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HCountryIndependence DayDateIndependence FromYearEvent/Context
2AfghanistanIndependence Day1919-08-19United Kingdom1919Anglo-Afghan Treaty; end of British suzerainty
3AlbaniaIndependence Day1912-11-28Ottoman Empire1912Declaration of Independence in Vlorë
4AlgeriaIndependence Day1962-07-05France1962After 8-year Algerian War of Independence
5AngolaIndependence Day1975-11-11Portugal1975Portuguese colonial withdrawal
6Antigua and BarbudaIndependence Day1981-11-01United Kingdom1981Caribbean independence
7ArgentinaIndependence Day1816-07-09Spain1816Congress of Tucumán declaration
8ArmeniaIndependence Day1991-09-21Soviet Union1991Post-USSR dissolution
9AustraliaAustralia Day1901-01-01United Kingdom1901Federation of Australian colonies
10AustriaNational Day1955-10-26Allied Occupation1955Austrian State Treaty; neutrality declared
11AzerbaijanIndependence Day1991-10-18Soviet Union1991Post-USSR dissolution
12BahamasIndependence Day1973-07-10United Kingdom1973Caribbean independence
13BahrainNational Day1971-12-16United Kingdom1971End of British protectorate
14BangladeshIndependence Day1971-03-26Pakistan1971Liberation War declaration; victory December 16
15BelarusIndependence Day1990-07-27Soviet Union1990Declaration of sovereignty
16BelgiumNational Day1830-07-21Netherlands1830Belgian Revolution; kingdom established
17BelizeIndependence Day1981-09-21United Kingdom1981Last Central American colony to gain independence
18BeninIndependence Day1960-08-01France1960Formerly Dahomey
19BoliviaIndependence Day1825-08-06Spain1825Named after Simón Bolívar
20Bosnia and HerzegovinaIndependence Day1992-03-01Yugoslavia1992Referendum on independence
21BotswanaIndependence Day1966-09-30United Kingdom1966Formerly Bechuanaland
22BrazilIndependence Day1822-09-07Portugal1822Dom Pedro I's declaration
23BruneiNational Day1984-02-23United Kingdom1984End of British protectorate
24BulgariaLiberation Day1878-03-03Ottoman Empire1878Treaty of San Stefano; modern day is Independence 1908-09-22
25Burkina FasoIndependence Day1960-08-05France1960Formerly Upper Volta
26BurundiIndependence Day1962-07-01Belgium1962Part of Ruanda-Urundi
27CambodiaIndependence Day1953-11-09France1953End of French Indochina
28CameroonNational Day1960-01-01France1960French Cameroon; British Southern Cameroons unified 1961
29CanadaCanada Day1867-07-01United Kingdom1867Confederation; full independence 1931 Statute of Westminster
30Cape VerdeIndependence Day1975-07-05Portugal1975PAIGC liberation movement
31Central African RepublicIndependence Day1960-08-13France1960Formerly Ubangi-Shari
32ChadIndependence Day1960-08-11France1960Formerly French Equatorial Africa
33ChileNational Day1818-09-18Spain1810First declaration 1810; full independence 1818
34China (People's Republic)National Day1949-10-01Civil War / Republic1949PRC founded; Republic of China remains in Taiwan
35ColombiaIndependence Day1810-07-20Spain1810Declaration in Bogotá
36ComorosIndependence Day1975-07-06France1975Unilateral declaration; Mayotte remained French
37Congo (Democratic Republic)Independence Day1960-06-30Belgium1960Formerly Belgian Congo
38Congo (Republic)Independence Day1960-08-15France1960Formerly French Congo
39Costa RicaIndependence Day1821-09-15Spain1821Shared with Central American neighbours
40CroatiaStatehood Day1991-06-25Yugoslavia1991Declaration; internationally recognised 1992
41CubaIndependence Day1868-10-10Spain1868First War; full independence 1902 (from Spain/USA)
42CyprusIndependence Day1960-10-01United Kingdom1960End of British colonial rule
43Czech RepublicIndependence Day1918-10-28Austria-Hungary1918Czechoslovakia founded; Czech-Slovak split 1993
44DenmarkConstitution Day1849-06-05Absolute Monarchy1849Constitutional monarchy established; oldest kingdom
45DjiboutiIndependence Day1977-06-27France1977Formerly French Territory of the Afars and Issas
46DominicaIndependence Day1978-11-03United Kingdom1978Caribbean island nation
47Dominican RepublicIndependence Day1844-02-27Haiti1844Separated from Haiti
48EcuadorIndependence Day1822-05-24Spain1822Battle of Pichincha
49EgyptRevolution Day1952-07-23Monarchy / UK influence1952Egyptian Revolution; republic declared 1953
50El SalvadorIndependence Day1821-09-15Spain1821Shared with Central American neighbours
51EritreaIndependence Day1991-05-24Ethiopia1991EPLF liberation; referendum 1993
52EstoniaIndependence Day1918-02-24Russia/Germany1918Re-independence from USSR 1991-08-20
53EthiopiaVictory of Adwa1896-03-02Italy1896Only African nation never colonised; Adwa battle
54FijiIndependence Day1970-10-10United Kingdom1970Pacific independence
55FinlandIndependence Day1917-12-06Russia1917During Russian Revolution
56FranceBastille Day1789-07-14Monarchy1789French Revolution; republic established
57GabonIndependence Day1960-08-17France1960Formerly French Equatorial Africa
58GambiaIndependence Day1965-02-18United Kingdom1965West African independence
59GeorgiaIndependence Day1991-04-09Soviet Union1991Soviet crackdown anniversary
60GermanyGerman Unity Day1990-10-03East/West Division1990Reunification of East and West Germany
61GhanaIndependence Day1957-03-06United Kingdom1957First sub-Saharan African country to gain independence
62GreeceIndependence Day1821-03-25Ottoman Empire1821Greek War of Independence began
63GuatemalaIndependence Day1821-09-15Spain1821Shared with Central American neighbours
64GuineaIndependence Day1958-10-02France1958Only Francophone African nation to vote No to French Community
65Guinea-BissauIndependence Day1974-09-10Portugal1974After liberation war
66GuyanaIndependence Day1966-05-26United Kingdom1966South American independence
67HaitiIndependence Day1804-01-01France1804First black republic; first Caribbean independence
68HondurasIndependence Day1821-09-15Spain1821Shared with Central American neighbours
69HungaryNational Day1848-03-15Habsburg Austria18481848 Revolution; modern state 1920 Treaty of Trianon
70IcelandNational Day1944-06-17Denmark1944During WWII; republic established
71IndiaIndependence Day1947-08-15United Kingdom1947Partition into India and Pakistan
72IndonesiaIndependence Day1945-08-17Netherlands1945Proclaimed by Sukarno; Dutch transferred sovereignty 1949
73IranIslamic Republic Day1979-04-01Shah/Monarchy1979Islamic Revolution; Pahlavi dynasty ended
74IraqIndependence Day1932-10-03United Kingdom1932End of British mandate; League of Nations membership
75IrelandEaster Rising Commemoration1916-04-24United Kingdom1916Rising; independence 1922; republic 1949
76IsraelIndependence Day1948-05-14British Mandate1948Yom Ha'atzmaut; declaration by Ben-Gurion
77ItalyRepublic Day1946-06-02Monarchy1946Referendum abolished monarchy; unified kingdom 1861
78JamaicaIndependence Day1962-08-06United Kingdom1962Caribbean independence
79JapanFounding Day0660-02-11Mythological660 BCLegendary founding by Emperor Jimmu; constitutional monarchy
80JordanIndependence Day1946-05-25United Kingdom1946Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan
81KazakhstanIndependence Day1991-12-16Soviet Union1991Last Soviet republic to declare independence
82KenyaJamhuri Day1963-12-12United Kingdom1963Uhuru (freedom) Day
83KosovoIndependence Day2008-02-17Serbia2008Unilateral declaration; partially recognised
84KuwaitNational Day1961-06-19United Kingdom1961End of British protectorate
85KyrgyzstanIndependence Day1991-08-31Soviet Union1991Post-USSR dissolution
86LaosNational Day1975-12-02France/Monarchy1975Pathet Lao takeover; Lao PDR proclaimed
87LatviaIndependence Day1918-11-18Russia/Germany1918Re-independence from USSR 1990-05-04
88LebanonIndependence Day1943-11-22France1943End of French mandate
89LesothoIndependence Day1966-10-04United Kingdom1966Formerly Basutoland
90LiberiaIndependence Day1847-07-26American Colonization Society1847Founded by freed American slaves; oldest African republic
91LibyaIndependence Day1951-12-24Italy/UK/France1951UN-supervised independence
92LithuaniaIndependence Day1918-02-16Russia/Germany1918Re-independence from USSR 1990-03-11
93LuxembourgNational Day1839-04-19Netherlands1839London Treaty; Grand Duchy established
94MadagascarIndependence Day1960-06-26France1960Malagasy Republic
95MalawiIndependence Day1964-07-06United Kingdom1964Formerly Nyasaland
96MalaysiaIndependence Day1957-08-31United Kingdom1957Merdeka; Malaysia formed 1963
97MaldivesIndependence Day1965-07-26United Kingdom1965End of British protectorate
98MaliIndependence Day1960-09-22France1960Formerly French Sudan
99MaltaIndependence Day1964-09-21United Kingdom1964Mediterranean island independence
100Marshall IslandsConstitution Day1979-05-01United States1979Compact of Free Association 1986
101MauritaniaIndependence Day1960-11-28France1960Islamic Republic
102MauritiusIndependence Day1968-03-12United Kingdom1968Indian Ocean island
103MexicoIndependence Day1810-09-16Spain1810Grito de Independencia; full independence 1821
104MoldovaIndependence Day1991-08-27Soviet Union1991Post-USSR dissolution
105MongoliaNational Day1921-07-11China/Russia1921Mongolian Revolution; People's Republic
106MontenegroStatehood Day2006-06-03Serbia2006Independence referendum; dissolved union with Serbia
107MoroccoIndependence Day1956-03-02France1956End of French protectorate; Spanish Morocco 1956
108MozambiqueIndependence Day1975-06-25Portugal1975FRELIMO liberation movement
109MyanmarIndependence Day1948-01-04United Kingdom1948Formerly Burma
110NamibiaIndependence Day1990-03-21South Africa1990Last African country to gain independence
111NepalDemocracy Day1951-02-18Monarchy1951End of Rana oligarchy; republic 2008
112NetherlandsLiberation Day1945-05-05Germany1945WWII liberation; kingdom since 1815
113New ZealandWaitangi Day1840-02-06United Kingdom1840Treaty of Waitangi; dominion 1907; independence 1947
114NicaraguaIndependence Day1821-09-15Spain1821Shared with Central American neighbours
115NigerIndependence Day1960-08-03France1960Formerly French West Africa
116NigeriaIndependence Day1960-10-01United Kingdom1960Africa's most populous nation independence
117North KoreaNational Day1948-09-09Japan/USSR1948Democratic People's Republic proclaimed
118North MacedoniaIndependence Day1991-09-08Yugoslavia1991Referendum on independence
119NorwayConstitution Day1814-05-17Denmark1814Constitution signed; full independence from Sweden 1905
120OmanNational Day1650-11-18Portugal1650Expulsion of Portuguese; sultanate established
121PakistanIndependence Day1947-08-14United Kingdom1947Partition from British India one day before India
122PalestineIndependence Day1988-11-15Israel (claimed)1988PLO declaration; partial recognition
123PanamaIndependence Day1903-11-03Colombia1903US-backed independence; canal zone
124Papua New GuineaIndependence Day1975-09-16Australia1975Pacific independence
125ParaguayIndependence Day1811-05-14Spain1811Declaration in Asunción
126PeruIndependence Day1821-07-28Spain1821San Martín declaration
127PhilippinesIndependence Day1898-06-12Spain1898Kawit declaration; US rule until 1946
128PolandIndependence Day1918-11-11Russia/Germany/Austria1918After 123 years of partition
129PortugalNational Day1580-06-10Spain (disputed)1580Camões Day; independence from Moors 1143
130QatarNational Day1971-12-18United Kingdom1971End of British protectorate
131RomaniaNational Day1918-12-01Austria-Hungary1918Unification of Transylvania; independence 1877
132RussiaRussia Day1990-06-12Soviet Union1990Declaration of sovereignty; USSR dissolved 1991
133RwandaIndependence Day1962-07-01Belgium1962Part of Ruanda-Urundi
134Saint Kitts and NevisIndependence Day1983-09-19United Kingdom1983Smallest sovereign state in Western Hemisphere
135Saint LuciaIndependence Day1979-02-22United Kingdom1979Caribbean independence
136Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesIndependence Day1979-10-27United Kingdom1979Caribbean independence
137SamoaIndependence Day1962-01-01New Zealand1962First Pacific Island country to gain independence
138São Tomé and PríncipeIndependence Day1975-07-12Portugal1975MLSTP liberation
139Saudi ArabiaNational Day1932-09-23Ottoman / Hejaz1932Unification of Saudi Arabia by Ibn Saud
140SenegalIndependence Day1960-04-04France1960Part of Mali Federation briefly
141SerbiaNational Day1835-02-15Ottoman Empire1835Sretenje Constitution; full independence 1878
142SeychellesIndependence Day1976-06-29United Kingdom1976Indian Ocean archipelago
143Sierra LeoneIndependence Day1961-04-27United Kingdom1961West African independence
144SingaporeNational Day1965-08-09Malaysia1965Separated from Malaysia; Lee Kuan Yew era
145SlovakiaConstitution Day1992-09-01Czechoslovakia1993Velvet Divorce; independence January 1 1993
146SloveniaStatehood Day1991-06-25Yugoslavia1991Ten-Day War of Independence
147Solomon IslandsIndependence Day1978-07-07United Kingdom1978Pacific independence
148SomaliaNational Day1960-07-01Italy/United Kingdom1960British and Italian Somalilands united
149South AfricaFreedom Day1994-04-27Apartheid Regime1994First fully democratic elections; Nelson Mandela president
150South KoreaNational Liberation Day1945-08-15Japan1945End of WWII; separate republic 1948
151South SudanIndependence Day2011-07-09Sudan2011World's newest country
152SpainNational Day1492-10-12Moors1492Columbus Day; unified kingdom earlier
153Sri LankaIndependence Day1948-02-04United Kingdom1948Formerly Ceylon
154SudanIndependence Day1956-01-01United Kingdom/Egypt1956Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ended
155SurinameIndependence Day1975-11-25Netherlands1975South American independence
156SwedenNational Day1523-06-06Denmark1523Gustav Vasa elected king; union with Denmark ended
157SwitzerlandNational Day1291-08-01Holy Roman Empire1291Federal Charter of 1291; legendary founding
158SyriaEvacuation Day1946-04-17France1946Last French troops withdrew
159TaiwanNational Day1912-10-10Qing Dynasty1912Republic of China founded; Double Ten Day
160TajikistanIndependence Day1991-09-09Soviet Union1991Post-USSR dissolution
161TanzaniaUnion Day1964-04-26United Kingdom1964Tanganyika (1961) merged with Zanzibar (1963)
162ThailandChakri Day1782-04-06Myanmar (historical)1782Chakri Dynasty founded; never colonised
163Timor-LesteIndependence Day2002-05-20Indonesia/Portugal2002World's first new country of 21st century
164TogoIndependence Day1960-04-27France1960Formerly French Togoland
165TongaNational Day1970-06-04United Kingdom1970Pacific kingdom; never fully colonised
166Trinidad and TobagoIndependence Day1962-08-31United Kingdom1962Caribbean independence
167TunisiaIndependence Day1956-03-20France1956End of French protectorate
168TurkeyRepublic Day1923-10-29Ottoman Empire1923Mustafa Kemal Atatürk proclaimed republic
169TurkmenistanIndependence Day1991-10-27Soviet Union1991Post-USSR dissolution
170TuvaluIndependence Day1978-10-01United Kingdom1978Smallest independent republic by area
171UgandaIndependence Day1962-10-09United Kingdom1962East African independence
172UkraineIndependence Day1991-08-24Soviet Union1991Post-USSR dissolution
173United Arab EmiratesNational Day1971-12-02United Kingdom1971Seven emirates united
174United KingdomN/A — Union Day1707-05-01N/A1707Acts of Union England & Scotland; UK concept
175United StatesIndependence Day1776-07-04United Kingdom1776Declaration of Independence
176UruguayIndependence Day1825-08-25Brazil/Spain1825Declaration; recognised 1828
177UzbekistanIndependence Day1991-09-01Soviet Union1991Post-USSR dissolution
178VanuatuIndependence Day1980-07-30UK/France1980Formerly New Hebrides condominium
179VenezuelaIndependence Day1811-07-05Spain1811Declaration; Simón Bolívar
180VietnamNational Day1945-09-02France/Japan1945Ho Chi Minh declaration; reunification 1975
181YemenNational Day1967-11-30United Kingdom1967South Yemen; unification with North 1990
182ZambiaIndependence Day1964-10-24United Kingdom1964Formerly Northern Rhodesia
183ZimbabweIndependence Day1980-04-18United Kingdom1980Formerly Rhodesia; Robert Mugabe