Country | Name of holiday | Date of holiday | Year of event | Independence from | Event commemorated and notes |
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Afghanistan | Independence Day | 19 August | 1919 | United Kingdom | Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 orTreaty of Rawalpindi, an armistice between theUnited Kingdom and Afghanistan during theThird 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. During theFirst 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, whenSkanderbeg raised the Albanian flag inKrujë. The following Day, 29 November, consists of theLiberation of Albania fromNazi Germany. In this day,Albanian partisans and fighters are remembered. |
Algeria | Independence Day | 5 July | 1962 | France | Algeria gained independence following theAlgerian War and theAlgerian independence referendum. France officially recognized independent Algeria on 3 July, but the Independence Day is celebrated on 5 July, the day of thefall of Algiers in 1830 and the beginning ofFrench Algeria.[2][3] |
Angola | Independence Day | 11 November | 1975 | Portugal | TheAlvor Agreement, signed on 15 January 1975, granted Angola independence from Portugal on 11 November, ending theAngolan War of Independence.[4] |
Antigua and Barbuda | Independence Day | 1 November | 1981 | United Kingdom | The effective date of the Antigua Termination of Association Order passed by theParliament of the United Kingdom in July.[5][6] |
Argentina | Independence Day | 9 July | 1816[7] | Spanish Empire | Argentine Declaration of Independence. |
Armenia | Republic Day | 28 May | 1918[8] | Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic | Declaration of Independence of Armenia (1918). |
Independence Day | 21 September | 1991 | Soviet Union | 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[9] | Soviet Union | Adoption of the constitutional act "On the State Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan"[9] |
The Bahamas | Independence Day | 10 July | 1973 | United Kingdom | Effective date of The Bahamas Independence Order 1973[10] |
Bahrain | Independence Day | 16 December | 1971 | United Kingdom | Ascension ofIsa bin Salman Al Khalifa to the throne.[11] |
Bangladesh | Independence Day | 26 March | 1971 | Pakistan | Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence |
Victory Day | 16 December | 1971 | Victory overPakistan Armed Forces in theBangladesh Liberation War |
Barbados | Independence Day | 30 November | 1966 | United Kingdom | Effective date of theBarbados 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 | Theliberation of Minsk after several years ofGerman occupation in 1944. Two other independence days – 25 March (proclamation of theBelarusian People's Republic in 1918) and 27 July (independence from theSoviet Union in 1990) – are commemorated unofficially.[12] |
Belgium | National Day | 21 July | 1831 | Netherlands | Ascension ofLeopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld to the throne.[13] |
Belize | Independence Day | 21 September | 1981 | United Kingdom | Effective day of theBelize Act 1981.[14] |
Benin | Independence Day | 1 August | 1960 | France | Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July creating the independentRepublic of Dahomey.[15] |
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.[16] |
Brazil | Independence Day (Dia da Independência) | 7 September | 1822 | Portugal | Declaration of independence byPedro I of Brazil (seeIndependence of Brazil).[17] |
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 betweenUnited Kingdom and Brunei.[18] However, the celebrations of the first National Day were delayed until 23 February and that day continues to be celebrated since.[19] |
Bulgaria | Liberation Day | 3 March | 1878 | Ottoman Empire | Treaty of San Stefano which created the autonomousPrincipality of Bulgaria.[20] |
Independence Day | 22 September | 1908[21] | Bulgarian Declaration of Independence.[21] |
Burkina Faso | Proclamation of Independence Day | 11 December | 1958 | France | Effective date whenFrench Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in theFrench Community. |
Independence Day | 5 August | 1960[22] | Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July and creation of the independentRepublic of Upper Volta.[15] |
Burundi | Independence Day | 1 July | 1962 | Belgium | Effective date of theUnited Nations General Assembly Resolution 1746 terminating theRuanda-Urundi Trusteeship.[23][24] |
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.[25][26] |
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 theNational Day on 20 May commemorating the1972 Cameroonian constitutional referendum.[27] |
Canada | Canada Day | 1 July | 1867 | United Kingdom | Canada Day on 1 July commemorates the establishment of the Dominion ofCanada in 1867.[28] |
Cape Verde | Independence Day | 5 July | 1975 | Portugal | Effective date of the Agreement Between Portugal andPartido Africano para a Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde (PAIGC) signed on 18 December 1974.[29] |
Central African Republic | National Day | 1 December | 1958 | France | Effective date when Central African Republic became an autonomous republic of theFrench Community.[30] |
Independence Day | 13 August | 1960[31] | Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 12 July.[15] |
Chad | Republic Day | 28 November | 1958[32] | Effective date when Chad became an autonomous republic in theFrench Community.[33] |
Independence Day | 11 August | 1960 | Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 12 July.[15] |
Chile | Independence Day (part ofFiestas Patrias) | 18 September | 1810 | Spanish Empire | Establishment of theGovernment Junta of Chile.[34] The following day, 19 September, is celebrated as the Army Day.[35] The two holidays collectively are known asFiestas Patrias.[36] |
China, People's Republic of | National Day | 1 October | 1949 | Republic of China | Mao Zedong's formalproclamation 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 the1974 Comorian independence referendum.[37] |
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.[38] |
Congo, Republic of the | Republic Day | 28 November | 1958[39] | France | Effective date when Congo became an autonomous republic in theFrench Community.[39] |
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[40] | 1990[41] | Yugoslavia | First session of theCroatian Parliament following the1990 Croatian parliamentary election.[41] 8 October (when the parliament adopted a decision to sever constitutional relations withYugoslavia 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.[40] |
Cuba | Independence Day[42] | 10 October | 1868[43] | Spanish Empire | Call to rebellion (known asGrito de Yara) by sugar planterCarlos Manuel de Cespedes that led to theTen Years' War for independence.[44] |
Cyprus | Independence Day | 1 October | 1960 | United Kingdom | Effective date of theLondon-Zürich Agreements was 16 August 1960, but the public holiday was moved to 1 October to avoid summer heat and tourist season.[45] |
Czech Republic | Independence Day | 28 October | 1918 | Austria-Hungary | Independence declaration by theCzechoslovak National Council.[46] Official day of independence of theCzech Republic |
Restoration Day | 1 January | 1993[47] | Czechoslovakia | Effective date of thePeaceful Dissolution of Czechoslovakia intoCzech Republic andSlovakia.[48] |
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.[49] |
27 February | 1844 | Haiti | Independence re-declared fromHaiti in 1844, after a 22-year occupation. Start of theDominican War of Independence. |
Restoration Day | 16 August | 1863 | Spanish Empire | Day ofGrito del Capotillo on August 16, 1863. Independence officially restored from Spain on July 11, 1865, after victory in theDominican Restoration War. |
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[50] | 20 August | 1991 | Soviet Union[50] | Estonian Restoration of Independence. |
Eswatini | Independence Day (Somhlolo Day) | 6 September | 1968 | United Kingdom | Commemorates independence.[51] Also called Somhlolo Day or Subhuza Day, after the 19th-century leaderSobhuza I.[52] |
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.[15] |
Gambia, The | Independence Day | 18 February | 1965 | United Kingdom | Effective date of theGambia Independence Act 1964. |
Georgia | Independence Day | 26 May | 1918 | Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic | Day of the proclamation of theDemocratic 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 commemoratesGerman 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 theGreek 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.[53][54] |
Iceland | National Day | 17 June | 1944 | Denmark | Effective date of the dissolution of theDanish–Icelandic Act of Union following the1944 Icelandic constitutional referendum.[55] |
India | Independence Day (Swatantra Diwas) | 15 August | 1947 | United Kingdom | Effective date of theIndian Independence Act 1947.[a] |
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.[56] |
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 theHebrew calendar). | 1948 | United Kingdom
Mandatory Palestine
British Mandate for Palestine | Israeli Declaration of Independence on 14 May 1948 (5 Iyar 5708 in theHebrew 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 theGregorian calendar. |
Italy | Anniversary of the Unification | It celebrates the birth ofItaly as a modernnation state, which took place following theproclamation of the Kingdom of Italy on 17 March 1861. However, the completeunification of Italy took place only in the following years. 17 March | 1861 | - | Thepolitical andsocial movement that on 17 March 1861 ended in theannexation ofvarious states of theItalian peninsula and its outlying isles to theKingdom of Sardinia, resulting in the creation of theKingdom of Italy. |
Ivory Coast | Independence Day | 7 August | 1960 | France | Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July.[15] |
Jamaica | Independence Day | 6 August | 1962 | United Kingdom | Independence of Jamaica. |
Japan | National Foundation Day | 11 February | 660 BCE | | Commemorates the accession ofJimmu, thelegendary firstEmperor of Japan and descendant of the sun goddessAmaterasu, atKashihara-gū, in660 BC.[57] |
Jordan | Independence Day | 25 May | 1946 | United Kingdom
Emirate of Transjordan
Mandate for Palestine | Ascension ofAbdullah I of Jordan to the throne.[55] |
Kazakhstan | Independence Day | 16 December | 1991 | Soviet Union | |
Kenya | Jamhuri Day | 12 December | 1963 | United Kingdom | |
Kiribati | National Day | 12 July | 1979 | United Kingdom | Kiribati gained its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming a sovereign state in 1979. |
North Korea | National Liberation Day of Korea (Chogukhaebangŭi nal) | 15 August | 1945 | Empire of Japan | Liberation from theEmpire of Japan in 1945. SeeJapanese Occupation of Korea. TheDemocratic 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 asSamiljeol, or Independence Proclamation Day. |
National Liberation Day of Korea (Gwangbokjeol) | 15 August | 1945 | Liberation from theEmpire of Japan in 1945. SeeJapanese Occupation of Korea. TheProvisional Government of the Republic of Korea was founded in 1919. |
Kosovo | Independence Day | 17 February | 2008 | Serbia | February 17 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. |
Kuwait | National Day | 25 February | 1961 | United Kingdom | Independence actually occurred on 19 June 1961, but celebrate on 25 February each year to honorSheikh 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 | |
Laos | National Day | 2 December | 1975 | Kingdom of Laos | Marks the end of theLao monarchy and the establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic on 2 December 1975.[58] Laos actually became an independent country on 22 October (from France in 1953),[59] but this isn't commemorated as a public holiday in the country. |
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 ofRussian Empire prior to World War I, but its territoryhad been ceded toGerman 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 fromItaly on 10 February 1947, released fromBritish andFrench 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 | National Day | 1st ofRabi' al-Awwal, 3rd month ofIslamic calendar | 1573 | Portugal | Termination of Portuguese rule in the archipelago following uprising ofMohamed Thakurufaanu in 1573.[60] |
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.[15] |
Mauritius | Independence Day | 12 March | 1968 | United Kingdom | |
Mexico | Independence Day (Día de la Independéncia) Cry of Dolores (Grito de Dolores) | 16 September | 1810 | Spanish Empire | Start of theMexican War of Independence. |
Micronesia | Independence Day | 3 November | 1986 | United States | Effective date of theCompact of Free Association. |
Moldova | Independence Day | 27 August | 1991 | Soviet Union | Moldovan Declaration of Independence. |
Mongolia | Independence Day | 29 December[61] | 1911 | Qing dynasty[62][63] | Independence declared in 1911 during theXinhai Revolution. However, Mongolian independence was neither recognized byQing China nor its successor state, theRepublic of China. The newly establishedBogd 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.TheImperial Edict of the Abdication of the Qing Emperor issued in 1912 provided the legal basis for theRepublic of China to inherit all Qing territories, including Mongolia.[64][65][66] The Republic of China later establishedde facto control over Mongolia in 1919. Mongolia subsequentlyre-asserted its independence in 1921. During the years of socialism, the value of this historically important day was ignored, but the law of theState Greate Khural of the Republic of Mongolia on August 16, 2007, made December 29 a public holiday, and later enshrined it into law on December 23, 2011, making it a public holiday, the Day of the Restoration of National Freedom and Independence. |
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 ofMohammed V of Morocco from exile. |
Mozambique | Independence Day (Dia da Independência Nacional) | 25 June | 1975 | Portugal | In September 1964 theMozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) began an armed guerilla campaign against the Portuguese. FRELIMO took control ofMaputo in April 1974 in a coup. Independence for Mozambique was officially declared a year later on 25 June 1975.[67] |
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 | Australia
New Zealand
United Kingdom | Effective date of theNauru Independence Act 1967. Also marks the date of the return of the Nauruans fromTruk island after theJapanese occupation of Nauru duringWorld War II.[68] |
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.[15] |
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-livedKruševo Republic during theIlinden Uprising. |
Independence Day (Den na nezavisnosta) | 8 September | 1991 | Yugoslavia | |
Norway | Constitution Day | 17 May | 1814 | Denmark | National Day: Independence and theConstitution of Norway (17 May 1814). |
Independence Day | 7 June | 1905 | Sweden | Union Dissolution and Independence Day (7 June 1905). |
Oman | National Day | 20 November | 1744 | Yarubid dynasty | Celebrates the date of the founding of theAl Bu Said dynasty, which has ruled Oman since 1744.[69] |
Pakistan | Independence Day (Youm-e-Azadi) | 14 August | 1947 | United Kingdom | Effective date of theIndian Independence Act 1947;[b][70] see also:Pakistan Day (23 March). |
Palau | Independence Day | 1 October | 1994 | United States | 9 July 1980 is Palau'sConstitution Day usually commemorated with formal events. Independence Day celebrations are more elaborate and last several days. |
Palestine | Independence Day | 15 November | 1988 | Israel | Palestinian Declaration of Independence on 15 November 1988. |
Panama | Independence Day | 28 November | 1821 | Spanish Empire | Independence Act of Panama |
Separation Day | 3 November | 1903 | Colombia | Panama was member of 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 | Effective date of thePapua New Guinea Independence Act 1975 |
Paraguay | Independence Day | 14 and 15 May | 1811 | Spanish Empire[71] | |
Peru | Independence Day | 28 July | 1821 | Spanish Empire | |
Philippines | Independence Day (Araw ng Kalayaan orAraw ng Kasarinlan) | 12 June | 1898 | Philippine Declaration of Independence byEmilio Aguinaldo during thePhilippine Revolution against Spain. The Philippines achieved self-rule from theUnited States on 4 July 1946, and celebrated 4 July as Independence Day until 1964.[74] |
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 ofpartitions byRussia,Prussia, andAustria. |
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 fromIberian Union with Spain.[75] |
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 theRomanian War of Independence, part of theRusso-Turkish War of 1877–1878, against theOttoman Empire.[76] |
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 theUnited Nations General Assembly Resolution 1746 terminating theRwanda-Urundi Trusteeship.[23][24] |
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.[77][78] |
Senegal | Independence Day | 4 April | 1960 | France | |
Serbia | Statehood Day | 15 February | 1804 and 1835 | Ottoman Empire | Outbreak of theFirst Serbian Uprising in 1804, which evolved into aSerbian Revolution; the adoption of the first modernconstitution 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 theCzechoslovak National Council.[79] |
Independence Day | 17 July | 1992 | Czechoslovakia | Declaration of Independence in 1992 (only aremembrance day),de jure independence came on 1 January 1993, after the division ofCzechoslovakia (public holiday). |
Restoration Day | 1 January | 1993 | Czechoslovakia | Effective date of theDissolution of Czechoslovakia intoCzech Republic andSlovakia.[48] |
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 independenceplebiscite in 1990, confirmingsecession fromYugoslavia. |
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.[80] Event celebrated annually. |
Sudan | Independence Day | 1 January | 1956 | United Kingdom
Egypt | |
South Sudan | Independence Day | 9 July | 2011 | Sudan |
Spain | National Day | 12 October | 1492 | Castile
Aragon | Celebrates Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas in 1492 that kickstarted the Spanish Empire, which was the first global empire in history.[81] |
Suriname | Independence Day | 25 November | 1975 | Netherlands |
Switzerland | Swiss National Day | 1 August | 1291 | Holy Roman Empire | Alliance against theHoly Roman Empire in 1291. |
Syria | Evacuation Day | 17 April | 1946 | France | End of theFrench Mandate of Syria in 1946. |
Tajikistan | Independence Day | 9 September | 1991 | Soviet Union | |
Tanzania | Independence Day | 9 December | 1961 | United Kingdom | Independence asTanganyika. |
Timor-Leste | Proclamation of Independence Day | 28 November | 1975 | Portugal | East Timor Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the Portuguese rule in 1975. |
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 theTrinidad and Tobago Independence Act 1962. |
Tunisia | Independence Day | 20 March | 1956 | France | |
Turkmenistan | Independence Day | 27 September | 1991 | Soviet Union[82] | |
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.[83] |
United Arab Emirates | National Day | 2 December | 1971 | United Kingdom | |
United States | Independence Day orFourth 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 theUnited 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 | Lateran Treaty Day | 11 February | 1929 | Kingdom of Italy | Lateran Treaty establishing Vatican City as an independent state |
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 asKingdom of Yemen |
Zambia | Independence Day | 24 October | 1964 | United Kingdom | Effective date of theZambia Independence Act 1964. |
Zimbabwe | Independence Day | 18 April | 1980 | United Kingdom | Granting of independence by the United Kingdom in 1980 |