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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. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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 ...

  7. List of national independence days - Wikipedia

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    14 August: 1947 United Kingdom: Effective date of the Indian Independence Act 1947; [b] [65] see also: Pakistan Day (23 March). Palau: Independence Day: 1 October: 1994 United States: 9 July 1980 is Palau's Constitution Day usually commemorated with formal events. Independence Day celebrations are more elaborate and last several days. Palestine

  8. Pakistan Movement - Wikipedia

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    The ultimate objective of the Pakistan Movement, led by the All-India Muslim League, was achieved with the partition of India on 14 August 1947, when the Radcliffe Line officially demarcated the Dominion of Pakistan over two non-contiguous swaths of territory, which would later be organized as West Pakistan and East Pakistan, with the latter ...

  9. Decolonisation of Asia - Wikipedia

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    14 August 1947: Liaquat Ali Khan [q]-[r] Bangladesh as part of Pakistan: 14 August 1947 [s] Liaquat Ali Khan [t] India [u] 15 August 1947 [v] Jawaharlal Nehru [w] Indian independence movement Myanmar [x] Japan: 1 August 1943: U Nu British Burma: 4 January 1948 Sri Lanka [y] British Ceylon: 4 February 1948: Don Senanayake - 22 February 1972 ...