List of national independence days
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The following is a partial list of independence days of countries around the world:

List of national independence days

Section Title: List
Table Section Text: The following is a partial list of independence days of countries around the world:

Country	Date of holiday	Year celebrated	Event celebrated	Name of holiday

Afghanistan	August 19	1919	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1919.	Afghan Independence Day

Albania	November 28	1912	Declared by Ismail Qemal Vlora in 1912 and signaled the end of five centuries of Ottoman rule.	Independence Day/Dita e Pavarësisë

Algeria	July 5	1962	Independence from France in 1962.	Independence Day (Algeria)

Angola	November 11	1975	Independence from Portugal in 1975.

Anguilla	May 30	1967	Independence from St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla in 1967.	Anguilla Day

Antigua and Barbuda	November 1	1981	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981.	Independence Day

Argentina	July 9	1816	Independence declared from the Spanish Empire in 1816.	Independence Day

Armenia	May 28	1918	Declaration of independence from Russian Empire in 1918.

September 21	1991	Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.	Independence Day

Australia	January 1	1901	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1901.	Independence Day (not to be confused with Australia Day)

Austria	October 26	1955	Restoration of sovereignty and signing of the Declaration of Neutrality in 1955.	National Day

Azerbaijan	May 28	1918	Independence from the Russian Empire in 1918 and declaration of the Republic.	Republic Day

October 18	1991	Independence re-declared from the Soviet Union in 1991.	Day of the State Independence of Azerbaijan

Bahamas	July 10	1973	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1973.	Bahamian Independence Day

Bahrain	December 16	1971	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1971.	Bahrain Independence Day

Bangladesh	March 26	1971	Independence was declared from Pakistan and this led to a nine-month war ending on December 16, 1971.	Independence Day of Bangladesh

Barbados	November 30	1966	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966.	Independence Day

Belarus	July 3	1944	The liberation of Minsk after several years of German occupation in 1944.	Independence Day of Belarus

Belgium	July 21	1831	Independence from the United Netherlands (Belgian revolution) on October 4, 1830. Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld took the oath as first King of the Belgians on July 21, 1831.	Belgian National Day

Belize	September 21	1981	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981.	September Celebrations

Benin	August 1	1960	Independence from France in 1960.

Bolivia	August 6	1825	Independence from Spain in 1825.

Bosnia and Herzegovina	March 1	1992	Independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992.	Independence Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Botswana	September 30	1960.1966	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1960.1966	Independence Day (Botswana)

Brazil	September 7	1822	Independence from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves on September 7, 1822. Recognized on August 29, 1825.	Dia da Independência or Sete de Setembro

Brunei	January 1	1984	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. National Day celebrations are held on February 23.	National Day

Bulgaria	March 3	1878	Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1878.

Burkina Faso	August 5	1960	Independence from France in 1960.

Burundi	July 1	1962	Independence from Belgium in 1962.	Independence Day

Cambodia	November 9	1953	Independence from France in 1953.

Cameroon	January 1	1960	Independence from France and United Kingdom in 1960.

Canada	July 1	1867	Granted nominal independence from United Kingdom in 1867. However, as the current province of Newfoundland and Labrador was a former British dominion, it celebrates Discovery Day on June 24 and mourns on July 1 for their World War I war dead.	Canada Day (Prior to 1982 known as Dominion Day)

Cape Verde	July 5	1975	Independence from Portugal in 1975.

Central African Republic	August 13	1960	Independence from France in 1960.

Chad	August 11	1960	Independence from France in 1960.

Chile	September 18	1810	Chileans celebrate the date of the first Government Junta, September 18, 1810. This date was not recognized as such until April 25, 1844.[clarification needed]	Fiestas Patrias

February 12	1818	Independence from Spain in 1818.	Not a holiday

China	October 1	1949	Independence from Kuomintang and establishment of People's Republic of China by the Chinese Communist Party.	National Day of the People's Republic of China

Colombia	July 20 and August 7	1810 and 1819	Independence from Spain in 1810.

Comoros	July 6	1975	Independence from France in 1975.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the	June 30	1960	Independence from Belgium in 1960.

Congo, Republic of the	August 15	1960	Independence from France in 1960.

Costa Rica	September 15	1821	Independence from Spain in 1821.

Côte d’Ivoire	August 7	1960	Independence from France in 1960.

Croatia	October 8	1991	Independence from SFR Yugoslavia in 1991.	Independence Day (Croatia)

Cuba	January 1	1959	Independence from Spain in 1902, but Cuba National Day is celebrated on January 1 (Anniversary of the Revolution).

Cyprus	October 1	1960	Independence from the United Kingdom on August 16, 1960, but Cyprus Independence Day is commonly celebrated on October 1.	Independence Day (Cyprus)

Czech Republic	October 28	1918	As Czechoslovakia, marking foundation and declaration of independence from Austria-Hungary on October 28, 1918.

January 1	1993	As the Czech Republic after the split of Czechoslovakia in 1993.

Djibouti	June 27	1977	Independence from France in 1977.

Dominica	November 3	1978	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1978.

Dominican Republic	February 27	1821 1844	Independence from Spain on December 1821. Independence re-declared from Haiti in 1844, after a 22-year occupation.

East Timor	May 20	2002	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).

Ecuador	August 10	1809	Proclaimed independence from Spain on August 10, 1809, but failed with the execution of all the conspirators of the movement on August 2, 1810.

May 24	1822	Independence finally occurred on May 24, 1822 at the Battle of Pichincha.

El Salvador	September 15	1821	Independence from Spain in 1821.

Equatorial Guinea	October 12	1968	Independence from Spain in 1968.

Eritrea	May 24	1993	Independence from Ethiopia in 1993.	Independence Day (Eritrea)

Estonia	February 24	1918	Independence from the Russian Empire in 1918.	Independence Day (Estonia)

August 20	1991	Independence re-declared from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Eswatini	September 6	1968	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1968.	Somhlolo Day

Fiji	October 10	1970	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1970.	Fiji Day

Finland	December 6	1917	Independence from Russia in 1917. Recognized on January 4, 1918.	Independence Day (Finland)

France	July 14	1789	Storming and Destruction of the Bastille by the French troops.	Bastille Day

Gabon	August 17	1960	Independence from France in 1960.

Gambia, The	February 18	1965	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1965.

Georgia	May 26	1918	Day of the proclamation of the Democratic Republic of Georgia in 1918.	Independence Day

April 9	1991	Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.	Day of National Unity

Germany	October 3	1990	Federal Republic of Germany and the Democratic Republic of Germany united to create one single, federal Germany on October 3, 1990.	German Unity Day

Ghana	March 6	1957	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1957.

Greece	March 25	1821	Declaration of independence from Ottoman Empire in 1821. Start of the Greek War of Independence.

Grenada	February 7	1974	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1974.	Independence Day (Grenada)

Guatemala	September 15	1821	Independence from Spain in 1821.

Guinea	October 2	1958	Independence from France in 1958.

Guinea-Bissau	September 24	1973	Declaration of independence from Portugal in 1973.

Guyana	May 26	1966	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966.

Haiti	January 1	1804	Declaration of independence from France in 1804.

Honduras	September 15	1821	Independence from Spain in 1821.

Hungary	October 23	1989	Opening of its previously-restricted border with Austria in 1989, and establishment as a democratic parliamentary republic.

Iceland	June 17	1944	Foundation of republic in 1944.

India	August 15	1947	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1947.	Independence Day (India)

Indonesia	August 17	1945	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.	Hari Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia, or Hari Ulang Tahun Kemerdekaan Indonesia (Independence Anniversary Day of Indonesia)

Iran	April 1	1979	After holding a referendum, Iran officially became an Islamic republic in April 1979.

Iraq	October 3	1932	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1932.

Ireland	April 24	1916	Proclamation of the Irish Republic commencing the Easter Rising on April 24, 1916. Independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Israel	Iyar 5 (On or between April 15 and May 15, depending on the Hebrew calendar).	1948	Independence from the British Mandate for Palestine, which took place on May 14, 1948 (5 Iyar 5708 in the Hebrew calendar).	Yom Ha'atzmaut

Jamaica	August 6	1962	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1962.

Japan	February 11	B.C.660	National Day of Japan.	The Day when Emperor Jinmu is considered to be throne.

Jordan	May 25	1946	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1946.

Kazakhstan	December 16	1991	Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.	Kazakhstan Independence Day

Kenya	December 12	1963	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1963.	Jamhuri Day

Kiribati	July 12	1979	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1979.

Korea, North	August 15	1945	Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 1948. Korean War 1950-1953.	Chogukhaebangŭi nal

Korea, South	August 15	1945	Liberation from the Empire of Japan in 1945. See Japanese Occupation of Korea.	Gwangbokjeol

Kosovo	February 17	2008	Independence from Serbia in 2008. (Only partially recognized)

Kuwait	February 25	1961	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1961.

Kyrgyzstan	August 31	1991	Independence from USSR in 1991.	Independence Day (Kyrgyzstan)

Laos	October 22	1953	Independence from France on October 22, 1953.

Latvia	November 18	1918	Proclamation of independence on November 18, 1918. Latvia was part of Russian Empire prior to the WWI, but its territory had been ceded to German Empire in March 1918	Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia

May 4	1990	Restoration of independence from Soviet Union on May 4, 1990.

Lebanon	November 22	1943	Independence from France in 1943.	Lebanese Independence Day

Lesotho	October 4	1966	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966.

Liberia	July 26	1847	Independence from the American Colonization Society in 1847.

Libya	December 24	1951	Independence from Italy on 10 February 1947, released from British and French on December 24, 1951.

Lithuania	February 16	1918	Act of Independence of Lithuania: Independence from the Russian and German Empires in February 1918.

March 11	1990	Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania: independence from the Soviet Union in March 1990.

Madagascar	June 26	1960	Independence from France in 1960.

Malawi	July 6	1964	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1964.

Malaysia	August 31	1957	Independence of the Federation of Malaya from the United Kingdom in 1957.	Hari Merdeka

Maldives	July 26	1965	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1965.

Mali	September 22	1960	Independence from France in 1960.

Malta	September 21	1964	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1964.	Independence Day

Mauritania	November 28	1960	Independence from France in 1960.

Mauritius	March 12	1968	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1968.

Mexico	September 16	1810	Independence from Spain declared in 1810. ("grito" ceremony at night of Sep 15; military parade at midday of Sep 16).	Grito de Dolores

Moldova	August 27	1991	Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.	Independence Day

Mongolia	December 29	1911	Independence from the Great Qing 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.	Independence Day (Mongolia)

Montenegro	May 21	2006	Referendum on independence from Serbia and Montenegro in 2006.

Morocco	November 18	1956	Independence from France and Spain in 1956.	Independence Day

Mozambique	June 25	1975	Independence from Portugal in 1975.

Myanmar	January 4	1948	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1948.	Independence Day (Myanmar)

Namibia	March 21	1990	Independence from South Africa mandated in 1990.

Nauru	January 31	1968	Independence from Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom in 1968.

Nicaragua	September 15	1821	Independence from Spain in 1821.

Niger	August 3	1960	Independence from France in 1960.	Independence Day (Niger)

Nigeria	October 1	1960	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1960.	Independence Day (Nigeria)

North Macedonia	September 8	1991	Independence from Yugoslavia in 1991.	Den na nezavisnosta or Ден на независноста

Northern Cyprus	November 15	1983	Declaration of independence from the Republic of Cyprus in 1983. (Partially recognized)

Norway	May 17	1814	Independence from Denmark (1814) and the Constitution of Norway (May 17, 1814).	National day/Constitution Day

June 7	1905	Finally independence from Sweden in 1905. The Norwegian Royal Family's return from exile during WWII in 1945.	Independence Day/Union Dissolution Day

Oman	November 18	1650	Independence from Portugal in 1650.	National Day

Pakistan	August 14	1947	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1947.	Youm-e-Azadi

Panama	November 28	1821	Independence from Spain in 1821.

November 3	1903	Panama was member of the "Gran Colombia" until 1903. The 1903 separation from Colombia is celebrated as an official holiday day on November 3.

Papua New Guinea	September 16	1975	Independence from Australia of the former Territory of Papua and New Guinea in 1975.

Paraguay	May 15	1811	Independence from Spain in 1811.	Día de Independencia

Peru	July 28	1821	Independence from Spain in 1821.	Fiestas Patrias

Philippines	June 12	1898	Commemorates 1898 declaration by Emilio Aguinaldo during the Philippine Revolution against Spain. The Philippines achieved self-rule from the United States on July 4, 1946, and celebrated July 4 as Independence Day until 1964.	Araw ng Kalayaan or Araw ng Kasarinlan

Poland	November 11	1918	Restoration of Poland's independence in 1918 after 123 years of partitions by Russia, Prussia, and Austria.	Święto Niepodległości (Independence Day)

Portugal	December 1	1640	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.	Restoration of Independence Day

Qatar	December 18	1971	Original independence from the United Kingdom on 7 September.	Qatar National Day

Rhodesia	November 11	1965	Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom in 1965.	Independence Day

Romania	May 9	1877	Romania's declaration of its independence, while the ultimately victorious independence war against the Ottoman Empire in 1877–1878 alongside Russia, was just beginning.

Russia	June 12	1992	It commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) on June 12, 1990.	Russia Day

Rwanda	July 1	1962	Independence from Belgium in 1962.

Saint Kitts and Nevis	September 19	1983	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1983.

Saint Lucia	February 22	1979	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1979.	Independence Day

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	October 27	1979	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1979.

Samoa	January 1	1962	Independence from New Zealand in 1962.

São Tomé and Príncipe	July 12	1975	Independence from Portugal in 1975.

Senegal	April 4	1960	Independence from France in 1960.

Serbia	February 15	1804	The beginning of First Serbian Uprising in 1804, it evolved into a Serbian Revolution, war for independence from Ottoman Empire; and the adoption of the first Constitution in 1835.	Statehood Day

Seychelles	June 29	1976	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1976.

Sierra Leone	April 27	1961	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1961.

Singapore	August 9	1965	Marks expulsion from the Malaysian Federation in 1965. Only independent state to have an Independence Day due to its expulsion.	National Day (Singapore)

Slovakia	July 17	1992	Declaration of Independence in 1992 (only a remembrance day), de jure independence came on January 1, 1993 after the division of Czechoslovakia (public holiday).

Slovenia	December 26 and June 25	1991	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.	Independence and Unity Day

Solomon Islands	July 7	1978	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1978.

Somalia	July 1	1960	Union of the Trust Territory of Somalia (former Italian Somaliland) and British Somaliland to form the Somali Republic. Event commemorated annually.	Independence Day (Somalia)

South Africa	December 11	1931	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1931 in terms of the Balfour Declaration of 1926 which is not a public holiday.

South Sudan	July 9	2011	Independence from Sudan in 2011.

Sri Lanka	February 4	1948	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1948.	Independence Day (Sri Lanka)

Sudan	January 1	1956	Independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956.

Suriname	November 25	1975	Independence from the Netherlands in 1975.

Sweden	June 6	1523	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 and has been seen as a formal declaration of independence.	National Day of Sweden

Switzerland	August 1	1291	Alliance against the Holy Roman Empire in 1291.	Swiss National Day

Syria	April 17	1946	End of the French Mandate of Syria in 1946.	Evacuation Day

Taiwan	October 10	1991	Independence from the Great Qing in 1911. The Republic of China was founded on the mainland on 1 January 1912 while Taiwan was under Japanese rule.	National Day of the Republic of China

Tajikistan	September 9	1991	Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.	Independence Day (Tajikistan)

Tanzania	December 9	1961	Independence of Tanganyika from the United Kingdom in 1961.

Togo	April 27	1960	Independence from France in 1960.

Tibet	February 13	1913	Independence from Manchu's Qing Dynasty in 1913. Later invaded in October 1950 by China and currently administered by China.	Tibetan Independence Day

Tonga	June 4	1970	Termination of protectorate status under the United Kingdom in 1970.

Trinidad and Tobago	August 31	1962	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1962.

Tunisia	March 20	1956	Independence from France in 1956.

Turkmenistan	October 27	1991	Declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.	Independence Day (Turkmenistan)

Tuvalu	October 1	1978	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1978.

Uganda	October 9	1962	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1962.

Ukraine	August 24	1991	Declaration of Independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union in 1991.	Independence Day of Ukraine

January 22	1919	Unification of Ukraine on January 22, 1919.	Day of Unity of Ukraine

United Arab Emirates	December 2	1971	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1971.	National Day

United States	July 4	1776	Declaration of Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain (now the United Kingdom) in 1776.	Independence Day (United States) or Fourth of July

Uruguay	August 25	1825	Declaration of independence from the Empire of Brazil and union with the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata.	Declaratoria de la Independencia

Uzbekistan	September 1	1991	Independence from Soviet Union in 1991.	Independence Day (Uzbekistan)

Vanuatu	July 30	1980	Independence from the United Kingdom and France in 1980.

Venezuela	July 5	1811	Declaration of independence from Spain in 1811.

Vietnam	September 2	1945	Proclamation of independence from Japan and France in 1945.	Independence Day (Vietnam)

Yemen	November 30	1967	South Yemen Declaration of independence from the United Kingdom in 1967.

Zambia	October 24	1964	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1964.

Zimbabwe	April 18	1980	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1980.

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Senegal gained independence in 1960.

final_sentence: Senegal gained independence in 1960.