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Independence from
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| Template:Country data Afghanistan
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Independence Day
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1919
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Template:Country data United Kingdom
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Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 or Treaty of Rawalpindi, an armistice between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan during the Third Anglo-Afghan War.[2]
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| Liberation Day
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1989
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Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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| Template:Country data Albania
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Independence Day
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1912
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Template:Country data Ottoman Empire
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Albanian Declaration of Independence. During the First Balkan War, risked by separation after war, Ismail Qemali, the first Albanian leader, declared independence in a speech only 5 minutes long. This became the Second November, after the First November, when Skanderbeg raised the Albanian flag in Krujë.
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| Template:Country data Algeria
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Independence Day
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1962
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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]
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| Template:Country data Angola
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Independence Day
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1975
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Template:Country data Portugal
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The Alvor Agreement, signed on 15 January 1975, granted Angola independence from Portugal on 11 November, ending the Angolan War of Independence.[5]
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| Template:Country data Antigua and Barbuda
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Independence Day
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1981
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Template:Country data United Kingdom
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The effective date of the Antigua Termination of Association Order passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in July.[6][7]
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| Template:Country data Argentina
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Independence Day
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1816[8]
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Template:Country data Spanish Empire
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Argentine Declaration of Independence.
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| Template:Country data Armenia
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Republic Day (Hanrapetut’yan or)
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1918[9]
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Template:Country data Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
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Declaration of Independence of Armenia (1918).
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| Independence Day
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1991
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Template:Country data Soviet Union
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1991 Armenian independence referendum.
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| Template:Country data Azerbaijan
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Independence Day (Müstəqillik Günü)
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1918
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Template:Country data Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
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Declaration of Independence of Azerbaijan.
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| Day of Restoration of Independence
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1991[10]
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Template:Country data Soviet Union
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Adoption of the constitutional act "On the State Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan".[10]
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| Template:Country data Bahamas
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Independence Day
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1973
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Template:Country data United Kingdom
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Effective date of The Bahamas Independence Order 1973.[11]
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| Template:Country data Bahrain
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Independence Day
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1971
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Template:Country data United Kingdom
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Ascension of Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa to the throne.[12]
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| Template:Country data Bangladesh
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Independence and National Day (Sbādhīnôtā Ō Jātīẏô Dibôs)
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1971
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Template:Country data Pakistan
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Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence.
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| Victory Day
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1971
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Victory over Pakistan Armed Forces in the Bangladesh Liberation War.
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| Template:Country data Barbados
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Independence Day
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1966
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Template:Country data United Kingdom
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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.
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| Template:Country data Belarus
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Independence Day (Dzien Niezaliežnasci)
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1944
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Template:Country data Nazi Germany
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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]
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| Template:Country data Belgium
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National Day
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1831
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Template:Flagicon Netherlands
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Ascension of Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld to the throne.[14]
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| Template:Country data Belize
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Independence Day
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1981
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Template:Country data United Kingdom
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Effective day of the Belize Act 1981.[15]
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| Template:Country data Benin
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Independence Day
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1960
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Template:Country data France
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Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July creating the independent Republic of Dahomey.[16]
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| Template:Country data Bolivia
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Independence Day
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1825
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Template:Country data Spain
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Bolivian Declaration of Independence.
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| Template:Country data Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Independence Day
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1992
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Template:Country data Yugoslavia
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1992 Bosnian independence referendum.
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| Template:Country data Botswana
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Independence Day
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1966
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Template:Country data United Kingdom
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Effective date of the Botswana Independence Act 1966.[17]
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| Template:Country data Brazil
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Independence Day (Dia da Independência)
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1822
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Template:Country data Portugal
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Declaration of independence by Pedro I of Brazil (see Independence of Brazil).[18]
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| Template:Country data Brunei
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National Day (Hari Kemerdekaan or Hari Kebangsaan)
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1984
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Template:Country data United Kingdom
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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]
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| Template:Country data Bulgaria
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Liberation Day
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1878
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Template:Country data Ottoman Empire
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Treaty of San Stefano which created the autonomous Principality of Bulgaria.[21]
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| Independence Day
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1908[22]
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Bulgarian Declaration of Independence.[22]
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| Template:Country data Burkina Faso
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Proclamation of Independence Day
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1958
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Template:Country data France
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Effective date when French Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community.
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| Independence Day
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1960[23]
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Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July and creation of the independent Republic of Upper Volta.[16]
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| Template:Country data Burundi
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Independence Day
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1962
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Template:Country data Belgium
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Effective date of the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1746 terminating the Ruanda-Urundi Trusteeship.[24][25]
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| Template:Country data Cambodia
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Independence Day (Bony Ekreachychate)
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1953
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Template:Country data France
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Ceremony transferring military from French to Cambodian officials based on a military hand-over agreement reached on 17 October 1953.[26][27]
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| Template:Country data Cameroon
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National Day
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1972
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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]
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| Template:Country data Canada
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Canada Day
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1867
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Template:Country data United Kingdom
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Canada Day on 1 July commemorates the establishment of the Dominion of Canada in 1867.[29]
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| Template:Country data Cape Verde
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Independence Day
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1975
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Template:Country data Portugal
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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]
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| Template:Country data Central African Republic
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National Day
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1958
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Template:Country data France
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Effective date when Central African Republic became an autonomous republic of the French Community.[31]
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| Independence Day
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1960[32]
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Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 12 July.[16]
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| Template:Country data Chad
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Republic Day
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1958[33]
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Effective date when Chad became an autonomous republic in the French Community.[34]
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| Independence Day
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1960
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Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 12 July.[16]
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| Template:Country data Chile
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Independence Day (part of Fiestas Patrias)
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1810
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Template:Country data Spanish Empire
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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]
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| Template:Country data Colombia
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Independence Day
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1810
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Template:Country data Spanish Empire
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Colombian Declaration of Independence.
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| Template:Country data Comoros
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Independence Day
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1975
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Template:Country data France
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Unilateral declaration of independence by the Chamber of Deputies of Comoros following the 1974 Comorian independence referendum.[38]
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| Template:Country data Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Independence Day
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1960
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Template:Country data Belgium
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Effective date of the Treaty of Friendship, Assistance and Co-operation between Belgium and the Congo concluded on 29 June 1960.[39]
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| Template:Country data Republic of the Congo
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Republic Day
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1958[40]
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Template:Country data France
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Effective date when Congo became an autonomous republic in the French Community.[40]
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| Independence Day
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1960
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Congo gains full independence from France.[41]
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| Template:Country data Costa Rica
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Independence Day
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1821
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Template:Country data Spanish Empire
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Act of Independence of Central America.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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| Template:Country data Croatia
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National Day
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1990[43]
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Template:Country data Yugoslavia
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First session of the Croatian Parliament following the 1990 Croatian parliamentary election.[43] 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.[42]
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| Template:Country data Cuba
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Independence Day[44]
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1868[45]
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Template:Country data Spanish Empire
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Call to rebellion (known as Grito de Yara) by sugar planter Carlos Manuel de Cespedes that led to the Ten Years' War for independence.[46]
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1898
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Spain cedes Cuba to the United States as a result of the Treaty of Paris in 1898, which marked the end of the Spanish–American War.
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1902
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Template:Country data United States
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Independence of Cuba from the United States. However, Cuba remained under direct U.S. influence until 1934 as a result of the Platt Amendment.
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| Template:Country data Cyprus
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Independence Day
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1960
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Template:Country data United Kingdom
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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.[47]
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| Template:Country data Czech Republic
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Independence Day
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1918
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Template:Country data Austria-Hungary
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Independence declaration by the Czechoslovak National Council.[48] Official day of independence of the Czech Republic
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| Restoration Day
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1993[49]
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Template:Country data Czechoslovakia
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Effective date of the Peaceful Dissolution of Czechoslovakia into Czech Republic and Slovakia.[50]
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| Template:Country data Djibouti
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Independence Day
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1977
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Template:Country data France
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Independence from France following a successful independence referendum held in May 1977.[51]
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| Template:Country data Dominica
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Independence Day
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1978
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Template:Country data United Kingdom
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Independence from the United Kingdom following the creation of the Dominican constitution.[52]
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| Template:Country data Dominican Republic
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Independence Day
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1821
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Template:Country data Spanish Empire
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Independence from Spain in December 1821.[53]
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1844
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Independence re-declared from Haiti in 1844, after a 22-year occupation. Start of the Dominican War of Independence.
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| Restoration Day
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1863
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Template:Country data Spanish Empire
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Day of Grito del Capotillo on 16 August 1863. Independence officially restored from Spain on 11 July 1865, after victory in the Dominican Restoration War.
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| Template:Country data Ecuador
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Independence Day
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1809
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Template:Country data Spanish Empire
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Proclaimed independence on 10 August 1809, but failed with the execution of all the conspirators of the movement on 2 August 1810.
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| Template:Country data Egypt
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Revolution Day
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1952
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The Egyptian Revolution of 1952 abolished the Kingdom of Egypt, ended British influence in the country, and established an independent republic.[54]
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| Template:Country data El Salvador
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Independence Day
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1821
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Template:Country data Spanish Empire
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Act of Independence of Central America.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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| Template:Country data Equatorial Guinea
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Independence Day
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1968
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Template:Country data Spain
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Independence from Spain following the country's only free and fair election to date in September 1968.[55]
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| Template:Country data Eritrea
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Independence Day
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1991
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Template:Country data Ethiopia
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Eritrean War of Independence.
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| Template:Country data Estonia
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Independence Day (Iseseisvuspäev)
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1918
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Template:Country data Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
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Estonian Declaration of Independence.
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| Day of Restoration of Independence[56]
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1991
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Template:Country data Soviet Union[56]
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Estonian Restoration of Independence.
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| Template:Country data Eswatini
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Independence Day (Somhlolo Day)
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1968
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Template:Country data United Kingdom
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Commemorates independence.[57] Also called Somhlolo Day or Subhuza Day, after the 19th-century leader Sobhuza I.[58]
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| Template:Country data Fiji
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Fiji Day
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1970
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Template:Country data United Kingdom
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Instruments of Independence
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| Template:Country data Finland
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Independence Day (Itsenäisyyspäivä)
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1917
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Template:Country data Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
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Finnish Declaration of Independence
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| Template:Country data Gabon
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Independence Day
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1960
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Template:Country data France
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Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 15 July.[16]
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| Template:Country data The Gambia
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Independence Day
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1965
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Template:Country data United Kingdom
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Effective date of the Gambia Independence Act 1964.
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| Template:Country data Georgia
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Independence Day (Damouk'ideblobis dghe)
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1918
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Template:Country data Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
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Day of the proclamation of the Democratic Republic of Georgia in 1918.
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| National Unity Day
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1991
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Template:Country data Soviet Union
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Commemoration of both the April 9 tragedy 1989 (also known as Tbilisi Massacre, Tbilisi tragedy) when on Rustaveli Avenue, in Tbilisi an anti-Soviet demonstration was dispersed by the Soviet Army, resulting in 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries, as well as the declaration of independence by Zviad Gamsakhurdia following an independence referendum in March 1991.[59]
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| Template:Country data Germany
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German Unity Day
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1990
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It commemorates German reunification in 1990 when the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) were unified.
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| Template:Country data Ghana
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Independence Day
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1957
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Template:Country data United Kingdom
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On Wednesday, 6 March 1957, when Kwame Nkrumah, the inaugural Prime Minister of Ghana, declared to the people of Ghana about their freedom, he added that, "the African People are capable of managing their own affairs and Ghana our beloved country is free forever." Ghana was the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve its independence from European colonial rule.[60][61]
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| Template:Country data Greece
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Independence Day
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1821
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Template:Country data Ottoman Empire
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Declaration of independence 1821. Start of the Greek War of Independence.
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| Template:Country data Grenada
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Independence Day
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1974
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Template:Country data United Kingdom
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Accession of Sir Eric Gairy as the inaugural Prime Minister of Grenada.[62]
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| Template:Country data Guatemala
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Independence Day
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1821
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Template:Country data Spanish Empire
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Act of Independence of Central America.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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| Template:Country data Guinea
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Independence Day
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1958
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Template:Country data France
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Withdrawal of French authority after the collapse of the Fourth Republic and establishment of the Fifth Republic that led to an overwhelming vote for independence in a referendum in September 1958.[63]
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| Template:Country data Guinea-Bissau
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Independence Day
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1973
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Template:Country data Portugal
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Declaration of independence in September 1973 during the country's war of liberation, although it wouldn't be formally recognized by Portugal until a year later on 10 September 1974.[64][65]
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| Template:Country data Guyana
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Independence Day
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1966
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Template:Country data United Kingdom
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The Guyana Independence Act came into effect.[66]
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| Template:Country data Haiti
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Independence Day
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1804
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Haitian Declaration of Independence.
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| Template:Country data Honduras
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Independence Day
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1821
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Template:Country data Spanish Empire
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Act of Independence of Central America.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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| Template:Country data Iceland
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National Day
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1944
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Template:Country data Denmark
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Effective date of the dissolution of the Danish–Icelandic Act of Union following the 1944 Icelandic constitutional referendum.[67]
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| Template:Country data India
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Independence Day (Swatantrata Diwas)
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1947
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Template:Country data United Kingdom
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Effective date of the Indian Independence Act 1947.Template:Efn
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| Template:Country data Indonesia
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Independence Day (Hari Kemerdekaan)
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1945
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Proclamation of Indonesian Independence.
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| Template:Country data Iraq
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Independence Day
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1932
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Template:Country data United Kingdom
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Iraq joined the League of Nations after gaining formal independence.[68]
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| Template:Country data Israel
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Independence Day (Yom Ha'atzmaut)
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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.
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| Template:Country data Italy
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Anniversary of the Unification
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1861
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Template:Country data Austrian Empire
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The political and social movement that on 17 March 1861 ended in the annexation of various states of the Italian peninsula and its outlying isles to the Kingdom of Sardinia, resulting in the creation of the Kingdom of Italy.
It celebrates the birth of Italy as a modern nation state, which took place following the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy on 17 March 1861. However, the complete unification of Italy took place only in the following years.
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| Template:Country data Ivory Coast
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Independence Day
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1960
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Template:Country data France
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Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July.[16]
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| Template:Country data Jamaica
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Independence Day
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1962
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Template:Country data United Kingdom
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Independence of Jamaica.
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| Template:Country data Jordan
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Independence Day
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1946
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Ascension of Abdullah I of Jordan to the throne.[67]
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| Template:Country data Kazakhstan
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Independence Day
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1991
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Template:Country data Soviet Union
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The Supreme Soviet of Kazakhstan passed the Constitutional Independence Law of Republic of Kazakhstan, and was the last country to declare independence from the Soviet Union.
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| Template:Country data Kenya
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Madaraka Day
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1963
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Template:Country data United Kingdom
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Kenya attained internal self rule after being a British colony since 1920.[69]
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| Jamhuri Day
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1963
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Jomo Kenyatta was inaugurated as the first President of Kenya.[70]
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| Template:Country data Kiribati
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National DayTemplate:Fact
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1979
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Template:Country data United Kingdom
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Kiribati gained its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming a sovereign state in 1979.
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| Template:Country data North Korea
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National Liberation Day of Korea (Chogukhaebangŭi nal)
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1945
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Template:Country data Empire of Japan
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Liberation from the Empire of Japan in 1945. See Japanese Occupation of Korea. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea was founded in 1948.
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| Template:Country data South Korea
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March 1st Movement (Samiljeol)
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1919
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Korean Declaration of Independence in 1919. This day is celebrated as Samiljeol, or Independence Proclamation Day.
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| National Liberation Day of Korea (Gwangbokjeol)
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1945
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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.
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| Template:Country data Kosovo
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Independence Day
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2008
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Template:Country data Serbia
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17 February is celebrated as Independence Day in Kosovo, commemorating the declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008, marking a significant milestone in the nation's history.
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| Template:Country data Kuwait
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National Day
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1961
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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.
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| Template:Country data Kyrgyzstan
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Independence Day
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1991
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Template:Country data Soviet Union
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The Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan adopted a law on the "Declaration on State Independence of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan".[71]
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| Template:Country data Latvia
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Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia (Proklamēšanas diena)
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1918
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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.
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| Day of Restoration of Independence
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1990
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Template:Country data Soviet Union
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On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia.
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| Template:Country data Lebanon
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Independence Day
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1943
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Template:Flagcountry
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Domestic and international pressure forced France to release the Lebanese prisoners from Rashaya Citadel.[72]
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| Template:Country data Lesotho
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Independence Day
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1966
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Name of the country changed from Basutoland to Lesotho.[73]
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| Template:Country data Liberia
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Independence Day
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1847
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Template:Flagicon image American Colonization Society
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Liberian Declaration of Independence.
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| Template:Country data Libya
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Independence Day
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1951
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Independence from Italy on 10 February 1947, released from British and French on 24 December 1951.
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| Template:Country data Liechtenstein
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National Day
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1866
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Template:Country data German Confederation
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Separation of the country from the German Confederation following the Austro-Prussian War.[74]
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| Template:Country data Lithuania
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Statehood Restoration Day (Valstybės atkūrimo diena)
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1918
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Act of Independence of Lithuania.
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1990
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Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.
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Termination of Portuguese rule in the archipelago following the uprising of Mohamed Thakurufaanu in 1573.[77]
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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 newly established Bogd Khanate of Mongolia led by the Bogd Khan lasted for 8 years until it was occupied by the Republic of China in 1919, to regain independence not long after.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.[86][87][88] The Republic of China later established de facto control over Mongolia in 1919. Mongolia subsequently re-asserted its independence in 1921. During the years of socialism, the value of this historically important day was ignored, but the law of the State Greate Khural of the Republic of Mongolia on 16 August 2007, made 29 December a public holiday, and later enshrined it into law on 23 December 2011, making it a public holiday, the Day of the Restoration of National Freedom and Independence.
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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.[89]
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1960
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Republic Day: Recognition of the establishment of the short-lived Kruševo Republic during the Ilinden Uprising.
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1991 Macedonian independence referendum.[93]
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National Day: Independence and the Constitution of Norway (17 May 1814).
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Treaty of Manila.[102]
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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.[103]
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On 18 December 1878, Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani succeeded his father, Mohammed bin Thani as ruler of the Qatari Peninsula. He was deemed to have unified all the local tribes by combating external forces, such as the British. He also earned a considerable degree of autonomy for the tribes of the peninsula.[104][105]
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Association with the United Kingdom fully terminated.[107]
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Named Western Samoa until 1997, it was the first Polynesian nation to be recognized as a sovereign state in the 20th century.[110]
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Effective date of the agreement with Portugal reached on 26 November 1974.[111][112]
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1960
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Transfer of power agreement signed between the Mali Federation and France.[113]
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Outbreak of the First Serbian Uprising in 1804, which evolved into a Serbian Revolution; the adoption of the first modern constitution in 1835.
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Sir James R. Mancham became the country's first President, with France-Albert René as Prime Minister.[114]
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On 20 April 1960, Milton Margai led a 24-member Sierra Leonean delegation at constitutional conferences that were held with the Government of Queen Elizabeth II and British Colonial Secretary Iain Macleod in negotiations for independence held in London. On the conclusion of talks in London on 4 May 1960, the United Kingdom agreed to grant Sierra Leone independence on 27 April 1961.[115][116]
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Proclamation of Singapore.
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Independence declaration by the Czechoslovak National Council.[117]
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Declaration of Independence in 1992 (only a remembrance day), de jure independence came on 1 January 1993, after the division of Czechoslovakia (public holiday).
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Effective date of the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia into Czech Republic and Slovakia.[50]
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Solomon Islands Act 1978.[118]
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The former Italian and British Somalilands unified as the Somali Republic on 1 July 1960.[120]
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Celebrates to commemorate the country's political independence from British rule in 1948.[121] Event celebrated annually.
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A polling process was carried out resulting in the composition of a democratic parliament and Ismail al-Azhari was elected first Prime Minister and led the first modern Sudanese government. On 1 January 1956, in a special ceremony held at the People's Palace, the Egyptian and British flags were lowered and the new Sudanese flag, composed of green, blue and yellow stripes, was raised in their place by the prime minister Ismail al-Azhari.[122]
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The 2011 South Sudanese independence referendum resulted in an overwhelming 98.3% vote in favor of independence, with well over 60% turnout. The predetermined date for the creation of an independent state was 9 July 2011.[123][124]
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Under the left-wing pro-independence Den Uyl cabinet Suriname gained independence, albeit with substantial Dutch foreign aid.[125]
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Alliance against the Holy Roman Empire in 1291.
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Celebrates the election of King Gustav Vasa in 1523 and the new constitutions in 1809 and 1974. The election of King Gustav Vasa was the de facto end of the Kalmar Union.[126]
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On 9 September 1991, at the session Supreme Soviet, a Resolution and Declaration "On State Independence of the Republic of Tajikistan" was adopted, being formally signed by acting president Qadriddin Aslonov.[127][128]
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East Timor Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the Portuguese rule in 1975.
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Timorese independence from Indonesian and United Nations administration in 2002.
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On 13 October 1958 the French government announced that full independence would be granted. On 14 November 1958 the United Nations’ General Assembly took note of the French government's declaration according to which Togo which was under French administration would gain independence in 1960, thus marking an end to the trusteeship period. On 5 December 1959 the United Nations’ General Assembly resolved that the UN Trusteeship Agreement with France for Cameroon would end when Togo became independent on 27 April 1960.[129][130][131]
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A military coup on 13 January 1963 led to the assassination of President Sylvanus Olympio by a group of soldiers under the direction of Sergeant Gnassingbé Eyadéma.[132]
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1956
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Termination of the Treaty of Bardo and signing of the Franco-Tunisian protocol led to the relinquishment of French authority over the country.[133]
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Merger of six emirates in the Persian Gulf (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Sharjah, and Umm Al Quwain) into a federal union.[139]
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Declaration of independence and union with the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
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Lateran Treaty establishing Vatican City as an independent state
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Declaration of Independence of the South Yemen
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Granting of independence by the United Kingdom in 1980
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