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Abkhazia
Date of holiday : July 4th
Year celebrated : 1993
Event celebrated : End of the 1992-1993 War in Abkhazia. De facto independence from Georgia in 1993. Officially declared as such in 1999.(Only partially recognized.)
Name of holiday : Also known as "liberation day".
Afghanistan
Date of holiday : August 19th
Year celebrated : 1919
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom control over Afghan foreign affairs in 1919.
Name of holiday : Afghan Independence Day
Albania
Date of holiday : November 28th
Year celebrated : 1912
Event celebrated : Declared by Ismail Qemali in 1912 and signaled the end of five centuries of Ottoman rule.
Name of holiday : Independence Day/Dita e Pavaresise
Algeria
Date of holiday : July 5th
Year celebrated : 1962
Event celebrated : Independence from France in 1962.
Name of holiday :
Angola
Date of holiday : November 11th
Year celebrated : 1975
Event celebrated : Independence from Portugal in 1975.
Name of holiday :
Antigua and Barbuda
Date of holiday : November 1st
Year celebrated : 1981
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981.
Name of holiday :
Argentina
Date of holiday : July 9th
Year celebrated : 1816
Event celebrated : Independence declared from the Spanish Empire in 1816.
Name of holiday :
Armenia
Date of holiday : May 28th
Year celebrated : 1918
Event celebrated : Declaration of independence from Russian Empire in 1918.
Name of holiday :
Armenia
Date of holiday : September 21st
Year celebrated : 1991
Event celebrated : Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Name of holiday : National Day
Austria
Date of holiday : October 26th
Year celebrated : 1955
Event celebrated : Restoration of sovereignty in 1955.
Name of holiday : National Day
Azerbaijan
Date of holiday : May 28th
Year celebrated : 1918
Event celebrated : Independence from the Russian Empire in 1918 and declaration of the Republic
Name of holiday : Republic Day
Azerbaijan
Date of holiday : October 18th
Year celebrated : 1991
Event celebrated : Independence re-declared from the Soviet Union in 1991
Name of holiday : Day of the State Independence of Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Date of holiday : July 10th
Year celebrated : 1973
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1973.
Name of holiday :
Bahrain
Date of holiday : August 15th
Year celebrated : 1971
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1971
Name of holiday : Bahrain Independence Day
Bangladesh
Date of holiday : March 26th
Year celebrated : 1971
Event celebrated : Independence was declared from Pakistan and this led to a nine-month war ending on December 16, 1971. But before official Pakistani rule, the present-day area was partitioned from the United Kingdom on August 14, 1947
Name of holiday : Independence Day of Bangladesh
Barbados
Date of holiday : November 30th
Year celebrated : 1966
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966.
Name of holiday :
Belarus
Date of holiday : July 3rd
Year celebrated : 1944
Event celebrated : The liberation of Minsk after several years of German occupation in 1944.
Name of holiday : Independence Day of Belarus
Belgium
Date of holiday : July 21st
Year celebrated : 1831
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Netherlands (Belgian revolution) on October 4, 1830. Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld takes the oath as first King of the Belgians on July 21, 1831.
Name of holiday : Belgian National Day
Belize
Date of holiday : September 21st
Year celebrated : 1981
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom on September 21, 1981.
Name of holiday : September Celebrations
Benin
Date of holiday : August 1st
Year celebrated : 1960
Event celebrated : Independence from France in 1969.
Name of holiday :
Bolivia
Date of holiday : August 6th
Year celebrated : 1825
Event celebrated : Independence from Spain in 1825.
Name of holiday :
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Date of holiday : March 1st
Year celebrated : 1992
Event celebrated : Independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992.
Name of holiday : Independence Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Botswana
Date of holiday : September 30th
Year celebrated : 1966
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966.
Name of holiday :
Brazil
Date of holiday : September 7th
Year celebrated : 1822
Event celebrated : Independence from Portugal on September 7, 1822. Recognized on August 29, 1825.
Name of holiday : Independence Day (Brazil)
Brunei
Date of holiday : January 1st
Year celebrated : 1984
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. National Day celebrations are held on February 23.
Name of holiday :
Bulgaria
Date of holiday : September 22nd
Year celebrated : 1908
Event celebrated : Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1908.
Name of holiday :
Burkina Faso
Date of holiday : August 5th
Year celebrated : 1960
Event celebrated : Independence from France in 1960.
Name of holiday :
Burma
Date of holiday : January 4th
Year celebrated : 1948
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1948.
Name of holiday : Independence Day (Burma)
Burundi
Date of holiday : July 1st
Year celebrated : 1962
Event celebrated : Independence from Belgium in 1962.
Name of holiday :
Cambodia
Date of holiday : November 9th
Year celebrated : 1953
Event celebrated : Independence from France in 1953
Name of holiday :
Cameroon
Date of holiday : January 1st
Year celebrated : 1960
Event celebrated : Independence from France and United Kingdom in 1960.
Name of holiday :
Canada
Date of holiday : July 1st
Year celebrated : 1867
Event celebrated : Granted nominal independence from United Kingdom in 1867.
Name of holiday :
Cape Verde
Date of holiday : July 5th
Year celebrated : 1975
Event celebrated : Independence from Portugal in 1975.
Name of holiday :
Central African Republic
Date of holiday : August 13th
Year celebrated : 1960
Event celebrated : Independence from France in 1960.
Name of holiday :
Chad
Date of holiday : August 11th
Year celebrated : 1960
Event celebrated : Independence from France in 1960.
Name of holiday :
Chile
Date of holiday : February 12th and September 18th
Year celebrated : 1810
Event celebrated : Declared Independence from Spain on that date in 1810. Actually, Chileans celebrate the date of the first Government Junta, September 18. This date was not recognized as such until April 25, 1844.
Name of holiday :
Colombia
Date of holiday : July 20th and August 7th
Year celebrated : 1810
Event celebrated : Independence from Spain in 1810.
Name of holiday :
Comoros
Date of holiday : July 6th
Year celebrated : 1975
Event celebrated : Independence from France in 1975.
Name of holiday :
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Date of holiday : June 30th
Year celebrated : 1960
Event celebrated : Independence from Belgium in 1960.
Name of holiday :
Congo, Republic of the
Date of holiday : August 15th
Year celebrated : 1960
Event celebrated : Independence from France in 1960.
Name of holiday :
Costa Rica
Date of holiday : September 15th
Year celebrated : 1821
Event celebrated : Independence from Spain in 1821.
Name of holiday :
Croatia
Date of holiday : October 8th
Year celebrated : 1991
Event celebrated : Independence from SFR Yugoslavia in 1991.
Name of holiday : Independence Day (Croatia)
Cuba
Date of holiday : May 20th
Year celebrated : 1902
Event celebrated : Independence from the United States in 1902.
Name of holiday :
Cyprus
Date of holiday : October 1st
Year celebrated : 1960
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom on August 16, 1960, but Cyprus Independence Day is commonly celebrated on October 1.
Name of holiday :
Czech Republic
Date of holiday : October 28th
Year celebrated : 1918
Event celebrated : As Czechoslovakia, marking independence from Austria-Hungary on October 28, 1918.
Name of holiday :
Czech Republic
Date of holiday : January 1st
Year celebrated : 1993
Event celebrated : As the Czech Republic after the split of Czechoslovakia in 1993.
Name of holiday :
Denmark
Date of holiday : June 5th
Year celebrated : 1849
Event celebrated : Constitutional Act in 1849.
Name of holiday :
Djibouti
Date of holiday : June 27th
Year celebrated : 1977
Event celebrated : Independence from France in 1977.
Name of holiday :
Dominica
Date of holiday : November 3rd
Year celebrated : 1978
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1978.
Name of holiday :
Dominican Republic
Date of holiday : December 1st
Year celebrated : 1821
Event celebrated : Independence from Spain in 1821.
Name of holiday :
Dominican Republic
Date of holiday : February 27th
Year celebrated : 1844
Event celebrated : Independence re-declared from Haiti in 1844, after a 22-year occupation.
Name of holiday :
East Timor
Date of holiday : May 20th
Year celebrated : 2002
Event celebrated : Independence from Portugal in 2002 (recognition, East Timor was invaded by Indonesia from 1975 to 1999, officially it never ceased to be considered as administrated by Portugal).
Name of holiday :
Ecuador
Date of holiday : August 10th
Year celebrated : 1809
Event celebrated : Proclaimed independence from Spain on August 10, 1809, but failed with the execution of all the conspirators of the movement on August 2, 1810.
Name of holiday :
Ecuador
Date of holiday : May 24th
Year celebrated : 1822
Event celebrated : Independence finally occurred on May 24, 1822 at the Battle of Pichincha.
Name of holiday :
El Salvador
Date of holiday : September 15th
Year celebrated : 1821
Event celebrated : Independence from Spain in 1821.
Name of holiday :
Equatorial Guinea
Date of holiday : October 12th
Year celebrated : 1968
Event celebrated : Independence from Spain in 1968.
Name of holiday :
Eritrea
Date of holiday : May 24th
Year celebrated : 1993
Event celebrated : Independence from Ethiopia in 1993.
Name of holiday : Independence Day (Eritrea)
Estonia
Date of holiday : February 24th
Year celebrated : 1918
Event celebrated : Independence from the Russian Empire in 1918.
Name of holiday : Independence Day (Estonia)
Estonia
Date of holiday : August 20th
Year celebrated : 1991
Event celebrated : Independence re-declared from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Name of holiday :
Fiji
Date of holiday : October 10th
Year celebrated : 1970
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1970.
Name of holiday :
Finland
Date of holiday : December 6th
Year celebrated : 1917
Event celebrated : Independence from Russia in 1917. Recognized on January 4, 1918.
Name of holiday : Independence Day (Finland)
Gabon
Date of holiday : August 17th
Year celebrated : 1960
Event celebrated : Independence from France in 1960.
Name of holiday :
Gambia, The
Date of holiday : February 18th
Year celebrated : 1965
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1965.
Name of holiday :
Georgia
Date of holiday : May 26th
Year celebrated : 1918
Event celebrated : Day of the proclamation of the Democratic Republic of Georgia in 1918
Name of holiday :
Georgia
Date of holiday : April 9th
Year celebrated : 1991
Event celebrated : Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Name of holiday :
Ghana
Date of holiday : March 6th
Year celebrated : 1957
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1957.
Name of holiday :
Greece
Date of holiday : March 25th
Year celebrated : 1821
Event celebrated : Declaration of independence from Ottoman Empire in 1821. Start of the Greek War of Independence
Name of holiday :
Grenada
Date of holiday : February 7th
Year celebrated : 1974
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1974.
Name of holiday : Independence Day (Grenada)
Guatemala
Date of holiday : September 15th
Year celebrated : 1821
Event celebrated : Independence from Spain in 1821.
Name of holiday :
Guinea
Date of holiday : October 2nd
Year celebrated : 1958
Event celebrated : Independence from France in 1958.
Name of holiday :
Guinea-Bissau
Date of holiday : September 24th
Year celebrated : 1973
Event celebrated : Declaration of independence from Portugal in 1973.
Name of holiday :
Guyana
Date of holiday : May 26th
Year celebrated : 1966
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966.
Name of holiday :
Haiti
Date of holiday : January 1st
Year celebrated : 1804
Event celebrated : Declaration of independence from France in 1804.
Name of holiday :
Honduras
Date of holiday : September 15th
Year celebrated : 1821
Event celebrated : Independence from Spain in 1821.
Name of holiday :
Hungary
Date of holiday : August 20th
Year celebrated : 1000
Event celebrated : Foundation of Cristian Hungary and Hungary's first Cristian King St. Stephen's Day.
Name of holiday : National Day
Iceland
Date of holiday : December 1st
Year celebrated : 1918
Event celebrated : Independence from Kingdom of Denmark in 1918.
Name of holiday :
India
Date of holiday : August 15th
Year celebrated : 1947
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom on 15 August 1947.
Name of holiday : Independence Day (India)
Indonesia
Date of holiday : August 17th
Year celebrated : 1945
Event celebrated : Declaration of Independence day (Hari Proklamasi Kemerdekaan R.I.) from the Netherlands on August 17, 1945. The Netherlands acknowledged Indonesian independence and sovereignty in 1949. The Dutch government formally acknowledged August 17, 1945 as the only true date of Indonesian Independence in 2008
Name of holiday :
Iraq
Date of holiday : October 3rd
Year celebrated : 1932
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1932.
Name of holiday :
Ireland
Date of holiday : April 24th
Year celebrated : 1916
Event celebrated : Proclamation of the Irish Republic commencing the Easter Rising on April 24, 1916. Independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Name of holiday :
Israel
Date of holiday : On or between April 15th and May 15th, depending on the Hebrew calendar.
Year celebrated : 1948
Event celebrated : Independence from the British Mandate for Palestine, which took place on May 14, 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 April 15 and May 15, according to the Gregorian calendar.
Name of holiday : Yom Ha'atzmaut
Ivory Coast
Date of holiday : August 7th
Year celebrated : 1960
Event celebrated : Independence from France in 1960.
Name of holiday :
Jamaica
Date of holiday : August 6th
Year celebrated : 1962
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1962.
Name of holiday :
Japan
Date of holiday : April 28th
Year celebrated : 1952
Event celebrated : Independence from the United States in 1952.
Name of holiday :
Jordan
Date of holiday : May 25th
Year celebrated : 1946
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1946.
Name of holiday :
Kazakhstan
Date of holiday : December 16th
Year celebrated : 1991
Event celebrated : Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Name of holiday :
Kenya
Date of holiday : December 12th
Year celebrated : 1963
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1963.
Name of holiday : Jamhuri Day
Korea, North
Date of holiday : September 9th
Year celebrated : 1948
Event celebrated : Founding of the DPRK in 1948.
Name of holiday :
Korea, South
Date of holiday : August 15th
Year celebrated : 1945
Event celebrated : Independence from Japan was declared on March 1, 1919. Holiday is celebrated on August 15, anniversary of independent Korean governments creation on August 15, 1948
Name of holiday : Gwangbokjeol or Liberation Day
Kuwait
Date of holiday : February 25th
Year celebrated : 1961
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1961.
Name of holiday :
Kyrgyzstan
Date of holiday : August 31st
Year celebrated : 1991
Event celebrated : Independence from USSR in 1991.
Name of holiday :
Laos
Date of holiday : October 22nd
Year celebrated : 1953
Event celebrated : Independence from France on October 22, 1953.
Name of holiday :
Latvia
Date of holiday : November 18th
Year celebrated : 1918
Event celebrated : Independence from Russia on November 18, 1918.
Name of holiday :
Latvia
Date of holiday : May 4th
Year celebrated : 1990
Event celebrated : Restoration of independence from Soviet Union on May 4, 1990
Name of holiday :
Lebanon
Date of holiday : November 22nd
Year celebrated : 1943
Event celebrated : Independence from France in 1943.
Name of holiday :
Lesotho
Date of holiday : October 4th
Year celebrated : 1966
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966.
Name of holiday :
Liberia
Date of holiday : July 26th
Year celebrated : 1847
Event celebrated : Independence from the American Colonization Society in 1847.
Name of holiday :
Libya
Date of holiday : December 24th
Year celebrated : 1951
Event celebrated : Independence from Italy on 10 February, 1947, released from British and French on December 24, 1951.
Name of holiday :
Lithuania
Date of holiday : February 16th
Year celebrated : 1918
Event celebrated : Act of Independence of Lithuania: Independence from the Russian and German Empires in February 1918
Name of holiday :
Lithuania
Date of holiday : March 11th
Year celebrated : 1990
Event celebrated : Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania: independence from the Soviet Union in March 1990.
Name of holiday :
Macedonia, Republic of
Date of holiday : September 8th
Year celebrated : 1991
Event celebrated : Independence from Yugoslavia in 1991.
Name of holiday : Den na nezavisnosta
Madagascar
Date of holiday : June 26th
Year celebrated : 1960
Event celebrated : Independence from France in 1960.
Name of holiday :
Malawi
Date of holiday : July 6th
Year celebrated : 1964
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1964.
Name of holiday :
Malaysia
Date of holiday : August 31st
Year celebrated : 1957
Event celebrated : Independence of the Federation of Malaya from the United Kingdom in 1957.
Name of holiday : Hari Merdeka
Malaysia
Date of holiday : September 16th
Year celebrated : 1963
Event celebrated : Formation of Malaysia from the Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore.
Name of holiday : Hari Malaysia
Maldives
Date of holiday : July 26th
Year celebrated : 1965
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1965.
Name of holiday :
Mali
Date of holiday : September 22nd
Year celebrated : 1960
Event celebrated : Independence from France in 1960.
Name of holiday :
Malta
Date of holiday : September 21st
Year celebrated : 1964
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1964.
Name of holiday : Independence Day
Mauritius
Date of holiday : March 12th
Year celebrated : 1968
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1968.
Name of holiday :
Mexico
Date of holiday : September 16th
Year celebrated : 1810
Event celebrated : Independence from Spain declared in 1810. Recognized on September 27, 1821.
Name of holiday : Grito de Dolores
Moldova
Date of holiday : August 27th
Year celebrated : 1991
Event celebrated : Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Name of holiday : Independence Day
Mongolia
Date of holiday : December 29th
Year celebrated : 1911
Event celebrated : Independence from the Qing Dynasty in 1911.However, the newly established Mongolian government was too weak to resist the occupation of the Republic of China in 1919 and later White Russia in early 1921. After ousting Roman von Ungern-Sternberg's forces, the new communist government was officially established on June 11, 1921.
Name of holiday :
Montenegro
Date of holiday : May 21st
Year celebrated : 2006
Event celebrated : Independence from State union with Serbia, in 2006.
Name of holiday :
Morocco
Date of holiday : November 18th
Year celebrated : 1956
Event celebrated : Independence from France and Spain in 1956
Name of holiday :
Mozambique
Date of holiday : June 25th
Year celebrated : 1975
Event celebrated : Independence from Portugal in 1975
Name of holiday :
Nagorno-Karabakh
Date of holiday : September 2nd
Year celebrated : 1991
Event celebrated : Independence from Azerbaijan in 1991. De facto independent.
Name of holiday : National Day
Namibia
Date of holiday : March 21st
Year celebrated : 1990
Event celebrated : Independence from South African mandate in 1990
Name of holiday :
Nauru
Date of holiday : January 31st
Year celebrated : 1968
Event celebrated : Independence from Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom in 1968.
Name of holiday :
Netherlands
Date of holiday : May 5th
Year celebrated : 1945
Event celebrated : Liberation from Nazi Germany in 1945
Name of holiday : Bevrijdingsdag or Liberation Day
Nicaragua
Date of holiday : September 15th
Year celebrated : 1821
Event celebrated : Independence from Spain in 1821.
Name of holiday :
Niger
Date of holiday : August 3rd
Year celebrated : 1960
Event celebrated : Independence from France in 1960.
Name of holiday :
Nigeria
Date of holiday : October 1st
Year celebrated : 1960
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1960.
Name of holiday :
Northern Cyprus
Date of holiday : September 2nd
Year celebrated : 1983
Event celebrated : Declaration of independence from the Republic of Cyprus in 1983. (Partially recognized)
Name of holiday :
Norway
Date of holiday : May 17th
Year celebrated : 1814
Event celebrated : Constitution day/National day. Independence from Denmark in 1814, but in union with Sweden until June 1905 when finally independent.
Name of holiday :
Pakistan
Date of holiday : August 14th
Year celebrated : 1947
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom on 27 Ramadan ul Mubarik, August 14, 1947.
Name of holiday : Youm-e-Azadi
Panama
Date of holiday : November 28th
Year celebrated : 1821
Event celebrated : Independence from Spain 1821.
Name of holiday :
Panama
Date of holiday : November 3rd
Year celebrated : 1903
Event celebrated : Panama was member of the "Gran Colombia" until 1903. The 1903 separation from Colombia is celebrated as an official holiday day on November 3.
Name of holiday :
Papua New Guinea
Date of holiday : September 16th
Year celebrated : 1975
Event celebrated : Independence from Australia of the former Territory of Papua and New Guinea in 1975.
Name of holiday :
Paraguay
Date of holiday : May 15th
Year celebrated : 1811
Event celebrated : (Dia de Independencia) Independence from Spain in 1811.
Name of holiday :
Peru
Date of holiday : July 28th
Year celebrated : 1821
Event celebrated : Independence from Spain in 1821.
Name of holiday : Fiestas Patrias
Philippines
Date of holiday : June 12th
Year celebrated : 1898
Event celebrated : Commemorates 1898 declaration by Emilio Aguinaldo during the Philippine Revolution against Spain. The Republic of the Philippines achieved self-rule from the United States on July 4, 1946, and celebrated July 4 as Independence Day until 1964.
Name of holiday : Araw ng Kalayaan
Poland
Date of holiday : November 11th
Year celebrated : 1918
Event celebrated : Restoration of Poland's independence in 1918 after 123 years of partitions by Russia, Prussia, and Austria.
Name of holiday : Swieto Niepodleglosci (Independence Day)
Portugal
Date of holiday : December 1st
Year celebrated : 1640
Event celebrated : The country's original independence (from the Kingdom of Leon) was recognized on October 5, 1143. That day is a holiday in Portugal, but for a different reason. (Implantation of the Republic, or Republic Day. Event of 1910.) Note that none of these events are similar to today's declarations or recognition of independence as these are in fact the recognition of the rule of a king to the land. Portugal existed as a separate entity before 1143 and during the union with Spain between 1580 and 1640.
Name of holiday : 1640 restoration of Portuguese independence from Iberian Union with Spain.
Qatar
Date of holiday : December 18th
Year celebrated : 1971
Event celebrated : Original independence from the United Kingdom on 7 September.
Name of holiday : Qatar National Day
Rhodesia
Date of holiday : November 11th
Year celebrated : 1965
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1965.
Name of holiday : Independence Day
Romania
Date of holiday : May 10th
Year celebrated : 1877
Event celebrated : Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1877 (see the Romanian War of Independence). The Romanian parliament declared the independence of Romania on May 9, but holiday is observed the next day, the day the new king, Prince Carol I, signed the act.
Name of holiday :
Rwanda
Date of holiday : July 1st
Year celebrated : 1962
Event celebrated : Independence from Belgium in 1962.
Name of holiday :
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Date of holiday : September 19th
Year celebrated : 1983
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1983.
Name of holiday :
Saint Lucia
Date of holiday : February 22nd
Year celebrated : 1979
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1979.
Name of holiday : Independence Day
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Date of holiday : October 27th
Year celebrated : 1979
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1979.
Name of holiday :
Samoa
Date of holiday : January 1st
Year celebrated : 1962
Event celebrated : Independence from New Zealand in 1962.
Name of holiday :
Sao Tome and Principe
Date of holiday : July 12th
Year celebrated : 1975
Event celebrated : Independence from Portugal in 1975.
Name of holiday :
Senegal
Date of holiday : April 4th
Year celebrated : 1960
Event celebrated : Independence from France in 1960.
Name of holiday :
Serbia
Date of holiday : February 15th
Year celebrated : 1804
Event celebrated : Independence from Ottoman Empire in 1804.
Name of holiday :
Seychelles
Date of holiday : June 29th
Year celebrated : 1976
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1976.
Name of holiday :
Sierra Leone
Date of holiday : April 27th
Year celebrated : 1961
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1961.
Name of holiday :
Singapore
Date of holiday : August 9th
Year celebrated : 1965
Event celebrated : Marks city-state's secession/expulsion from the Malaysian Federation in 1965.
Name of holiday : National Day (Singapore)
Slovakia
Date of holiday : July 17th
Year celebrated : 1992
Event celebrated : Declaration of Independence in 1992 (only a remembrance day), de jure independence came on January 1, 1993 after the division of Czechoslovakia (public holiday).
Name of holiday :
Slovenia
Date of holiday : December 26th and June 25th
Year celebrated : 1990
Event celebrated : Date of the release of the official results of the independence plebiscite in 1990, confirming secession from Yugoslavia. (Statehood Day) Declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991.
Name of holiday : Independence and Unity Day
Solomon Islands
Date of holiday : July 7th
Year celebrated : 1978
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1978.
Name of holiday :
Somalia
Date of holiday : July 1st
Year celebrated : 1960
Event celebrated : Union of the Trust Territory of Somalia (former Italian Somaliland) and State of Somaliland (former British Somaliland) to form the Somali Republic. Event annually commemorated on Independence Day.
Name of holiday :
South Africa
Date of holiday : December 11th
Year celebrated : 1931
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1931. Not a public holiday. Union of South Africa formed on May 31, 1910 and Republic of South Africa declared on May 31, 1961 under minority rule during Apartheid and gained full independence under majority rule in 1994.
Name of holiday :
South Sudan
Date of holiday : July 9th
Year celebrated : 2011
Event celebrated : Independence from Sudan in 2011.
Name of holiday :
Sri Lanka
Date of holiday : February 4th
Year celebrated : 1948
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1948.
Name of holiday : Independence Day (Sri Lanka)
Sudan
Date of holiday : January 1st
Year celebrated : 1956
Event celebrated : Independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956.
Name of holiday :
Suriname
Date of holiday : November 25th
Year celebrated : 1975
Event celebrated : Independence from the Netherlands in 1975.
Name of holiday :
Swaziland
Date of holiday : September 6th
Year celebrated : 1968
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1968.
Name of holiday :
Sweden
Date of holiday : June 6th
Year celebrated : 1523
Event celebrated : Celebrates the election of King Gustav Vasa in 1523 and the new constitutions in 1809 and 1974.
Name of holiday : National Day of Sweden
Switzerland
Date of holiday : August 1st
Year celebrated : 1291
Event celebrated : Alliance against the Holy Roman Empire in 1291.
Name of holiday : Swiss National Day
Syria
Date of holiday : April 17th
Year celebrated : 1946
Event celebrated : End of the French Mandate of Syria in 1946
Name of holiday : Evacuation Day
Tajikistan
Date of holiday : September 9th
Year celebrated : 1991
Event celebrated : Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Name of holiday :
Tanzania
Date of holiday : December 9th
Year celebrated : 1961
Event celebrated : Independence of Tanganyika from the United Kingdom in 1961.
Name of holiday :
Tibet
Date of holiday : February 13th
Year celebrated : 1913
Event celebrated : Independence from Manchu's Qing Dynasty in 1913. Later invaded in October 1950 by China and currently occupied.
Name of holiday :
Togo
Date of holiday : April 27th
Year celebrated : 1960
Event celebrated : Independence from France in 1960.
Name of holiday :
Tonga
Date of holiday : June 4th
Year celebrated : 1970
Event celebrated : Termination of protectorate status under the United Kingdom in 1970.
Name of holiday :
Trinidad and Tobago
Date of holiday : August 31st
Year celebrated : 1962
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1962.
Name of holiday :
Tunisia
Date of holiday : March 20th
Year celebrated : 1956
Event celebrated : Independence from France in 1956.
Name of holiday :
Turkmenistan
Date of holiday : October 27th
Year celebrated : 1991
Event celebrated : Declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Name of holiday : Independence Day (Turkmenistan)
Ukraine
Date of holiday : August 24th
Year celebrated : 1991
Event celebrated : Declaration of Independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Name of holiday : Independence Day of Ukraine
Ukraine
Date of holiday : January 22nd
Year celebrated : 1919
Event celebrated : Unification of Ukraine on January 22, 1919.
Name of holiday : Day of Unity of Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Date of holiday : December 2nd
Year celebrated : 1971
Event celebrated : (National Day) Independence from the United Kingdom in 1971.
Name of holiday :
United States of America
Date of holiday : July 4th
Year celebrated : 1776
Event celebrated : Declaration of Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain (now the United Kingdom) in 1776.
Name of holiday : Independence Day or Fourth of July
Uruguay
Date of holiday : August 25th
Year celebrated : 1825
Event celebrated : Declaration of independence from Brazil in 1825. Recognized in 1828.
Name of holiday : Declaratoria de la Independencia)
Uzbekistan
Date of holiday : September 1st
Year celebrated : 1991
Event celebrated : Independence from USSR in 1991.
Name of holiday :
Vanuatu
Date of holiday : July 30th
Year celebrated : 1980
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom and France in 1980.
Name of holiday :
Venezuela
Date of holiday : July 5th
Year celebrated : 1811
Event celebrated : Declaration of independence from Spain in 1811.
Name of holiday :
Vietnam
Date of holiday : September 2nd
Year celebrated : 1945
Event celebrated : Proclamation of independence from Japan and France in 1945.
Name of holiday : Independence Day (Vietnam)
Yemen
Date of holiday : November 30th
Year celebrated : 1967
Event celebrated : South Yemen Declaration of independence from the United Kingdom in 1967.
Name of holiday :
Zambia
Date of holiday : October 24th
Year celebrated : 1964
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1964.
Name of holiday :
Zimbabwe
Date of holiday : April 18th
Year celebrated : 1980
Event celebrated : Independence from the United Kingdom in 1980.
Name of holiday :