36] The two holidays collectively are known as
Fiestas Patrias.
[37]
|
China
|
National Day
|
1 October
|
1949
|
Republic of China
|
Mao Zedong's formal
proclamation of the establishment of the People's Republic of China
|
Colombia
|
Independence Day
|
20 July
|
1810
|
Spanish Empire
|
Colombian Declaration of Independence
|
Comoros
|
Independence Day
|
6 July
|
1975
|
France
|
Unilateral declaration of independence by the Chamber of Deputies of Comoros following the
1974 Comorian independence referendum.
[38]
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
Independence Day
|
30 June
|
1960
|
Belgium
|
Effective date of the Treaty of Friendship, Assistance and Co-operation between Belgium and the Congo concluded on 29 June 1960.
[39]
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
Republic Day
|
28 November
|
1958
[40]
|
France
|
Effective date when Congo became an autonomous republic in the
French Community.
[40]
|
Independence Day
|
15 August
|
1960
|
France
|
|
Costa Rica
|
Independence Day
|
15 September
|
1821
|
Spanish Empire
|
Act of Independence of Central America.[
citation needed]
|
Croatia
|
National Day
|
30 May
[41]
|
1990
[42]
|
Yugoslavia
|
First session of the
Croatian Parliament following the
1990 Croatian parliamentary election.
[42] 8 October (when the parliament adopted a decision to sever constitutional relations with
Yugoslavia in 1991) and 25 June (when the parliament voted for independence in 1991) were also celebrated as independence days. After the 2019 changes to the law on public holidays, 8 October is the Parliament Day and 25 June is the Independence Day, but they are memorial days and not public holidays.
[41]
|
Cuba
|
Commencement of the Wars of Independence
[43]
|
10 October
|
1868
[44]
|
Spanish Empire
|
Call to rebellion (known as
Grito de Yara) by sugar planter
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes that led to the
Ten Years' War for independence.
[45]
|
Cyprus
|
Independence Day
|
1 October
|
1960
|
United Kingdom
|
Effective date of the
London-Zürich Agreements was 16 August 1960, but the public holiday was moved to 1 October to avoid summer heat and tourist season.
[46]
|
Czech Republic
|
Independence
|
28 October
|
1918
|
Austria-Hungary
|
Independence declaration by the
Czechoslovak National Council.
[47] Official day of independence of the
Czech Republic
|
Restoration Day
|
1 January
|
1993
[48]
|
Czechoslovakia
|
Effective date of the
Peaceful Dissolution of Czechoslovakia into
Czech Republic and
Slovakia.
[49]
|
Djibouti
|
Independence Day
|
27 June
|
1977
|
France
|
|
Dominica
|
Independence Day
|
3 November
|
1978
|
United Kingdom
|
|
Dominican Republic
|
Independence Day
|
30 November
|
1821
|
Spanish Empire
|
Independence from Spain in November 1821.
[50]
|
27 February
|
1844
|
Haiti
|
Independence re-declared from
Haiti in 1844, after a 22-year occupation. Start of the
Dominican War of Independence.
|
Restoration Day
|
16 August
|
1865
|
Spanish Empire
|
Independence
restored from Spain in 1865 after
brief return to colonial status.
|
East Timor
|
Proclamation of Independence Day
|
28 November
|
1975
|
Portugal
|
East Timor Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the Portuguese rule in 1975.
|
Ecuador
|
Independence Day
|
10 August
|
1809
|
Spanish Empire
|
Proclaimed independence on 10 August 1809, but failed with the execution of all the conspirators of the movement on 2 August 1810.
|
Egypt
|
Revolution Day
|
23 July
|
1952
|
United Kingdom
|
|
El Salvador
|
Independence Day
|
15 September
|
1821
|
Spanish Empire
|
Act of Independence of Central America.[
citation needed]
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Independence Day
|
12 October
|
1968
|
Spain
|
|
Eritrea
|
Independence Day
|
24 May
|
1991
|
Ethiopia
|
Eritrean War of Independence.
|
Estonia
|
Independence Day
|
24 February
|
1918
|
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
|
Estonian Declaration of Independence.
|
Day of Restoration of Independence
[51]
|
20 August
|
1991
|
Soviet Union
[51]
|
Estonian Restoration of Independence.
|
Eswatini
|
Independence Day (Somhlolo Day)
|
6 September
|
1968
|
United Kingdom
|
Commemorates independence.
[52] Also called Somhlolo Day or Subhuza Day, after the 19th-century leader
Sobhuza I.
[53]
|
Fiji
|
Fiji Day
|
10 October
|
1970
|
United Kingdom
|
Instruments of Independence
|
Finland
|
Independence Day
|
6 December
|
1917
|
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
|
Finnish Declaration of Independence
|
Gabon
|
Independence Day
|
16–17 August
|
1960
|
France
|
Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 15 July.
[16]
|
Gambia, The
|
Independence Day
|
18 February
|
1965
|
United Kingdom
|
Effective date of the
Gambia Independence Act 1964.
|
Georgia
|
Independence Day
|
26 May
|
1918
|
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
|
Day of the proclamation of the
Democratic Republic of Georgia in 1918.
|
National Unity Day
|
9 April
|
1991
|
Soviet Union
|
|
Germany
|
German Unity Day
|
3 October
|
1990
|
West Germany
East Germany
Soviet Union
|
It commemorates
German reunification in 1990 when the Federal Republic of Germany (
West Germany) and the German Democratic Republic (
East Germany) were unified.
|
Ghana
|
Independence Day
|
6 March
|
1957
|
United Kingdom
|
|
Greece
|
Independence Day
|
25 March
|
1821
|
Ottoman Empire
|
Declaration of independence 1821. Start of the
Greek War of Independence.
|
Grenada
|
Independence Day
|
7 February
|
1974
|
United Kingdom
|
|
Guatemala
|
Independence Day
|
15 September
|
1821
|
Spanish Empire
|
Act of Independence of Central America.[
citation needed]
|
Guinea
|
Independence Day
|
2 October
|
1958
|
France
|
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Independence Day
|
24 September
|
1973
|
Portugal
|
|
Guyana
|
Independence Day
|
26 May
|
1966
|
United Kingdom
|
|
Haiti
|
Independence Day
|
1 January
|
1804
|
France
Spain
|
Haitian Declaration of Independence.
|
Honduras
|
Independence Day
|
15 September
|
1821
|
Spanish Empire
|
Act of Independence of Central America.[
citation needed]
|
Hungary
|
Day of Hungarian Freedom (
A magyar szabadság napja)
|
Last Saturday of June
|
1991
|
Hungarian People's Republic
Soviet Union
|
Restoration of Hungary's sovereignty after the withdrawal of Soviet troops in June 1991.
[54]
[55]
|
Iceland
|
National Day
|
17 June
|
1944
|
Denmark
|
Effective date of the dissolution of the
Danish–Icelandic Act of Union following the
1944 Icelandic constitutional referendum.
[56]
|
India
|
Independence Day (
Swatantra Diwas)
|
15 August
|
1947
|
United Kingdom
|
Effective date of the
Indian Independence Act 1947.
|
Indonesia
|
Independence Day (
Hari Kemerdekaan)
|
17 August
|
1945
|
Empire of Japan
Netherlands
|
Proclamation of Indonesian Independence.
|
Iran
|
Iranian Islamic Republic Day
|
1 April
|
1979
|
Imperial State of Persia
|
After holding a referendum, Iran officially became an Islamic republic in April 1979.
[57]
|
Iraq
|
Independence Day
|
3 October
|
1932
|
United Kingdom
|
|
Israel
|
Independence Day (
Yom Ha'atzmaut)
|
Iyar 5 (On or between 15 April and 15 May, depending on the
Hebrew calendar).
|
1948
|
United Kingdom
Mandatory Palestine
British Mandate for Palestine
|
Israeli Declaration of Independence on 14 May 1948 (5 Iyar 5708 in the
Hebrew calendar).
Yom Ha'atzmaut is celebrated on the Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday nearest to 5 Iyar, so it occurs between 3 and 6 Iyar each year; this means that the holiday can fall any time between and including 15 April and 15 May, according to the
Gregorian calendar.
|
Ivory Coast
|
Independence Day
|
7 August
|
1960
|
France
|
Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July.
[16]
|
Jamaica
|
Independence Day
|
6 August
|
1962
|
United Kingdom
|
Independence of Jamaica.
|
Japan
|
National Foundation Day
|
11 February
|
660 BCE
|
|
|
Jordan
|
Independence Day
|
25 May
|
1946
|
United Kingdom
Emirate of Transjordan
Mandate for Palestine
|
Ascension of
Abdullah I of Jordan to the throne.
[56]
|
Kazakhstan
|
Independence Day
|
16 December
|
1991
|
Soviet Union
|
|
Kenya
|
Jamhuri Day
|
12 December
|
1963
|
United Kingdom
|
|
Kiribati
|
Independence Day
|
12 July
|
1979
|
|
North Korea
|
National Liberation Day of Korea
(Chogukhaebangŭi na)
|
15 August
|
1945
|
Empire of Japan
|
Liberation from the
Empire of Japan in 1945. See
Japanese Occupation of Korea. The
Democratic People's Republic of Korea was founded in 1948.
|
South Korea
|
March 1st Movement (
Samiljeol)
|
1 March
|
1919
|
Korean Declaration of Independence in 1919. This day is celebrated as
Samiljeol, or Independence Proclamation Day.
|
National Liberation Day of Korea (
Gwangbokjeol)
|
15 August
|
1945
|
Liberation from the
Empire of Japan in 1945. See
Japanese Occupation of Korea. The
Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea was founded in 1919.
|
Kuwait
|
National Day
|
25 February
|
1961
|
United Kingdom
|
Independence actually occurred on 19 June 1961, but celebrate on 25 February each year to honor
Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim, who is credited with ending the treaties with Britain and instigating democratic life in Kuwait.
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Independence Day
|
31 August
|
1991
|
Soviet Union
|
|
Latvia
|
Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia
|
18 November
|
1918
|
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
German Empire
|
Proclamation of independence on 18 November 1918. Latvia was part of
Russian Empire prior to World War I, but its territory
had been ceded to
German Empire in March 1918.
|
Day of Restoration of Independence
|
4 May
|
1990
|
Soviet Union
|
On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia.
|
Lebanon
|
Independence Day
|
22 November
|
1943
|
Vichy France
|
|
Lesotho
|
Independence Day
|
4 October
|
1966
|
United Kingdom
|
|
Liberia
|
Independence Day
|
26 July
|
1847
|
American Colonization Society
|
Liberian Declaration of Independence.
|
Libya
|
Independence Day
|
24 December
|
1951
|
United Kingdom
Italy
France
|
Independence from
Italy on 10 February 1947, released from
British and
French on 24 December 1951.
|
Liechtenstein
|
National Day
|
15 August
|
1866
|
German Confederation
|
|
Lithuania
|
Statehood Restoration Day
|
16 February
|
1918
|
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
German Empire
|
Act of Independence of Lithuania.
|
Independence Restoration Day
|
11 March
|
1990
|
Soviet Union
|
Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.
|
Madagascar
|
Independence Day
|
26 June
|
1960
|
France
|
|
Malawi
|
Independence Day
|
6 July
|
1964
|
United Kingdom
|
|
Malaysia
|
Independence Day/National Day (
Hari Kemerdekaan/Hari Kebangsaan)
|
31 August
|
1957
|
Malayan Declaration of Independence.
|
Malaysia Day (
Hari Malaysia)
|
16 September
|
1965
|
Malaysia Agreement
|
Maldives
|
Independence Day
|
26 July
|
1965
|
United Kingdom
|
Mali
|
Independence Day
|
22 September
|
1960
|
France
|
|
Malta
|
Independence Day
|
21 September
|
1964
|
United Kingdom
|
|
Marshall Islands
|
Constitution Day
|
1 May
|
1979
|
United States
|
|
Mauritania
|
Independence Day
|
28 November
|
1960
|
France
|
Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 19 October.
[16]
|
Mauritius
|
Independence Day
|
12 March
|
1968
|
United Kingdom
|
|
Mexico
|
Cry of Dolores
Grito de Dolores Independence Day
Día de la Independéncia
|
16 September
|
1810
|
Spanish Empire
|
Start of the
Mexican War of Independence.
|
Micronesia
|
Independence Day
|
3 November
|
1986
|
United States
|
Effective date of the
Compact of Free Association.
|
Moldova
|
Independence Day
|
27 August
|
1991
|
Soviet Union
|
Moldovan Declaration of Independence.
|
Mongolia
|
Independence Day
|
29 December
[58]
|
1911
|
Qing dynasty
[59]
[60]
|
Independence declared in 1911 during the
Xinhai Revolution. However, Mongolian independence was neither recognized by
Qing China nor its successor state, the
Republic of China. The
Imperial Edict of the Abdication of the Qing Emperor issued in 1912 provided the legal basis for the
Republic of China to inherit all Qing territories, including Mongolia.
[61]
[62]
[63] The Republic of China later established
de facto control over Mongolia in 1919. Mongolia subsequently
re-asserted its independence in 1921.
|
Montenegro
|
Independence Day
|
21 May
|
2006
|
Serbia and Montenegro
|
2006 Montenegrin independence referendum.
|
Morocco
|
Proclamation of Independence Day
|
11 January
|
1944
|
France
Spain
|
Proclamation of Independence.
|
Independence Day
|
18 November
|
1955
|
Return of
Mohammed V of Morocco from exile.
|
Mozambique
|
Independence Day
Dia da Independência Nacional
|
25 June
|
1975
|
Portugal
|
In September 1964 the
Mozambique Liberation Front (
FRELIMO) began an armed guerilla campaign against the Portuguese. FRELIMO took control of
Maputo in April 1974 in a coup. Independence for Mozambique was officially declared a year later on 25 June 1975.
[64]
|
Myanmar
|
Independence Day
|
4 January
|
1948
|
United Kingdom
|
Burmese Declaration of Independence.
|
Namibia
|
Independence Day
|
21 March
|
1990
|
South Africa
|
|
Nauru
|
Independence Day
|
31 January
|
1968
|
United Kingdom
Australia
New Zealand
|
End of Nauru's status as a
United Nations trust territory. Also marks the date of the return of the Nauruans from
Truk island after the
Japanese occupation of Nauru during
World War II.
[65]
|
Nicaragua
|
Independence Day
|
15 September
|
1821
|
Spain
|
Act of Independence of Central America.[
citation needed]
|
Niger
|
Independence Day
|
3 August
|
1960
|
France
|
Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July.
[16]
|
Nigeria
|
Independence Day
|
1 October
|
1960
|
United Kingdom
|
|
North Macedonia
|
Republic Day
|
2 August
|
1903
|
Ottoman Empire
|
Republic Day: Recognition of the establishment of the short-lived
Kruševo Republic during the
Ilinden Uprising.
|
Independence Day (
Den na nezavisnosta)
|
8 September
|
1991
|
Yugoslavia
|
|
Norway
|
Constitution Day
|
17 May
|
1814
|
Denmark
|
National Day: Independence and the
Constitution of Norway (17 May 1814).
|
Independence Day
|
7 June
|
1905
|
Sweden
|
Union Dissolution and Independence Day (7 June 1905).
|
Oman
|
National Day
|
18 November
|
1650
|
Portugal
|
|
Pakistan
|
Independence Day (
Youm-e-Azadi)
|
14 August
|
1947
|
United Kingdom
|
Effective date of the
Indian Independence Act 1947;
[66] see also:
Pakistan Day (23 March).
|
Palau
|
Independence Day
|
1 October
|
1994
|
United States
|
9 July (1980) is Palau's Constitution Day usually commemorated with formal events. Independence Day celebrations are more elaborate and last several days.
|
Panama
|
Independence Day
|
28 November
|
1821
|
Spanish Empire
|
Independence Act of Panama
|
Separation Day
|
3 November
|
1903
|
Colombia
|
Panama was member of the "Gran Colombia" until 1903. The 1903 separation from Colombia is celebrated as an official holiday day on 3 November.
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Independence Day
|
16 September
|
1975
|
Australia
Papua and New Guinea
|
|
Paraguay
|
Independence Day
|
14 and 15 May
|
1811
|
Spanish Empire
[67]
|
|
Peru
|
Fiestas Patrias
|
28 July
|
1821
|
Spanish Empire
|
|
Philippines
|
Independence Day (
Araw ng Kalayaan or
Araw ng Kasarinlan)
|
12 June
|
1898
|
Philippine Declaration of Independence by
Emilio Aguinaldo during the
Philippine Revolution against Spain. The Philippines achieved self-rule from the
United States on 4 July 1946, and celebrated 4 July as Independence Day until 1964.
[70]
|
Republic Day
|
4 July
|
1946
|
United States
|
|
Poland
|
Independence Day (
Święto Niepodległości)
|
11 November
|
1918
|
Russian Republic
Austria-Hungary
German Empire
|
Restoration of Poland's independence in 1918 after 123 years of
partitions by
Russia,
Prussia, and
Austria.
|
Portugal
|
Restoration of Independence Day
|
1 December
|
1640
|
Spanish Empire
|
Portugal was officially an autonomous state, but the country was in a personal union with the Spanish crown from 1580 to 1640 – date of the restoration of full Portuguese autonomy from
Iberian Union with Spain.
[71]
|
Qatar
|
National Day
|
18 December
|
1878
|
Ottoman Empire
|
Romania
|
National Independence Day (Ziua Independenței Naționale)
|
10 May
|
1876
|
Ottoman Empire
|
Romania's declaration of its independence and subsequent victory in the
Romanian War of Independence, part of the
Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878, against the
Ottoman Empire.
[72]
|
Great Union Day
(Ziua Unirii Mare)
|
1 December
|
1918
|
|
Unification of Romania on 1 December 1918
|
Rwanda
|
Independence Day
|
1 July
|
1962
|
Belgium
|
Effective date of the
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1746 terminating the
Rwanda-Urundi Trusteeship.
[24]
[25]
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Independence Day
|
19 September
|
1983
|
United Kingdom
|
|
Saint Lucia
|
Independence Day
|
22 February
|
1979
|
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Independence Day
|
27 October
|
1979
|
|
Samoa
|
Independence Day
|
1 June
|
1962
|
New Zealand
|
|
São Tomé and Príncipe
|
Independence Day
|
12 July
|
1975
|
Portugal
|
Effective date of the agreement with Portugal reached on 26 November 1974.
[73]
[74]
|
Senegal
|
Independence Day
|
4 April
|
1960
|
France
|
|
Serbia
|
Statehood Day
|
15 February
|
1804 and 1835
|
Ottoman Empire
|
The beginning of
First Serbian Uprising in 1804, it evolved into a
Serbian Revolution, war for independence from
Ottoman Empire; and the adoption of the first
Constitution in 1835.
|
Seychelles
|
Independence Day
|
29 June
|
1976
|
United Kingdom
|
|
Sierra Leone
|
Independence Day
|
27 April
|
1961
|
|
Singapore
|
National Day
|
9 August
|
1965
|
Malaysia
|
Proclamation of Singapore.
|
Slovakia
|
Independence Day
|
28 October
|
1918
|
Austria-Hungary
|
Independence declaration by the
Czechoslovak National Council.
[75]
|
Independence Day
|
17 July
|
1992
|
Czechoslovakia
|
Declaration of Independence in 1992 (only a
remembrance day),
de jure independence came on 1 January 1993, after the division of
Czechoslovakia (
public holiday).
|
Restoration Day
|
1 January
|
1993
|
Czechoslovakia
|
Effective date of the
Dissolution of Czechoslovakia into
Czech Republic and
Slovakia.
[76]
|
Slovenia
|
Statehood Day
|
25 June
|
1991
|
Yugoslavia
|
Date of Slovenia's declaration of independence from Yugoslavia in 1991.
|
Independence and Unity Day
|
26 December
|
1990
|
Yugoslavia
|
Date of the release of the official results of the independence
plebiscite in 1990, confirming
secession from
Yugoslavia.
|
Solomon Islands
|
Independence Day
|
7 July
|
1978
|
United Kingdom
|
|
Somalia
|
Independence Day
|
26 June
|
1960
|
United Kingdom
|
|
Somaliland
|
Independence Day
|
26 June
|
1960
|
United Kingdom
|
|
Independence Day
|
18 May
|
1990
|
Somalia
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
Independence Day
|
4 February
|
1948
|
United Kingdom
|
Celebrates to commemorate the country’s political independence from British rule in 1948.
[77] Event celebrated annually.
|
Sudan
|
Independence Day
|
1 January
|
1956
|
United Kingdom
Egypt
|
|
South Sudan
|
Independence Day
|
9 July
|
2011
|
Sudan
|
|
Suriname
|
Independence Day
|
25 November
|
1975
|
Netherlands
|
Switzerland
|
Swiss National Day
|
1 August
|
1291
|
Holy Roman Empire
|
Alliance against the
Holy Roman Empire in 1291.
|
Syria
|
Evacuation Day
|
17 April
|
1946
|
France
|
End of the
French Mandate of Syria in 1946.
|
Tajikistan
|
Independence Day
|
9 September
|
1991
|
Soviet Union
|
|
Tanzania
|
Independence Day
|
9 December
|
1961
|
United Kingdom
|
Independence as
Tanganyika.
|
Togo
|
Independence Day
|
27 April
|
1960
|
France
|
|
Tonga
|
Emancipation Day
|
4 June
|
1970
|
United Kingdom
|
Termination of protectorate status in 1970.
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Independence Day
|
31 August
|
1962
|
Effective date of the
Trinidad and Tobago Independence Act 1962.
|
Tunisia
|
Independence Day
|
20 March
|
1956
|
France
|
|
Turkmenistan
|
Independence Day
|
27 September
|
1991
|
Soviet Union
[78]
|
|
Tuvalu
|
Independence Day
|
1 October
|
1978
|
United Kingdom
|
|
Uganda
|
Independence Day
|
9 October
|
1962
|
United Kingdom
|
Ukraine
|
Independence Day
|
24 August
|
1991
|
Soviet Union
|
Declaration of Independence of Ukraine
|
Day of Unity
|
22 January
|
1919
|
Russian SFSR
Austria-Hungary
|
Unification of Ukraine on 22 January 1919.
[79]
|
United Arab Emirates
|
National Day
|
2 December
|
1971
|
United Kingdom
|
|
United States
|
Independence Day or
Fourth of July
|
4 July
|
1776
|
Kingdom of Great Britain
|
United States Declaration of Independence
|
Uruguay
|
Independence Day
|
25 August
|
1825
|
Empire of Brazil
|
Declaration of independence and union with the
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
|
Uzbekistan
|
Independence Day
|
1 September
|
1991
|
Soviet Union
|
|
Vanuatu
|
Independence Day
|
30 July
|
1980
|
United Kingdom
France
|
|
Vatican City
|
Independence Day
|
11 February
|
1929
|
Kingdom of Italy
|
Lateran Treaty
|
Venezuela
|
Independence Day
|
5 July
|
1811
|
Spanish Empire
|
Venezuelan Declaration of Independence.
|
Vietnam
|
National Day
|
2 September
|
1945
|
Empire of Japan
France
|
Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
|
Yemen
|
Independence Day
|
30 November
|
1967
|
United Kingdom
|
Declaration of independence as
Kingdom of Yemen
|
Zambia
|
Independence Day
|
24 October
|
1964
|
United Kingdom
|
Effective date of the
Zambia Independence Act 1964.
|
Zimbabwe
|
Independence Day
|
18 April
|
1980
|
United Kingdom
|
Granting of independence by the United Kingdom in 1980
|