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Country	|Event
Cuba		1959 - Cuban Revolution Cuban Revolution The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement against the regime of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista between 1953 and 1959. Batista was finally ousted on 1 January 1959, and was replaced by a revolutionary government led by Castro...  under the leadership of Fidel Castro Fidel Castro Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...
Togo		1967 - Military coup under the leadership of Etienne Eyadema
Uganda		1986 - End of Tito Okello Tito Okello General Tito Lutwa Okello , was a Ugandan Military officer and politician. He was the President of Uganda from 29 July 1985 until 26 January 1986.-Background:Tito Okello was born in 1914 in Kitgum District... 's regime
Afghanistan		1989 - Liberation from the Soviet Union Soviet war in Afghanistan The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a nine-year conflict involving the Soviet Union, supporting the Marxist-Leninist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the Afghan Mujahideen and foreign "Arab–Afghan" volunteers...
Kuwait		1991 - Liberation from Iraq Gulf War The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
Kingdom of Bulgaria		1878 - Founding of the Principality of Bulgaria Principality of Bulgaria The Principality of Bulgaria was a self-governing entity created as a vassal of the Ottoman Empire by the Treaty of Berlin in 1878. The preliminary treaty of San Stefano between the Russian Empire and the Porte , on March 3, had originally proposed a significantly larger Bulgarian territory: its...  in the Treaty of San Stefano Treaty of San Stefano The Preliminary Treaty of San Stefano was a treaty between Russia and the Ottoman Empire signed at the end of the Russo-Turkish War, 1877–78...
Sicily		2006 - Corleone Corleone Corleone is a small town and comune of approximately 12,000 inhabitants in the Province of Palermo in Sicily, Italy.... , Sicily Sicily Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...  (arrest date of Mafia Mafia The Mafia is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century in Sicily, Italy. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct, and whose common enterprise is protection racketeering...  boss Bernardo Provenzano Bernardo Provenzano Bernardo Provenzano is a member of the Sicilian Mafia and is suspected of having been the head of the Corleonesi, a Mafia faction that originated in the village of Corleone, and de facto capo di tutti capi of the entire Sicilian Mafia until his arrest in 2006.His nickname is Binnu u tratturi... )
Italy		1945 - End of Benito Mussolini Benito Mussolini Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism.... 's regime (known locally as Liberazione Liberazione Liberazione is Italian for liberation. It may refer to:* Liberation Day , April 25, the anniversary of the 1945 fall of Mussolini's Italian Social Republic; a public holiday in Italy.... )
Vietnam		1975 - End of Vietnam War Vietnam War The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...  (also known as Reunification Day Reunification Day Victory Day , Reunification Day , or Liberation Day is a public holiday in Vietnam that marks the occasion Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon on April 30, 1975... )
Ethiopia		1941 - Liberation from Italy
Denmark		1945 - Liberation from Nazi Germany Occupation of Denmark Nazi Germany's occupation of Denmark began with Operation Weserübung on 9 April 1940, and lasted until German forces withdrew at the end of World War II following their surrender to the Allies on 5 May 1945. Contrary to the situation in other countries under German occupation, most Danish...
Netherlands		1945 - Liberation from Nazi Germany
Czech Republic		1945 - Liberation from Nazi Germany
Norway		1945 - Liberation from Nazi Germany
Jersey and  Guernsey		1945 - Liberation from Nazi Germany Occupation of the Channel Islands The Channel Islands were occupied by Nazi Germany for much of World War II, from 30 June 1940 until the liberation on 9 May 1945. The Channel Islands are two British Crown dependencies and include the bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey as well as the smaller islands of Alderney and Sark...
Sark		1945 - Liberation from Nazi Germany Occupation of the Channel Islands The Channel Islands were occupied by Nazi Germany for much of World War II, from 30 June 1940 until the liberation on 9 May 1945. The Channel Islands are two British Crown dependencies and include the bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey as well as the smaller islands of Alderney and Sark...
Democratic Republic of the Congo		1997 - Coup lead by Laurent-Désiré Kabila Laurent-Désiré Kabila Laurent-Désiré Kabila was President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from May 17, 1997, when he overthrew Mobutu Sese Seko, until his assassination by his bodyguards on January 18, 2001...
Lebanon		2000 - Withdrawal of the Israeli Army from Southern Lebanon Liberation Day (Lebanon) Liberation Day is a holiday in Lebanon on May 25.On May 25, 2000, the Israeli army withdrew from territory in Southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation. The United Nations certified that the withdrawal was complete, with troops having left territory demarcated by the Blue Line...
Falkland Islands /  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		1982 - Liberation from Argentina Occupation of the Falkland Islands The Military Administration of the Falklands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands was the short-lived, Argentine-controlled government of a long disputed group of islands in the South Atlantic which had been governed by the United Kingdom since the 1833 re-establishment of British rule ...
Northern Mariana Islands		1945 - Liberation from Japan
Rwanda		1994 - End of the Rwandan genocide Rwandan Genocide The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass murder of an estimated 800,000 people in the small East African nation of Rwanda. Over the course of approximately 100 days through mid-July, over 500,000 people were killed, according to a Human Rights Watch estimate...
Nicaragua		1979 - Nicaraguan Revolution Nicaraguan Revolution The Nicaraguan Revolution encompasses the rising opposition to the Somoza dictatorship in the 1960s and 1970s, the campaign led by the Sandinista National Liberation Front which led to the violent ousting of that dictatorship in 1979, and the...
Guam		1944 - Liberation from Japan
Pakistan		1947 - Liberation from the British Empire and partition from India
North Korea /  South Korea		1944 - Liberation from Japan Victory over Japan Day Victory over Japan Day is a name chosen for the day on which the Surrender of Japan occurred, effectively ending World War II, and subsequent anniversaries of that event...
India		1947 - Liberation from the British Empire
Early Modern France		1944 - Liberation from Nazi Germany Liberation of Paris The Liberation of Paris took place during World War II from 19 August 1944 until the surrender of the occupying German garrison on August 25th. It could be regarded by some as the last battle in the Battle for Normandy, though that really ended with the crushing of the Wehrmacht forces between the...
Hong Kong		1945 - Liberation from Japan Victory over Japan Day Victory over Japan Day is a name chosen for the day on which the Surrender of Japan occurred, effectively ending World War II, and subsequent anniversaries of that event... , celebrated between 1945-1996 (no longer a general holiday as of 1997)
Abkhazia		1993 - End of the war with Georgia and the beginning of de facto independence
Libya		2011 - End of the Libyan civil war 2011 Libyan civil war The 2011 Libyan civil war was an armed conflict in the North African state of Libya, fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government. The war was preceded by protests in Benghazi beginning on 15 February 2011, which led to clashes with security...  and death of Muammar Gaddafi Death of Muammar Gaddafi Muammar Gaddafi, the deposed leader of Libya, died on 20 October 2011 during the 2011 Libyan civil war. Gaddafi was captured alive after his convoy was attacked by NATO warplanes as Sirte fell on 20 October 2011. He was then beaten and killed by NTC forces... .
Mali		1968 - End of Modibo Keïta Modibo Keïta Modibo Keita ; was the first President of Mali and the Prime Minister of the Mali Federation. He espoused a form of African socialism.-Youth:... 's regime
Albania		1944 - Liberation from Nazi Germany Liberation Day (Albania) The Liberation Day is commemorated as the day, November 29, 1944, in which Albania was liberated from Nazi Germany forces after the Albanian Resistance of World War II.-Background:...  (known locally as Dita e Çlirimit)
Bangladesh		1971 - Liberation from Pakistan Instrument of Surrender (1971) The Instrument of Surrender was signed at Ramna Race Course in Dhaka at one past five in the evening , local time, on December 16, 1971, by Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora, General Officer Commanding in Chief of Eastern Command of the Indian Army and Lieutenant General Amir Abdullah Khan...  (known as Vijay Diwas Vijay Diwas Vijay Diwas may refer to:*Victory Day , celebrated on 16 December*Vijay Diwas , celebrated on 16 December for the same reason as Victory Day in Bangladesh*Kargil vijay diwas, celebrated on 26 July in India...  and Bijoy Dibosh in India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... 's West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...  and Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south... )
'		1961 - Liberation from Portuguese colonial rule

See also

• National Day
  National Day
  The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the nationhood of a nation or non-sovereign country. This nationhood can be symbolized by the date of independence, of becoming republic or a significant date for a patron saint or a ruler . Often the day is not called "National Day"...
  
  
• Holiday
  Holiday
  A Holiday is a day designated as having special significance for which individuals, a government, or a religious group have deemed that observance is warranted. It is generally an official or unofficial observance of religious, national, or cultural significance, often accompanied by celebrations...
  
  
• Revolution Day
  Revolution Day
  Revolution Day refers to the public holiday in Egypt on 23 July, the anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. It is the biggest secular public holiday in Egypt....
  
  
• Freedom Day
  Freedom Day
  Freedom Day may refer to one of the following holidays:* Freedom Day on March 25 in Belarus, anniversary of the establishment of the Belarusian People's Republic in 1918...
  
  
• Victory Day
  Victory Day
  Victory Day is a common name of many different public holidays in various countries to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history.- April 30 in Vietnam :...
  
  
• List of national independence days