As we celebrate our independence here in the United States,

take a look at when other countries gained their independence!

Country

Name of Holiday

Date of Holiday

Year of Event

Independence From

 Afghanistan Afghan Independence Day (Afghan Victory Day) August 19 1919 United Kingdom
 Albania Flag Day (Dita e Flamurit) November 28 1912 Ottoman Empire
 Algeria Independence Day July 05 1962 France
 Angola Independence Day November 11 1975 Portugal
 Antigua and Barbuda Independence Day November 01 1981 United Kingdom
 Argentina Independence Day July 09 1816 Spanish Empire
 Armenia Republic Day
Independence Day
May 28
September 21
1918
1991
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Soviet Union
 Azerbaijan Independence Day
Republic Day
May 28
October 18
1918
1991
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Soviet Union
 Bahamas, The Independence Day July 10 1973 United Kingdom
 Bahrain Independence Day December 16 1971 United Kingdom
 Bangladesh Independence Day
Victory Day
March 26
December 16
1971
1971
Pakistan
 Barbados Independence Day November 30 1966 United Kingdom
 Belarus Independence Day July 03 1991 Soviet Union
 Belgium National Day July 21 1831 United Netherlands
 Belize Independence Day September 21 1981 United Kingdom
 Benin Independence Day August 01 1960 France
 Bhutan National Day December 17 1907
 Bolivia Independence Day August 06 1825 Spain
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Independence Day March 01 1992 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
 Botswana Independence Day September 30 1966 United Kingdom
 Brazil Independence Day (Dia da Independência) September 07 1822 United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
 Brunei National Day February 23 1984 United Kingdom
 Bulgaria Liberation Day
Independence Day
March 3
September 22
1878
1908
Ottoman Empire
 Burkina Faso Proclamation of Independence Day
Independence Day
December 11
August 5
1958
1960
France
 Burundi Independence Day July 01 1962 Belgium
 Cambodia Independence Day November 09 1953 France
 Cameroon National Day May 20 1960 United Kingdom and France
 Canada Canada Day July 01 1867 United Kingdom
 Cape Verde Independence Day July 05 1975 Portugal
 Central African Republic National Day
Independence Day
December 1
August 13
1958
1960
France
 Chad Republic Day
Independence Day
November 28
August 11
1958
1960
France
 Chile Independence Day (part of Fiestas Patrias) September 18 1810 Spanish Empire
Cibao Cibaenian Independence Day July 07 1857 Dominican Republic
 Colombia Independence Day July 20 1810 Spanish Empire
 Comoros Independence Day July 06 1975 France
 Congo, Democratic Republic of the Independence Day June 30 1960 Belgium
 Congo, Republic of the Republic Day
Independence Day
November 28
August 15
1958
1960
France
 Costa Rica Independence Day September 15 1821 Spanish Empire
 Croatia Statehood Day May 30 1990 SFR Yugoslavia
 Cuba Commencement of the Wars of Independence October 10 1868 Spanish Empire and United States
 Cyprus Independence Day October 01 1960 United Kingdom
 Czech Republic Independence Day
Restoration Day
October 28
January 1
1918
1993
Austria-Hungary
Czechoslovakia
 Djibouti Independence Day June 27 1977 France
 Dominica Independence Day November 03 1978 United Kingdom
 Dominican Republic Independence Day February 27 1821
1844
Spain
Haiti
 East Timor Independence Restoration Day May 20 2002 Indonesia
 Ecuador Independence Day August 10 1809 Spanish Empire
 Egypt Revolution Day July 23 1952 United Kingdom
 El Salvador Independence Day September 15 1821 Spanish Empire
 Equatorial Guinea Independence Day October 12 1968 Spain
 Eritrea Independence Day May 24 1991 Ethiopia
 Estonia Independence Day
Day of Restoration of Independence
February 24
August 20
1918
1991
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Soviet Union
 Fiji Fiji Day October 10 1970 United Kingdom
 Finland Independence Day December 06 1917 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
 Gabon Independence Day August 17 1960 France
 Gambia, The Independence Day February 18 1965 United Kingdom
 Georgia Independence Day
Day of National Unity
May26
April 9
1918
1991
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Soviet Union
 Ghana Independence Day March 06 1957 United Kingdom
 Greece Independence Day March 25 1821 Ottoman Empire
 Grenada Independence Day February 07 1974 United Kingdom
 Guatemala Independence Day September 15 1821 Spanish Empire
 Guinea Independence Day October 02 1958 France
 Guinea-Bissau Independence Day September 24 1973 Portugal
 Guyana Independence Day May 26 1966 United Kingdom
 Haiti Independence Day January 01 1804 France
 Honduras Independence Day September 15 1821 Spanish Empire
 Hungary Day of Hungarian Freedom (A magyar szabadság napja) last Saturday of June 1991
 Iceland National Day June 17 1944 Denmark
 India Independence Day (Swatantra Diwas) August 15 1947 United Kingdom
 Indonesia Independence Day (Hari Kemerdekaan) August 17 1945 Netherlands and Japan
 Iran Iranian Islamic Republic Day April 01 1979
 Iraq Independence Day October 03 1932 United Kingdom
 Israel Independence Day (Yom Ha’atzmaut) On or between Apr 15 and 15 May, depending on the Hebrew calenda 1948 United Kingdom and the British Mandate for Palestine
 Ivory Coast Independence Day August 07 1960 France
 Jamaica Independence Day August 06 1962 United Kingdom
 Jordan Independence Day May 25 1946 United Kingdom
 Kazakhstan Independence Day December 16 1991 Soviet Union
 Kenya Jamhuri Day December 12 1963 United Kingdom
 Kiribati Independence Day July 12 1979 United Kingdom
 North Korea National Liberation Day of Korea
(Chogukhaebangŭi na)
August 15 1948 Soviet Union
 South Korea 1 Marchst Movement (Samiljeol)
National Liberation Day of Korea (Gwangbokjeol)
March 1
August 15
1919
1948
Empire of Japan and the United States
 Kuwait National Day February 25 1961 United Kingdom
 Kyrgyzstan Independence Day August 31 1991 Soviet Union
 Latvia Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia
Day of Restoration of Independence
November 18
May4
1918
1990
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and German Empire
 Lebanon Independence Day November 22 1943 France
 Lesotho Independence Day October 04 1966 United Kingdom
 Liberia Independence Day July 26 1847 American Colonization Society
 Libya Independence Day December 24 1951 United Kingdom, Italy and France
 Liechtenstein National Day August 15 1886 German Confederation
 Lithuania Statehood Restoration Day
Independence Restoration Day
February 16
March 11
1918
1990
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and German Empire
 Madagascar Independence Day June 26 1960 France
 Malawi Independence Day July 06 1964 United Kingdom
 Malaysia Independence Day (Hari Merdeka) August 31 1957 United Kingdom
 Maldives Independence Day July 26 1965 United Kingdom
 Mali Independence Day September 22 1960 France
 Malta Independence Day September 21 1964 United Kingdom
 Marshall Islands Constitution Day May 01 1979 United States
 Mauritania Independence Day November 28 1960 France
 Mauritius Independence Day March 12 1968 United Kingdom
 Mexico Cry of Dolores Grito de Dolores (Día de la Independéncia) September 16 1810 Spanish Empire
 Micronesia Independence Day November 03 1986 United States
 Moldova Independence Day August 27 1991 Soviet Union
 Mongolia Independence Day December 29 1911 Qing China
 Montenegro Independence Day May 21 2006 Serbia and Montenegro
 Morocco Proclamation of Independence Day
Independence Day
January 11
November 18
1944
1955
France and Spain
 Mozambique Independence Day (Dia da Independência Nacional) June 25 1975 Portugal
 Myanmar Independence Day January 04 1948 United Kingdom
 Namibia Independence Day March 21 1990 South Africa
 Nauru Independence Day January 31 1968 United Kingdom,Australia, New Zealand
 Netherlands Independence Day July 26 1581 Spanish Empire
 Nicaragua Independence Day September 15 1821 Spanish Empire
 Niger Independence Day August 03 1960 France
 Nigeria Independence Day October 01 1960 United Kingdom
 North Macedonia Independence Day (Den na nezavisnosta) September 08 1991 SFR Yugoslavia
 Norway Constitution Day
Independence Day
May 17
June 7
1814
1905
Denmark
Sweden
 Oman National Day November 18 1650 Portugal
 Pakistan Independence Day (Youm-e-Azadi) August 14 1947 United Kingdom
 Palestine National Day November 15 1988 Israel
 Panama Independence Day
Separation Day
November 28
November 3
1821
1903
Spain
Colombia
 Papua New Guinea Independence Day September 16 1975 Australia of the former Territory of Papua and New Guinea
 Paraguay Independence Day May 14 and May 15 1811 Spanish Empire
 Peru Fiestas Patrias July 28 1821 Spanish Empire
 Philippines Independence Day (Araw ng Kalayaan or Araw ng Kasarinlan)
Republic Day
June 12
July 4
1898
1946
Spanish Empire
United States
 Poland Independence Day (Święto Niepodległości) November 11 1918 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and German Empire
 Portugal Restoration of Independence Day December 01 1640 Spanish Empire
 Qatar National Day
Independence from Britain
December 18
December 18
1878
1971
Ottoman Empire
United Kingdom
 Romania State Independence Day of Romania (Ziua Independenței de Stat a României) May 09 1877 Ottoman Empire
 Russia Russia Day June 12 1992 Soviet Union
 Rwanda Independence Day July 01 1962 Belgium
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Independence Day September 19 1983 United Kingdom
 Saint Lucia Independence Day February 22 1979 United Kingdom
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Independence Day October 27 1979 United Kingdom
 Samoa Independence Day June 01 1962 New Zealand
 São Tomé and Príncipe Independence Day July 12 1975 Portugal
 Senegal Independence Day April 04 1960 France
 Serbia Statehood Day February 15 1804 and 1835 Ottoman Empire
 Seychelles Independence Day June 29 1976 United Kingdom
 Sierra Leone Independence Day April 27 1961 United Kingdom
 Singapore National Day August 09 1965 Malaysia
 Slovakia Independence Day July 17 1992 Czechoslovakia
 Slovenia Independence and Unity Day June 25 and December 26 1991 SFR Yugoslavia
 Solomon Islands Independence Day July 07 1978 United Kingdom
 Somalia Independence Day July 01 1960 United Kingdom, Italy
 Somaliland Independence Day May 18 1991 Somali Democratic Republic
 South Sudan Independence Day July 09 2011 Sudan
 Sri Lanka Independence Day February 04 1948 United Kingdom
 Sudan Independence Day January 01 1956 United Kingdom and Egypt
 Suriname Independence Day November 25 1975 Netherlands
 Sweden National Day June 06 1523 Kalmar Union
  Switzerland Swiss National Day August 01 1291 Holy Roman Empire
 Syria Evacuation Day April 17 1946 France
 Tajikistan Independence Day September 09 1991 Soviet Union
 Tanzania Independence Day December 09 1961 United Kingdom
 Togo Independence Day April 27 1960 France
 Tonga Emancipation Day June 04 1970 United Kingdom
 Trinidad and Tobago Independence Day August 31 1962 United Kingdom
 Tunisia Independence Day March 20 1956 France
 Turkmenistan Independence Day September 27 1991 Soviet Union
 Tuvalu Independence Day October 01 1978 United Kingdom
 Uganda Independence Day October 09 1962 United Kingdom
 Ukraine Independence Day
Day of Unity
August 24
January 22
1991
1919
Soviet Union
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
 United Arab Emirates National Day December 02 1971 United Kingdom
 United States Independence Day or Fourth of July July 04 1776 Kingdom of Great Britain
 Uruguay Independence Day August 25 1825 United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
 Uzbekistan Independence Day September 01 1991 Soviet Union
 Vanuatu Independence Day July 30 1980 United Kingdom and France
  Vatican City Independence Day February 11 1929 Italy
 Venezuela Independence Day July 05 1811 Spanish Empire
 Vietnam Independence Day September 02 1945 Empire of Japan and France
 Yemen Independence Day November 30 1967 United Kingdom
 Zambia Independence Day October 24 1964 United Kingdom
 Zimbabwe Independence Day April 18 1980 United Kingdom

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