Independance Day

Countries and their Independence Days, including the colonial powers from which they gained independence, and the respective years:


India



  •  Independence Day: 15 August

  • From: British Empire

  • Year: 1947


United States



  • Independence Day: 4 July

  • From: Great Britain

  • Year: 1776


Pakistan



  • Independence Day: 14 August

  • From: British Empire

  • Year: 1947


Bangladesh



  • Independence Day: 26 March

  • From: Pakistan

  • Year: 1971


Mexico



  • Independence Day: 16 September

  • From: Spain

  • Year: 1810


Brazil



  • Independence Day: 7 September

  • From: Portugal

  • Year: 1822


Indonesia



  • Independence Day: 17 August

  • From: Netherlands

  • Year: 1945


France



  • Independence Day: 14 July (Bastille Day)

  • From: French Revolution (symbolic)

  • Year: 1789


South Africa



  • Independence Day: 27 April (Freedom Day)

  • From: End of apartheid (symbolic)

  • Year: 1994


Australia



  • Independence Day: 26 January (Australia Day)

  • From: First fleet arrival; not actual independence

  • Year: N/A


Canada



  • Independence Day: 1 July (Canada Day)

  • From: United Kingdom (gradual, symbolically 1867)

  • Year: 1867


Vietnam



  • Independence Day: 2 September

  • From: France

  • Year: 1945


Philippines



  • Independence Day: 12 June

  • From: Spain (1898) and later USA (1946)

  • Year: 1946


Ghana



  • Independence Day: 6 March

  • From: United Kingdom

  • Year: 1957


Nigeria



  • Independence Day: 1 October

  • From: United Kingdom

  • Year: 1960


Kenya



  • Independence Day: 12 December

  • From: United Kingdom

  • Year: 1963


Argentina



  • Independence Day: 9 July

  • From: Spain

  • Year: 1816


Malaysia



  • Independence Day: 31 August

  • From: British Empire

  • Year: 1957


Egypt



  • Independence Day: 23 July

  • From: End of monarchy (symbolic)

  • Year: 1952


Singapore



  • Independence Day: 9 August

  • From: Malaysia (separation)

  • Year: 1965


Israel



  • Independence Day: 14 May

  • From: British Mandate of Palestine

  • Year: 1948


Sri Lanka



  • Independence Day: 4 February

  • From: United Kingdom

  • Year: 1948


Myanmar



  • Independence Day: 4 January

  • From: United Kingdom

  • Year: 1948


Thailand



  • Independence Day: N/A

  • From: Never colonized; National Day is 5 December

  • Year: N/A


Notes:



  • Some countries celebrate symbolic events (like revolutions) instead of independence from colonial rule.

  • Australia and Canada gained full legislative independence later (Australia in 1942 and Canada in 1982) but celebrate earlier events.

  • Thailand is unique — it was never formally colonized by a European power.