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{{Short description|Holiday marking a country's liberation}}
{{confuse|Emancipation Day|Liberation Day tariffs}}
{{other uses|Liberation Day (disambiguation)}}
[[File:2013-04-25 Porta san Paolo Roma.jpg|thumb|Celebrations of the [[Liberation Day (Italy)|Italian Liberation Day]] at [[Porta San Paolo]] in [[Rome]], 2013]]
'''Liberation Day''' is a day, often a [[public holiday]], that marks the liberation of a place, similar to an [[independence day]], but differing from it because it does not involve the original creation of statehood. It commemorates the end of an occupation (as in the [[Liberation Day (Falkland Islands)|Falkland Islands]]) or the fall of a regime (as in [[Public holidays in Portugal|Portugal]]) or the liberation from both a foreign occupation and a collaborationist regime (as in [[Public holidays in France|France]] and [[Liberation Day (Italy)|Italy]]). 

==List==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!  width="20%"|Country!!width="15%"|Date!!width="5%"|Year!!width="40%"|Event!!width="20%"|Name of holiday
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Afghanistan}}
|{{sort|02-15|February&nbsp;15}}
|1989
|[[Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan|Soviet Union withdrawal from Afghanistan]]
|
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Albania}}
|{{sort|11-29|November&nbsp;29}}
|1944
|[[Albanian resistance during World War II#German occupation|Liberation from Nazi Germany]]
|[[Liberation Day (Albania)|''Dita e Çlirimit'']] or Liberation Day
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Bangladesh}}
|{{sort|12-16|December&nbsp;16}}
|1971
|[[Pakistani Instrument of Surrender|Liberation from Pakistan]]
|[[Victory day of Bangladesh|''Bijoy Dibosh'']] in [[Bangladesh]] and [[Vijay Diwas (India)|''Vijay Diwas'']] in [[India]]'s [[West Bengal]], or Victory Day
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Belarus}}
|{{sort|07-03|July&nbsp;3}}
|1944
|[[Operation Bagration|Liberation from Nazi Germany]]
|[[Independence Day (Belarus)|Republic Day]] or Independence Day
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Bulgaria}}
|{{sort|03-03|March&nbsp;3}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Labour Law in Bulgaria|first=Vasil|last=Mrŭchkov|page=120|publisher=Kluwer Law International|year=2011|isbn=978-9-041-13616-9}}</ref>
|1878
|[[Treaty of San Stefano|Creation]] of the [[Principality of Bulgaria]]
|[[Liberation Day (Bulgaria)|Liberation Day]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Cambodia}}
|{{sort|01-07|January&nbsp;7}}
|1979
|[[Cambodian–Vietnamese War|Liberation from the Khmer Rouge]]
|[[Victory Day]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Congo, Democratic Republic of the}}
|{{sort|05-17|May&nbsp;17}}
|1997
|Takeover of [[Kinshasa]] by [[Laurent-Désiré Kabila]] following the [[First Congo War]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Liberation Day in DR Congo in 2021 |url=https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/dr-congo/dr-congo-liberation-day |website=Office Holidays |access-date=January 4, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
|Liberation Day
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Cuba}}
|{{sort|01-01|January&nbsp;1}}
|1959
|[[Cuban Revolution]] under the leadership of [[Fidel Castro]]
|[[Triumph of the Revolution|''Triunfo de la Revolución'']] or Triumph of the Revolution
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Czech Republic}}
|{{sort|05-08|May&nbsp;8}}
|1945
|[[German occupation of Czechoslovakia|Liberation from Nazi Germany]]
|[[Liberation Day|''Den osvobození'']] (Liberation Day)
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Denmark}}
|{{sort|05-05|May&nbsp;5}}
|1945
|[[German occupation of Denmark|Liberation from Nazi Germany]]
|[[Liberation Day (Denmark)|''Befrielsesdagen'']] or Liberation Day
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|''{{flag|Falkland Islands}}''
|{{sort|06-14|June&nbsp;14}}
|1982
|[[Falklands War|Liberation from Argentina]]
|[[Liberation Day (Falkland Islands)|Liberation Day]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|France}}
|{{sort|08-25|August&nbsp;25}}
|1944
|[[Liberation of Paris|Liberation from Nazi Germany]] and the end of the [[Vichy France|Vichy Regime]]
|
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Greece}}
|{{sort|10-12|October&nbsp;12}}
|1944
|[[Axis occupation of Greece|Liberation from Nazi Germany]] 
|
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|''{{flag|Guam}}''
|{{sort|07-21|July&nbsp;21}}
|1944
|[[Battle of Guam (1944)|Liberation from Japan]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Guam: Tourist site steeped in military history, to mark Liberation Day |author=Norman Sklarewitz |url=http://guam.stripes.com/travel/guam-tourist-site-steeped-military-history-mark-liberation-day |newspaper=Stars and Stripes |date=10 July 2012 |access-date=24 February 2013 |archive-date=23 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123052733/http://guam.stripes.com/travel/guam-tourist-site-steeped-military-history-mark-liberation-day |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Leibowitz |first=Arnold H. |title=Defining Status: A Comprehensive Analysis of United States Territorial Relations |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s1NEdqvtd3IC&q=guam%20%22liberation%20day%22&pg=PA324 |access-date=24 February 2012 |year=1989 |publisher=Martinus Nijhoff Publishers |isbn=9780792300694 |page=324 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Manchester |first=William |title=Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nvPRNK-Zo_YC&q=guam+%22liberation+day%22&pg=PT218 |access-date=24 February 2012 |year=2008 |publisher=Hachette Digital, Inc. |isbn=9780316054638 |page=218 }}</ref>
| [[Liberation Day (Guam)|Liberation Day]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|''{{flag|Guernsey}}'' (Channel Islands)
|{{sort|05-09|May&nbsp;9}}
|1945
|[[German occupation of the Channel Islands|Liberation from Nazi Germany]]<ref name="ChannelIslands-2">{{cite web | url=http://www.historic-uk.com/DestinationsUK/Guernsey.html | title=Guernsey | work=Historic UK | first=Ben | last=Johnson | access-date=September 18, 2018 }}</ref>
| [[Liberation Day (Channel Islands)|Liberation Day]]

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|''{{flag|Hong Kong|1959}}''
|{{sort|08-31|Last Monday in August}}
|1945
|[[Victory over Japan Day|Liberation from Japan]],<ref name="cnn-hk-1996">{{cite news |title=Hong Kong ceremony foreshadows end of an era |url=http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9608/26/hong.kong.liberation/index.html |publisher=CNN |date=26 August 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040916203250/http://edition.cnn.com:80/WORLD/9608/26/hong.kong.liberation/index.html |archive-date=16 September 2004 |url-status=dead }}</ref> celebrated between 1945 and 1996 (no longer a holiday as of 1997)
| [[Liberation Day (Hong Kong)|Liberation Day (V-J Day 30 August)]]

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Hungary|1959}}
|{{sort|04-04|April 4}}
|1945
|[[Siege of Budapest]], celebrated between 1950 and 1989 (no longer a holiday as of 1990)
| [[Liberation Day (Hungary)|Liberation Day]]

|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|India}}
|{{sort|12-19|December&nbsp;19}} ([[Goa]] only)
|1961
|[[Operation Vijay (1961)|Liberation of Goa from Portugal]]
|[[Goa Liberation Day]]
|-
|{{flag|Israel}}
|28 [[Iyar]]
|1967
|[[Reunification of Jerusalem]] in the [[Six-Day War]]
|[[Jerusalem Day|''Yom Yerushalayim'']] (Jerusalem Day)
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{sort|04-25|April&nbsp;25}}
|1945
|The victory of the [[Italian resistance movement]] against [[Nazi Germany]] and the [[Italian Social Republic]], [[puppet state]] of the Nazis and [[rump state]] of the fascists, culmination of the [[liberation of Italy]] from German occupation and of the [[Italian civil war]], in the latter phase of [[World War II]].
|''[[Liberation Day (Italy)|Festa della Liberazione]]''
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flagicon|Iraq|1991}} [[Ba'athist Iraq]]
|{{sort|04-17|April&nbsp;17}}
|1988
|[[Second Battle of Al Faw|Liberation of Al-Faw]] from the Iranian regime and [[Tawakalna ala Allah Operations|the decisive Iraqi victories that followed]].
|"Al-Faw Liberation Day"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|''{{flag|Jersey}}'' (Channel Islands)
|{{sort|05-09|May&nbsp;9}}
|1945
|[[German occupation of the Channel Islands|Liberation from Nazi Germany]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jersey.com/English/aboutjersey/history/liberationday/Pages/default.aspx |title=Liberation Day |access-date=2012-05-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511055409/http://jersey.com/English/aboutjersey/history/liberationday/Pages/default.aspx |archive-date=2012-05-11 }}.</ref>
| [[Liberation Day (Channel Islands)|Liberation Day]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|North Korea}}<br>{{flag|South Korea}}
|{{sort|08-15|August&nbsp;15}}
|1945
|[[Surrender of Japan|Liberation from Japan]]
|[[Gwangbokjeol]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Kuwait}}
|{{sort|02-26|February&nbsp;26}}
|1991
|[[Liberation of Kuwait campaign|Liberation from Iraq]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.kuwaittimes.net/website/flag-hoisting-ceremony-signals-start-kuwait-national-celebrations-2017/ |title=Flag-hoisting ceremony signals start of Kuwait national celebrations of 2017 |date=3 February 2017 |newspaper=[[Kuwait Times]] |access-date=25 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203194108/http://news.kuwaittimes.net/website/flag-hoisting-ceremony-signals-start-kuwait-national-celebrations-2017/ |archive-date= 3 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Lebanon}}
|{{sort|05-25|May&nbsp;25}}
|2000
|[[South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)|Withdrawal of the Israeli Forces from Lebanon]]
|[[Liberation Day (Lebanon)|Liberation Day]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Libya}}
|{{sort|10-23|October&nbsp;23}}
|2011
|[[Death of Muammar Gaddafi|Muammar Gaddafi killed]], ending the [[Libyan Civil War (2011)|2011 Libyan civil war]]
|
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|North Macedonia}}
|{{sort|10-11|October&nbsp;11}}
|1941
|[[Day of the Macedonian Uprising|Uprising Day in North Macedonia]], the beginning of the [[National Liberation War of Macedonia]]
|
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Mali}}
|{{sort|11-19|November&nbsp;19}}
|1968
|End of [[Modibo Keïta]]'s regime
|
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Moldova}}
|{{sort|08-24|August&nbsp;24}}
|1944
|Liberation from Nazi Germany
|[[Liberation Day (Moldova)|Liberation Day]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{sort|05-05|May&nbsp;5}}
|1945
|[[German occupation of the Netherlands|Liberation from Nazi Germany]]
|[[Liberation Day (Netherlands)|''Bevrijdingsdag'']] or Liberation Day
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Nicaragua}}
|{{sort|07-19|July&nbsp;19}}
|1979
|[[Nicaraguan Revolution]]
|
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|''{{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}}''
|{{sort|07-04|July&nbsp;4}}
|1945
|[[Northern Mariana Islands#World War II|Liberation from Japan]]
|
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Norway}}
|{{sort|05-08|May&nbsp;8}}
|1945
|[[Occupation of Norway|Liberation from Nazi Germany]]
|
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Poland}}
|November 11
|1918
|Gained independence from [[German Empire]], [[Russian Empire]], [[Austria-Hungary]] in the end of [[World War I]] after 123 years of occupation.
|[[National Independence Day (Poland)|Dzień Niepodległości (Independence Day)]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|{{sort|04-25|April&nbsp;25}}
|1974
|Fall of the [[Estado Novo (Portugal)|Estado Novo (''New State'')]] fascist regime: known locally as the [[Carnation Revolution|Carnation Revolution (''Revolução dos Cravos'')]]
|[[Freedom Day (Portugal)|Freedom Day]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Rwanda}}
|{{sort|07-04|July&nbsp;4}}
|1994
|Victory of the [[Rwandan Patriotic Front|RPF]], ending the [[Rwandan genocide]]
|[[Liberation Day (Rwanda)|Liberation Day]]
|-
|{{Flag|Slovakia}}
|{{sort|05-08|May&nbsp;8}}
|1945
|[[German occupation of Czechoslovakia|Liberation from Nazi Germany]]
|''Deň víťazstva nad fašizmom''
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|''{{flag|South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands}}''
|{{sort|04-25|April&nbsp;25}}
|1982
|[[Operation Paraquet|Liberation from Argentina]]
|
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Togo}}
|{{sort|01-12|January&nbsp;13}}
|1967
|Military coup under the leadership of [[Etienne Eyadema]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Liberation Day in Togo / January 13, 2020 |url=https://anydayguide.com/calendar/1709 |website=AnydayGuide |access-date=September 14, 2020}}</ref>
|''Jour de la Libération''
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Turkey}}
|{{sort|08-30|August&nbsp;30}}
|1922
|End of the [[Turkish War of Independence]]
|Zafer Bayramı (Victory Day)
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Uganda}}
|{{sort|01-26|January&nbsp;26}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gou.go.ug/about-uganda/sector/national-events-calendar|title=National Events Calendar|access-date=25 January 2017|publisher=Government of Uganda}}</ref>
|1986
|End of [[Tito Okello]]'s regime and the capture of power by the [[Museveni]] regime
|
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Ukraine}}
|{{sort|10-28|October&nbsp;28}}
|1944
|[[Reichskommissariat Ukraine|Liberation from Nazi Germany]] completed as Red Army captures [[Chop, Ukraine|Chop]]
|[[Liberation Day (Ukraine)]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|{{flag|Vietnam}}
|{{sort|04-30|April&nbsp;30}}
|1975
|"[[Fall of Saigon|Day of liberating the South for national reunification]]"
|[[Reunification Day]]
|}
[[File:1982 Liberation Memorial in Stanley (5612271774).jpg|thumb|[[1982 Liberation Memorial|Liberation Memorial]] in [[Stanley, Falkland Islands|Stanley]], [[Falkland Islands]].]]

==See also==
* [[National Day]]
* [[Revolution Day]]

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