The following is a partial list of independence days of countries around the world:
Country Date Year
Abkhazia July 4 1993
Afghanistan August 19 1919
Albania November 28 1912
Algeria July 5 1962
Angola November 11 1975
Antigua and Barbuda November 1 1981
Argentina July 9 1816
Armenia May 28 1918
Armenia September 21 1991
Austria October 26 1955
Azerbaijan May 28 1918
Azerbaijan October 18 1991
Bahamas July 10 1973
Bahrain December 16 1971
Bangladesh March 26 1971
Barbados November 30 1966
Belarus July 3 1944
Belgium July 21 1831
Belize September 21 1981
Benin August 1 1960
Bolivia August 6 1825
Bosnia and Herzegovina March 1 1992
Botswana September 30 1966
Brazil September 7 1822
Brunei January 1 1984
Bulgaria September 22 1908
Burkina Faso August 5 1960
Burma January 4 1948
Burundi July 1 1962
Cambodia November 9 1953
Cameroon January 1 1960
Canada July 1 1867
Cape Verde July 5 1975
Central African Republic August 13 1960
Chad August 11 1960
Chile February 12 and September 18 1810
(Declared Independence from Spain on that date in 1810. Actually, Chileans celebrate the date of the first Government Junta, September 18. This date was not recognized as such until April 25, 1844.)
Colombia July 20 and August 7 1810
Comoros July 6 1975
Costa Rica September 15 1821
Croatia October 8 1991
Cuba May 20 1902
Cyprus October 1 1960
Djibouti June 27 1977
Dominica November 3 1978
East Timor May 20 2002
Independence from Portugal in 2002 (recognition, East Timor was invaded by Indonesia from 1975 to 1999, officially it never ceased to be considered as administrated by Portugal).
Ecuador August 10 1809
Proclaimed independence from Spain on August 10, 1809, but failed with the execution of all the conspirators of the movement on August 2, 1810.
Ecuador May 24 1822 Independence finally occurred on May 24, 1822 at the Battle of Pichincha.
El Salvador September 15 1821
Equatorial Guinea October 12 1968
Eritrea May 24 1993
Estonia February 24 1918
Independence from the Russian Empire in 1918. Independence Day (Estonia)
Estonia August 20 1991
Independence re-declared from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Fiji October 10 1970
Finland December 6 1917
Gabon August 17 1960
Gambia February 18 1965
Georgia May 26 1918
Georgia April 9 1991
Ghana March 6 1957
Greece March 25 1821
Grenada February 7 1974
Guatemala September 15 1821
Guinea October 2 1958
Guinea-Bissau September 24 1973
Guyana May 26 1966
Haiti January 1 1804
Honduras September 15 1821
Hungary August 20 1000
Iceland June 17 1944
India August 15 1947
Independence from the United Kingdom in 1947.
Indonesia August 17 1945
Iraq October 3 1932
Ireland April 24 1916
Israel Iyar 5
(On or between April 15 and May 15, depending on the Hebrew calendar). 5708 (1948) Independence from the British Mandate for Palestine, which took place on May 14, 1948 (5 Iyar 5708 in the Hebrew calendar). Yom Ha'atzmaut is celebrated on the Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday nearest to 5 Iyar, so it occurs between 3 and 6 Iyar each year; this means that the holiday can fall any time between and including April 15 and May 15, according to the Gregorian calendar.
Ivory Coast August 7 1960
Jamaica August 6 1962
Jordan May 25 1946
Kazakhstan December 16 1991
Kenya December 12 1963
Kiribati July 12 1979
Korea, North August 15 1945
Korea, South August 15 1945
Kosovo February 17 2008
Kuwait February 25 1961
Kyrgyzstan August 31 1991
Laos October 22 1953
Latvia November 18 1918
Proclamation of independence on November 18, 1918. Latvia was part of Russian Empire prior to the WWI, but its territory had been ceded to German Empire in March of 1918
Latvia May 4 1990 Restoration of independence from Soviet Union on May 4, 1990.
Lebanon November 22 1943
Lesotho October 4 1966
Liberia July 26 1847
Libya December 24 1951
Lithuania February 16 1918 Act of Independence of Lithuania: Independence from the Russian and German Empires in February 1918.
Lithuania March 11 1990 Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania: independence from the Soviet Union in March 1990.
Macedonia September 8 1991
Madagascar June 26 1960
Malawi July 6 1964
Malaysia August 31 1957
Maldives July 26 1965
Mali September 22 1960
Malta September 21 1964
Mauritania November 28 1960
Mauritius March 12 1968
Mexico September 16 1810
Moldova August 27 1991
Mongolia December 29 1911 Independence from the Qing Dynasty in 1911. However, the newly established Mongolian government was too weak to resist the occupation of the Republic of China in 1919 and later White Russia in early 1921. After ousting Roman von Ungern-Sternberg's forces, the new communist government was officially established on June 11, 1921.
Montenegro May 21 2006
Morocco November 18 1955
Mozambique June 25 1975
Namibia March 21 1990
Nauru January 31 1968
Nicaragua September 15 1821
Niger August 3 1960
Nigeria October 1 1960
Northern Cyprus September 2 1983
Norway May 17 1814
Pakistan August 14 1947
Panama November 28 1821
Independence from Spain in 1821.
Panama November 3 1903 Panama was member of the "Gran Colombia" until 1903. The 1903 separation from Colombia is celebrated as an official holiday day on November 3.
Papua New Guinea September 16 1975
Paraguay May 15 1811
Peru July 28 1821
Philippines June 12 1898
Poland November 11 1918
Portugal December 1 1640
Qatar December 18 1971
Rhodesia November 11 1965
Romania May 10 1877
Rwanda July 1 1962
Saint Kitts and Nevis September 19 1983
Saint Lucia February 22 1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines October 27 1979
Samoa June 1 1962
São Tomé and Príncipe July 12 1975
Senegal April 4 1960
Serbia February 15 1804
Seychelles June 29 1976
Sierra Leone April 27 1961
Singapore August 9 1965
Slovakia July 17 1992
Slovenia December 26 and June 25 1990 Date of the release of the official results of the independence plebiscite in 1990, confirming secession from Yugoslavia. (Statehood Day) Declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. Independence and Unity Day
Solomon Islands July 7 1978
Somalia July 1 1960
South Africa December 11 1931
South Sudan July 9 2011
Sri Lanka February 4 1948
Sudan January 1 1956
Suriname November 25 1975
Swaziland September 6 1968
Sweden June 6 1523
Switzerland August 1 1291
Syria April 17 1946
Tajikistan September 9 1991
Tanzania December 9 1961
Togo April 27 1960
Tibet February 13 1913
Tonga June 4 1970
Trinidad and Tobago August 31 1962
Tunisia March 20 1956
Turkey October 29 1923
Turkmenistan October 27 1991
Tuvalu October 1 1978
Uganda October 9 1962
Ukraine August 24 1991
Declaration of Independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Independence Day of Ukraine
Ukraine January 22 1919
Unification of Ukraine on January 22, 1919. Day of Unity of Ukraine
United Arab Emirates December 2 1971
United States July 4 1776
Uruguay August 25 1825
Uzbekistan September 1 1991
Vanuatu July 30 1980
Venezuela July 5 1811
Vietnam September 2 1945
Yemen November 30 1967
Zambia October 24 1964
Zimbabwe April 18 1980
