List of national independence days – Wikipedia

CountryName of holidayDate of holidayYear of eventIndependence fromEvent commemorated and notesIndependendence Restoration Day18 October1991[10]Soviet UnionAdoption of the constitutional act “On the State Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan”.[10]Victory Day16 December1971 BarbadosIndependence Day30 November1966United KingdomEffective date of the Barbados Independence Act 1966. Also the anniversary of the formal proclamation of Barbados as a Republic in the Commonwealth in 2021.

 BeninIndependence Day

1 August

1960FranceEffective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July creating the independent Republic of Dahomey.[16] BhutanNational Day17 December1907

 BotswanaIndependence Day30 September1966United KingdomEffective date of the Botswana Independence Act 1966.[17] BruneiNational Day23 February1984United KingdomBrunei 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]Independence Day5 August1960[23]Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July and creation of the independent Republic of Upper Volta.[16] CambodiaIndependence Day9 November1953FranceCeremony transferring military from French to Cambodian officials based on a military hand-over agreement reached on 17 October 1953.[26][27]Independence Day13 August1960[32]Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 12 July.[16] ChadRepublic Day28 November1958[33]Effective date when Chad became an autonomous republic in the French Community.[34]Independence Day11 August1960Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 12 July.[16] Congo, Democratic Republic of theIndependence Day30 June1960BelgiumEffective date of the Treaty of Friendship, Assistance and Co-operation between Belgium and the Congo concluded on 29 June 1960.[39]Independence Day15 August1960Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 12 July.[16] CroatiaNational Day30 May[41]1990[42]SFR YugoslaviaFirst session of the Croatian Parliament following the 1990 Croatian parliamentary election.[42] 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.[41] CyprusIndependence Day1 October1960United KingdomEffective 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.[46] DjiboutiIndependence Day27 June1977France Dominican RepublicIndependence Day27 February1821 and 1844Spain
HaitiIndependence from Spain in December 1821.[50]
Independence re-declared from Haiti in 1844, after a 22-year occupation. East TimorIndependence Day28 November1975 .2002Portugal.IndonesiaEast Timor was invaded by Indonesia from 1975 to 1999, officially it never ceased to be considered as administered by Portugal. EcuadorIndependence Day10 August1809Spanish EmpireProclaimed independence on 10 August 1809, but failed with the execution of all the conspirators of the movement on 2 August 1810. GabonIndependence Day17 August1960FranceEffective date of the agreement with France signed on 15 July.[16] GuineaIndependence Day2 October1958France10 September1974Portugal IranIranian Islamic Republic Day1 April1979After holding a referendum, Iran officially became an Islamic republic in April 1979.[56] Ivory CoastIndependence Day7 August1960FranceEffective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July.[16] KiribatiIndependence Day12 July1979 KuwaitNational Day25 February1961United KingdomIndependence 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. LebanonIndependence Day

22 November

1943France LibyaIndependence Day24 December1951United Kingdom, Italy and FranceIndependence from Italy on 10 February 1947, released from British and French on 24 December 1951. MadagascarIndependence Day26 June1960France MaldivesIndependence Day26 July1965 MaliIndependence Day22 September1960France Marshall IslandsConstitution Day1 May1979United States MauritaniaIndependence Day28 November1960FranceEffective date of the agreement with France signed on 19 October.[16]Independence Day18 November1955Return of Mohammed V of Morocco from exile. NetherlandsIndependence Day26 July1581Spanish EmpireDeclaration of Independence in 1581 as the Dutch Republic. NigerIndependence Day3 August1960FranceEffective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July.[16] OmanNational Day18 November1650Portugal PalauIndependence Day1 October19949 July (1980) is Palau’s Constitution Day usually commemorated with formal events. Independence Day celebrations are more elaborate and last several days.Separation Day3 November1903ColombiaPanama was member of the “Gran Colombia” until 1903. The 1903 separation from Colombia is celebrated as an official holiday day on 3 November.Republic Day4 July1946United States PortugalRestoration of Independence Day1 December1640Spanish EmpirePortugal 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.[69]Independence from Britain3 September1971United KingdomThe former is celebrated more often. Saint LuciaIndependence Day22 February1979 SenegalIndependence Day4 April1960France Sierra LeoneIndependence Day27 April196126 December SurinameIndependence Day25 November1975Netherlands SwedenNational Day6 June1523Kalmar UnionCelebrates 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. TogoIndependence Day27 April1960France TongaEmancipation Day

4 June

1970United KingdomTermination of protectorate status in 1970. TunisiaIndependence Day20 March1956France UgandaIndependence Day9 October1962 ZimbabweIndependence Day18 April1980Granting of independence by the United Kingdom in 1980; it had previously declared independence as Rhodesia on 11 November 1965