Celebrate Freedom!

Welcome to the 4th of July special. Yes, July the 4th 1776 is very special, one of the most important date in the US history. The 4th of July is celebrated all over USA and by Americans worldwide as Independence Day. This is when the United States of America adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Contrary to general belief, this is not the day when USA got its independence from Great Britain. The legal separation of the American colonies (as they were know pre-Independence) occurred on 2nd of July 1776. This was the result of a bitter war (known as the American Revolution) between the American colonies and the Kingdom of Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the US is considered as the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson, along with John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman were known as the Committee of Five appointed to draft the declaration. The original thirteen colonies/states who were signatories were (in chronological order) Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island.

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So with that brief lesson on American Independence, let’s turn to the world and check the Independence day or National day of each country. Let us honor and celebrate Freedom for all the countries in the world. This is not an exhaustive list as we’re still working on gathering the facts. The information is provided in two formats – first sorted on Country name and second sorted on calendar day.

 

Country

Date

Independence from?

Afghanistan

August 19, 1919

UK

Algeria

July 5, 1962

France

Armenia

September 21, 1991

Soviet Union

Azerbaijan

October 18, 1991

Soviet Union

Bahamas

July 10, 1973

UK

Bangladesh

March 26, 1971

Pakistan

Bosnia

March 1, 1992

Yugoslavia

Cambodia

November 9, 1953

France

Canada

July 1, 1867

UK

Chad

August 11, 1960

France

Colombia

July 20, 1810

Spain

Costa Rica

September 15, 1821

Spain

Croatia

June 25, 1991

Yugoslavia

Georgia

April 9, 1991

Soviet Union

Grenada

February 7, 1974

UK

India

August 15, 1947

UK

Jamaica

August 6, 1962

UK

Jordan

May 25, 1946

UK

Kazakhstan

December 16, 1991

Soviet Union

Kenya

December 12, 1963

UK

Kuwait

June 19, 1961

UK

Lebenon

November 22, 1943

France

Madagascar

June 26, 1960

France

Malaysia

August 31, 1957

UK

Mauritius

March 12, 1968

UK

Mongolia

November 26, 1921

China

Myanmar/Burma

January 4, 1948

UK

Nigeria

October 1, 1960

UK

Pakistan

August 14, 1947

UK

Peru

July 28, 1821

Spain

Sri Lanka

February 4, 1948

UK

Tanzania

December 9, 1961

UK

Trinidad and Tobago

August 31, 1962

UK

UAE

December 2, 1971

UK

USA

July 4, 1776

UK

Vietnam

September 2, 1945

France

Zimbabwe

April 18, 1980

UK

 

Sorted on Calendar Day:

Country

Date

Independence from?

Myanmar/Burma

January 4, 1948

UK

Sri Lanka

February 4, 1948

UK

Grenada

February 7, 1974

UK

Bosnia

March 1, 1992

Yugoslavia

Mauritius

March 12, 1968

UK

Bangladesh

March 26, 1971

Pakistan

Georgia

April 9, 1991

Soviet Union

Zimbabwe

April 18, 1980

UK

Jordan

May 25, 1946

UK

Kuwait

June 19, 1961

UK

Croatia

June 25, 1991

Yugoslavia

Madagascar

June 26, 1960

France

Canada

July 1, 1867

UK

USA

July 4, 1776

UK

Algeria

July 5, 1962

France

Bahamas

July 10, 1973

UK

Colombia

July 20, 1810

Spain

Peru

July 28, 1821

Spain

Jamaica

August 6, 1962

UK

Chad

August 11, 1960

France

Pakistan

August 14, 1947

UK

India

August 15, 1947

UK

Afghanistan

August 19, 1919

UK

Malaysia

August 31, 1957

UK

Trinidad and Tobago

August 31, 1962

UK

Vietnam

September 2, 1945

France

Costa Rica

September 15, 1821

Spain

Armenia

September 21, 1991

Soviet Union

Nigeria

October 1, 1960

UK

Azerbaijan

October 18, 1991

Soviet Union

Cambodia

November 9, 1953

France

Lebenon

November 22, 1943

France

Mongolia

November 26, 1921

China

UAE

December 2, 1971

UK

Tanzania

December 9, 1961

UK

Kenya

December 12, 1963

UK

Kazakhstan

December 16, 1991

Soviet Union

 

 

Please feel free to let us know of any addition or correction in the comments or via contact. Thank you.

 

 

Update: {7/5/2009 | 6:30 pm EST}

There is a comprehensive listing of Independence days of countries around the world in Wikipedia. Click here to view. To eliminate redundancy the lists in this post will now not be maintained.

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