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  2. Independence Day (Pakistan) - Wikipedia

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    Independence Day (Urdu: ‍ یومِ آزادی, romanized: Yaum-i Āzādī ‍), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan.It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence from the United Kingdom and was declared a sovereign state following the termination of the British Raj between the 14th and 15th August 1947.

  3. Tryst with Destiny - Wikipedia

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    "Tryst with Destiny" was an English-language speech by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, to the Indian Constituent Assembly in the Parliament House, on the eve of India's Independence, towards midnight on 14 August 1947. The speech spoke on the aspects that transcended Indian history.

  4. August 1947 - Wikipedia

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    August 14, 1947 (Thursday) [ edit ] The Buchenwald Trial ended. 22 of the 31 convicted staff members of Buchenwald concentration camp received death sentences, five were sentenced to life imprisonment, and the remaining four were given sentences of 10 to 20 years.

  5. History of Pakistan (1947–present) - Wikipedia

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    On 14 August 1947 (27th of Ramadan in 1366 of the Islamic Calendar) Pakistan gained independence. India gained independence the following day. Two of the provinces of British India, Punjab and Bengal, were divided along religious lines by the Radcliffe Commission.

  6. 1947 - Wikipedia

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    Flag of Pakistan, the country that gained independence on August 14, 1947 Flag of India, the country that gained independence on August 15, 1947 and became the largest democracy in the world. August 1 – Indonesian airline Garuda Indonesia is established.

  7. Indian Independence Act 1947 - Wikipedia

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    On 25 July 1947, Mountbatten held a meeting with the Chamber of Princes, where he addressed the question of the princely states, of which there were 562. The treaty relations between Britain and the Indian States would come to an end, and on 15 August 1947 the suzerainty of the British Crown was to lapse. Mountbatten ruled out any dominion ...

  8. Dominion of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    The Dominion of Pakistan, officially Pakistan [3], was an independent federal dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations, which existed from 14 August 1947 to 23 March 1956. It was created by the passing of the Indian Independence Act 1947 by the British parliament, which also created an independent Dominion of India.

  9. August 14 - Wikipedia

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    August 14 is the 226th day ... and taken at the Opening Ceremony for the first time in Olympic history. ... of Pakistan from the United Kingdom in 1947.