List of national independence days – Wikipedia

Country Name of holiday Date of holiday Year of event Independence from Event commemorated and notes Independendence Restoration Day 18 October 1991[10] Soviet Union Adoption of the constitutional act “On the State Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan”.[10] Victory Day 16 December 1971  Barbados Independence Day 30 November 1966 United Kingdom 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.

 Benin Independence Day

1 August

1960 France Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July creating the independent Republic of Dahomey.[16]  Bhutan National Day 17 December 1907

 Botswana Independence Day 30 September 1966 United Kingdom Effective date of the Botswana Independence Act 1966.[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 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 Day 5 August 1960[23] Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July and creation of the independent Republic of Upper Volta.[16]  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.[26][27] Independence Day 13 August 1960[32] Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 12 July.[16]  Chad Republic Day 28 November 1958[33] Effective date when Chad became an autonomous republic in the French Community.[34] Independence Day 11 August 1960 Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 12 July.[16]  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.[39] Independence Day 15 August 1960 Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 12 July.[16]  Croatia National Day 30 May[41] 1990[42] SFR Yugoslavia First 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]  Cyprus Independence Day 1 October 1960 United Kingdom 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.[46]  Djibouti Independence Day 27 June 1977 France  Dominican Republic Independence Day 27 February 1821 and 1844 Spain
Haiti Independence from Spain in December 1821.[50]
Independence re-declared from Haiti in 1844, after a 22-year occupation.  East Timor Independence Day 28 November 1975 .2002 Portugal.Indonesia East Timor was invaded by Indonesia from 1975 to 1999, officially it never ceased to be considered as administered by Portugal.  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.  Gabon Independence Day 17 August 1960 France Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 15 July.[16]  Guinea Independence Day 2 October 1958 France 10 September 1974 Portugal  Iran Iranian Islamic Republic Day 1 April 1979 After holding a referendum, Iran officially became an Islamic republic in April 1979.[56]  Ivory Coast Independence Day 7 August 1960 France Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July.[16]  Kiribati Independence Day 12 July 1979  Kuwait National Day 25 February 1961 United Kingdom 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.  Lebanon Independence Day

22 November

1943 France  Libya Independence Day 24 December 1951 United Kingdom, Italy and France Independence from Italy on 10 February 1947, released from British and French on 24 December 1951.  Madagascar Independence Day 26 June 1960 France  Maldives Independence Day 26 July 1965  Mali Independence Day 22 September 1960 France  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.[16] Independence Day 18 November 1955 Return of Mohammed V of Morocco from exile.  Netherlands Independence Day 26 July 1581 Spanish Empire Declaration of Independence in 1581 as the Dutch Republic.  Niger Independence Day 3 August 1960 France Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July.[16]  Oman National Day 18 November 1650 Portugal  Palau Independence Day 1 October 1994 9 July (1980) is Palau’s Constitution Day usually commemorated with formal events. Independence Day celebrations are more elaborate and last several days. Separation Day 3 November 1903 Colombia Panama was member of the “Gran Colombia” until 1903. The 1903 separation from Colombia is celebrated as an official holiday day on 3 November. Republic Day 4 July 1946 United States  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 from Iberian Union with Spain.[69] Independence from Britain 3 September 1971 United Kingdom The former is celebrated more often.  Saint Lucia Independence Day 22 February 1979  Senegal Independence Day 4 April 1960 France  Sierra Leone Independence Day 27 April 1961 26 December  Suriname Independence Day 25 November 1975 Netherlands  Sweden National Day 6 June 1523 Kalmar Union 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.  Togo Independence Day 27 April 1960 France  Tonga Emancipation Day

4 June

1970 United Kingdom Termination of protectorate status in 1970.  Tunisia Independence Day 20 March 1956 France  Uganda Independence Day 9 October 1962  Zimbabwe Independence Day 18 April 1980 Granting of independence by the United Kingdom in 1980; it had previously declared independence as Rhodesia on 11 November 1965