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Uganda government sources identify Heroes’ Day on 9 June, while Bahamian public-holiday law defines National Heroes Day as the second Monday in October. These are distinct jurisdiction-spec…
Brunei government foreign-service materials list the Sultan’s 80th Birthday on Wednesday 15 July 2026. The inherited “in lieu” wording is not applicable to the cited 2026 date itself.
Hungary’s Fundamental Law identifies 15 March, 20 August and 23 October as national holidays and states that 20 August is the official state holiday.
A North Macedonian government ministry identifies 2 August as Ilinden – Republic Day in its official holiday message.
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management explains that Inauguration Day is a legal holiday for qualifying federal employees in the Washington, DC area on 20 January every fourth year after 1…
The Government of Slovenia states that Independence and Unity Day is celebrated every year on 26 December, marking the announcement of the 1990 independence plebiscite results.
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Afghanistan — Independence Day on 19 August. The source verifies the diplomatic national-da…
The official museum visitor calendar identifies 28 November as Independence Day.
The 2026 foreign-affairs page identifies 5 July as Algeria’s 64th Independence Day and connects it to the 5 July 1962 proclamation of independence.
The Government of Armenia’s Independence Day message is dated 21 September and explicitly identifies the occasion as Republic of Armenia Independence Day.
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists The Bahamas — Independence Day on 10 July. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Barbados — Independence Day on 30 November. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Bolivia — Independence Day on 6 August. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day ide…
Government of Botswana material identifies 30 September as Botswana Independence Day.
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Brazil — Independence Day on 7 September. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day i…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Cambodia — Independence Day on 9 November. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day…
A current Chadian government ministry Independence Day message identifies 11 August as the anniversary of Chad’s independence in 1960.
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Congo, Republic of — Independence Day on 15 August. This verifies the current diplomatic id…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Costa Rica — Independence Day on 15 September. The source verifies the diplomatic national-…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Cyprus — Independence Day on 1 October. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day ide…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Djibouti — Independence Day on 27 June. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day ide…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Dominican Republic — Independence Day on 27 February. The source verifies the diplomatic na…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists El Salvador — Independence Day on 15 September. The source verifies the diplomatic national…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Equatorial Guinea — Independence Day on 12 October. The source verifies the diplomatic nati…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Eritrea — Independence Day on 24 May. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day ident…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Estonia — Independence Day on 24 February. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Finland — Independence Day on 6 December. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day i…
Azerbaijan’s 2021 law names 28 May Independence Day, commemorating the 1918 declaration by the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic; the presidential holiday register uses the current Independenc…
A 26 May 2026 ministry page explicitly documents Georgia’s Independence Day celebrations.
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Ghana — Independence Day on 6 March. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day identi…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Greece — Independence Day on 25 March. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day iden…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Grenada — Independence Day on 7 February. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day i…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Guatemala — Independence Day on 15 September. The source verifies the diplomatic national-d…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Guinea — Independence Day on 1 October. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day ide…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Honduras — Independence Day on 15 September. The source verifies the diplomatic national-da…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Bangladesh — Independence Day on 26 March. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists India — Independence Day on 15 August. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day iden…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Jordan — Independence Day on 25 May. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day identi…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Kosovo — Independence Day on 17 February. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day i…
The current agency news register records “Happy Independence Day of the Kyrgyz Republic!” on 31 August 2026.
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Lebanon — Independence Day on 22 November. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Lesotho — Independence Day on 4 October. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day id…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Malta — Independence Day on 21 September. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day i…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Mozambique — Independence Day on 25 June. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day i…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Namibia — Independence Day on 21 March. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day ide…
Nauru’s Constitution defines Independence Day by reference to January 31, 1968, and the Government Gazette lists January 31, 2026 as Independence Day in the public-holiday calendar.
The Nigerian government trade portal lists 1 October 2026 as Independence Day and states that it commemorates independence in 1960.
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Papua New Guinea — Independence Day on 16 September. The source verifies the diplomatic nat…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Peru — Independence Day on 28 July. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day identit…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Philippines — Independence Day on 12 June. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Samoa — Independence Day on 1 June. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day identit…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Senegal — Independence Day on 4 April. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day iden…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Sierra Leone — Independence Day on 27 April. The source verifies the diplomatic national-da…
Sudan’s Civil Aviation Authority eAIP lists 1 January as Independence Day / New Year’s Day in its national public-holiday table.
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Suriname — Independence Day on 25 November. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day…
Official Tanzanian mission holiday listings identify 9 December as Independence Day and a public holiday.
The Presidency of the Council of Togo’s 27 April 2026 national address identifies the occasion as the 66th anniversary of the independence of the Togolese Republic.
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Tuvalu — Independence Day on 1 October. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day ide…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Uganda — Independence Day on 9 October. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day ide…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Uruguay — Independence Day on 25 August. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day id…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Vanuatu — Independence Day on 30 July. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day iden…
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade current National Days protocol register lists Zambia — Independence Day on 24 October. The source verifies the diplomatic national-day id…
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The Knesset’s Independence Day Law designates the fifth of Iyar as Independence Day and provides rules for shifting the observance when necessary.
Indonesia’s State Secretariat announced the 2026 Independence Month agenda and 17 August 2026 ceremony for the 81st anniversary of the Proclamation of Independence.
Mongolia’s official Legal Information System lists 29 December as Independence Day of Mongolia in Labour Law Article 76 on public holidays.
The Government of Croatia’s 25 June 2026 Independence Day message states that the country marks Independence Day in memory of the 25 June 1991 decision on sovereignty and independence.
Liberia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that July 26 each year is set aside as the national holiday known as Independence Day; because July 26 fell on Sunday in 2026, the public holida…
A 2026 government page identifies 1 September as Independence Day of the Republic of Uzbekistan and describes it as the main national holiday.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that 27 September is celebrated as Independence Day in Turkmenistan and lists it among public holidays.
A 2026 Ukrainian state-administration page states that 24 August has been Ukraine’s official Independence Day and main public holiday.
Cuenca’s municipal history identifies 3 November 1820 as the city’s independence, and municipal materials use 3 November for the independence celebrations.
