Independence Days

Country	Date	Independence	Event
Abkhazia	July 4	De facto independence from Georgia in 1993. Officially declared as such in 1999.[1] (Only partially recognized.)	End of the 1992-1993 War in Abkhazia; also known as "liberation day".
Afghanistan	August 19	Independence from the United Kingdom control over Afghan foreign affairs in 1919.	Afghan Independence Day
Albania	November 28	Declared by Ismail Qemali in 1912 and signalled the end of five centuries ofOttoman rule.	Dita e Pavarësisë
Algeria	July 5	Independence from France in 1962.
Angola	November 11	Independence from Portugal in 1975.
Antigua and Barbuda	November 1	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1981.
Argentina	July 9	Independence declared from the Spanish Empire in 1816.
Armenia	May 28 September 21	Declaration of independence from Ottoman Empire in 1918. Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.	National Day
Austria	October 26	Restoration of sovereignty in 1969	National Day
Azerbaijan	May 28 October 18	Independence from the Russian Empire in 1918. Independence re-declared from the Soviet Union in 1991
Bahamas	July 10	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1973.
Bahrain	August 15	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1971	Bahrain Independence Day
Bangladesh	March 26	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	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966.
Belarus	July 3	The liberation of Minsk after several years of German occupation in 1944.
Belgium	July 21	Independence from the 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.	National Day
Belize	September 21	Independence from the United Kingdom on September 21, 1981.	September Celebrations
Benin	August 1	Independence from France in 1969.
Bolivia	August 6	Independence from Spain in 1825.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	March 1	Independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992.	Independence Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Botswana	September 30	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966.
Brazil	September 7	Independence from Portugal in 1822. Recognized on August 29, 1825.	Independence Day (Brazil)
Brunei	January 1	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1984
Bulgaria	March 3	Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1878.
Burkina Faso	August 5	Independence from France in 1960
Burundi	July 1	Independence from Belgium in 1962
Cambodia	November 9	Independence from France in 1953
Cameroon	January 1	Independence from France and Britain.
Cape Verde	July 5	Independence from Portugal in 1975.
Central African Republic	August 13	Independence from France in 1960.
Chad	August 11	Independence from France in 1960.
Chile	February 12 and September 18	Declared Independence from Spain on that date in 1818. Actually, Chileans celebrate the date of the first Government Junta, September 18. This date was not recognized as such until April 25, 1844.
Colombia	July 20 and August 7	Independence from Spain in 1810.
Costa Rica	September 15	Independence from Spain in 1821.
Croatia	October 8	Independence from SFR Yugoslavia in 1991. Independence was declared, after the May 19 referendum, by the Parliament on June 25 - the date is celebrated as Statehood Day; but a three-month moratorium was imposed as a result of the Brijuni Agreement, and on October 8 the ties with SFR Yugoslavia were formally severed.
Cuba	May 20	Independence from the United States in 1902.
Cyprus	October 1	Independence from the United Kingdom on August 16, 1960, but Cyprus Independence Day is commonly celebrated on October 1.
Czech Republic	October 28 and January 1	As Czechoslovakia, marking independence from Austria-Hungary on October 28, 1918. As the Czech Republic after the split of Czechoslovakia in 1993.
Côte d'Ivoire	August 7	Independence from France in 1960.
Democratic Republic of the Congo	June 30	Independence from Belgium in 1960.
Djibouti	June 27	Independence from France in 1977
Dominica	November 3	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1978
Dominican Republic	February 27	Independence from Haiti in 1844, after a 22-year occupation.
East Timor	May 20	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 and May 24	Proclaimed independence from Spain on August 10, 1809, but failed with the execution of all the conspirators of the movement on August 2, 1810. Independence finally occurred on May 24, 1822 at the Battle of Pichincha.
El Salvador	September 15	Independence from Spain in 1821
Eritrea	May 24	Independence from Ethiopia in 1993.	Independence Day (Eritrea)
Estonia	February 24 August 20	Independence from the Russian Empire in 1918. Independence re-declared from the Soviet Union in 1991
Fiji	October 10	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1970.
Finland	December 6	Independence from Russia in 1917. Recognized on January 4, 1918.	Independence Day (Finland)
Gabon	August 17	Independence from France in 1960.
Georgia	May 26 April 9	Day of First Republic in 1918. Independence from USSR in 1991.
Ghana	March 6	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1957.
Greece	March 25	Declaration of independence from Ottoman Empire in 1821. Start of theGreek War of Independence
Grenada	February 7	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1974.
Guatemala	September 15	Independence from Spain in 1869.
Guinea	October 2	Independence from France in 1958.
Guinea-Bissau	September 24	Declaration of independence from Portugal in 1973.
Guyana	May 26	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1969.
Haiti	January 1	Declaration of independence from France in 1804.
Honduras	September 15	Independence from Spain in 1821.
Hungary	March 15	Márciusi ifjak ("March youths"), memorial day of the 1848 Revolution	National Day
Iceland	December 1	Independence from Kingdom of Denmark in 1918.
India	August 15	(Fifteenth of August) Independence from the United Kingdom in 1947.
Indonesia	August 17	Declaration of Independence day (Hari Proklamasi Kemerdekaan R.I.) from the Netherlands in 1945. The Netherlands acknowledged Indonesian independence and sovereignty in 1949.
Iraq	October 3	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1932.
Ireland	April 24	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).	(Yom Ha'atzmaut) 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.	Yom Ha'atzmaut
Jamaica	August 6	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1962.
Jordan	May 25	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1946.
Kazakhstan	December 16	Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Kenya	December 12	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1963.
Korea, North	September 9	Founding of the DPRK in 1948.
Korea, South	August 15	(Gwangbokjeol) Independence from Japan in 1945. (Independence from Japan was declared on March 1, 1919. August 15, 1945 is the officialLiberation Day of Korea.)
Kosovo	February 17	Independence from Serbia in 2008.
Kuwait	February 25	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1961.
Kyrgyzstan	August 31	Independence from USSR in 1991.
Laos	July 19	Independence from France on July 19, 1949.
Latvia	November 18 and May 4	Independence from Russia on November 18, 1918. Independence from Soviet Union on May 4, 1990
Lebanon	November 22	Independence from France in 1943.
Lesotho	October 4	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966.
Liberia	July 26	Independence from the United States in 1847.
Libya	December 24	Independence from Italy on December 24, 1951.
Lithuania	February 16 and March 11	Act of Independence of Lithuania: Independence from the Russian andGerman Empires in February 1918; Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania: independence from the Soviet Union in March 1990.
Macedonia	September 8	(Den na nezavisnosta or Ден на независноста) Independence fromYugoslavia in 1991.
Madagascar	June 26	Independence from France in 1960.
Malawi	July 6	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1964.
Malaysia	August 31	(Hari Merdeka) Independence from the United Kingdom in 1957 (as theFederation of Malaya).
Maldives	July 26	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1965.
Mali	September 22	Independence from France in 1960.
Malta	September 21	(Independence Day (Malta)) Independence from the United Kingdom in 1964.
Mauritius	March 12	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1968.
Mexico	September 16	(Grito de Dolores) Independence from Spain declared in 1810. Recognized on September 27, 1821.
Moldova	August 27	(Independence Day) Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.	National Day
Mongolia	December 29[2]	Independence from the Qing Dynasty in 1911.[3][4] However, the newly established Mongolian government was weak to resist the occupation of the ROC in 1919 and later White Russia in early 1921. After ousting Ungern's forces, the new communist government was officially established on June 11, 1921.[5]
Montenegro	May 21	Independence from State union with Serbia, in 2006
Morocco	November 18	Independence from France and Spain in 1956
Mozambique	June 25	Independence from Portugal in 1975
Myanmar	January 4	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1948	Independence Day (Burma)
Nagorno-Karabakh	September 2	Independence from Azerbaijan in 1991. De facto independent.	National Day
Namibia	March 21	Independence from South African mandate in 1990
Nauru	January 31	Independence from Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom in 1968
Netherlands	May 5	(Bevrijdingsdag) Liberation from Nazi Germany in 1945	National Day
Nicaragua	September 15	Independence from Spain in 1821
Niger	August 3	Independence from France in 1960
Nigeria	October 1	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1960
Northern Cyprus	September 2	Declaration of independence from the Republic of Cyprus in 1983. (Partially recognised)
Pakistan	August 14	(Yaum e Azadi) Independence from the United Kingdom on 27 Ramadan ul Mubarik, August 14, 1947.
Panama	November 28	Independence from Spain, celebrated on November 28, 1821, but after that Panama was member of the "Gran Colombia" until 1903. The 1903 separation from Colombia is also celebrated as a official holiday day on November 3.
Papua New Guinea	September 16	Independence from Australia of the former Territory of Papua and New Guinea in 1975.
Paraguay	May 14	(Día de Independencia) Independence from Spain in 1811.
Peru	July 28	Independence from Spain in 1821.
Philippines	June 12	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.[8]	Araw ng Kalayaan
Poland	November 11	Restoration of Poland's independence in 1918 after 123 years of partitionsby Russia, Prussia, and Austria.	Święto Niepodległości
Portugal	December 1	The country's original independence (from the Kingdom of León) 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.	1640 restoration of Portuguese independence fromIberian Union withSpain.
Republic of the Congo	August 15	Independence from France in 1960.
Romania	May 9	Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1877 (see the Romanian War of Independence).
Rwanda	July 1	Independence from Belgium in 1962.
Saint Kitts and Nevis	September 19	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1983.
Saint Lucia	February 22	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1979.	Independence Day
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	October 27	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1979.
Samoa	January 1	Independence from New Zealand in 1962.
Senegal	April 4	Independence from France in 1960.
Serbia	February 15	Independence from Ottoman Empire in 1804.
Seychelles	June 29	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1976.
Sierra Leone	April 27	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1961.
Singapore	August 9	Marks city-state's secession/expulsion from the Malaysian Federation in 1965.	National Day (Singapore)
Slovakia	July 17	Declaration of Independence in 1992 (only a remembrance day), de jureindependence came on January 1, 1993 after the division of Czechoslovakia(public holiday).
Slovenia	December 26 and June 25	(Independence and Unity Day) 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.
Solomon Islands	July 7	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1978.
Somalia	July 1	Declared independence From Italy In 1960
South Africa	December 11	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1931. Not a public holiday. Union of South Africa formed on May 31, 1910 and Republic of South Africadeclared on May 31, 1961 and gained independence under minority rule in 1994 after apartheid
South Sudan	July 9	Independence from Sudan in 2011.
Sri Lanka	February 4	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1948.	Independence Day (Sri Lanka)
Sudan	January 1	Independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956.
Suriname	November 25	Independence from the Netherlands in 1975.
Swaziland	September 6	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1968.
Sweden	June 6	(National Day of Sweden) celebrates the election of King Gustav Vasa in 1523 and the new constitutions in 1809 and 1974.
Switzerland	August 1	(Swiss National Day) Alliance against the Holy Roman Empire in 1291.
Syria	April 17	(Evacuation Day) End of the French Mandate of Syria in 1946
São Tomé and Príncipe	July 12	Independence from Portugal in 1975.
Tajikistan	September 9	Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Tanzania	December 9	Independence of Tanganyika from the United Kingdom in 1961.
The Gambia	February 18	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1965.
Togo	April 27	Independence from France in 1960.
Tonga	June 4	Termination of protectorate status under the United Kingdom in 1970.
Trinidad and Tobago	August 31	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1962.
Tunisia	March 20	Declaration of independence from France in 1956.
Turkey	October 29	Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman EmpireTurkish War of Independence in 1923.
Turkmenistan	October 27	Declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.[9]
Ukraine	August 24 and January 22	(День незалежності) Independence from the Soviet Union on August 24, 1991. Unification of Ukraine on January 22, 1919.[10]
United Arab Emirates	December 2	(National Day) Independence from the United Kingdom in 1971.
United States	July 4	(Fourth of July) Declaration of Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1776.	Independence Day (United States)
Uruguay	August 25	(Declaratoria de la Independencia) Declaration of independence from Brazilin 1825.
Uzbekistan	September 1	Independence from USSR in 1991.
Vanuatu	July 30	Independence from the United Kingdom and France in 1980.
Venezuela	July 5	Declaration of independence from Spain in 1811.
Vietnam	September 2	Proclamation of independence from Japan and France in 1945.
Yemen	November 30	South Yemen Declaration of independence from the United Kingdom in 1967.
Zambia	October 24	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1964.
Zimbabwe	April 18	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1980.