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Independence Day: 25 March: 1821 Ottoman Empire: Declaration of independence 1821. Start of the Greek War of Independence. Grenada: Independence Day: 7 February: 1974 United Kingdom Guatemala: Independence Day: 15 September: 1821 Spanish Empire: Act of Independence of Central America. [citation needed] Guinea: Independence Day: 2 October: 1958 ...
Various states have never declared independence throughout their formations and hence are not included in the main list on this page, including states that were formed by the unification of multiple independent states, such as the United Kingdom, United States, and Tanzania, including states that did declare independence, but whose most recent ...
Country Pre-independence name (if different) Date of independence or first stage Notes Day & month Year Afghanistan: 19 August: 1919: Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 [2] Antigua and Barbuda: Antigua, Leeward Islands [a] 1 November: 1981: Antigua Termination of Association Order [3] The Bahamas: 10 July: 1973: Bahamas Independence Act 1973 [4] Bahrain
Around 60 countries gained independence from the United Kingdom throughout its history, the most in the world, followed by around 40 countries that gained independence from France throughout its history. [2] Over 50% of the world's borders today were drawn as a result of British and French imperialism. [3] [4] [5]
List of national independence days; List of countries that have gained independence from the United Kingdom; 0–9. ... Independence Day (Armenia) Republic Day ...
A national day is a day on which celebrations mark the statehood or nationhood of a state or its people.It may be the date of independence, of becoming a republic, of becoming a federation, or a significant date for a patron saint or a ruler (such as a birthday, accession, or removal).
Ester Honig, a human interest reporter, sent out a photograph of herself to 40 different photo editors in 25 different countries and gave them a single task -- to make her look beautiful.
Independence of Kosovo from Serbia after nine years of UN administration: 1999–2000 1999 East Timorese crisis Timor-Leste Indonesia: Independence of Timor-Leste from Indonesia after 2.5 years of UN administration: 1999–2009 Second Chechen War Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Russia: Chechnya defeated and reincorporated into Russia: 2000–2005 ...