June (1977)
Dominica
Independence Day, 3 November (1978)
Dominican Republic
Independence Day, 27 February (1844)
Ecuador
Independence Day (independence of Quito), 10 August (1809)
Egypt
Revolution Day, 23 July (1952)
El Salvador
Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
Equatorial Guinea
Independence Day, 12 October (1968)
Eritrea
Independence Day, 24 May (1993)
Estonia
Independence Day, 24 February (1918); note - 24 February
1918 was the date Estonia declared its independence from Soviet
Russia; 20 August 1991 was the date it declared its independence
from the Soviet Union
Ethiopia
National Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991)
European Union
Europe Day 9 May (1950); note - a Union-wide holiday,
the day that Robert SCHUMAN proposed the creation of the European
Coal and Steel Community to achieve an organized Europe
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)
Faroe Islands
Olaifest (Olavasoka), 29 July
Fiji
Independence Day, second Monday of October (1970)
Finland
Independence Day, 6 December (1917)
France
Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1790); note - although often
incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, the celebration actually
commemorates the holiday held on the first anniversary of the
storming of the Bastille (on 14 July 1789) and the establishment of
a constitutional monarchy; other names for the holiday are Fete
Nationale (National Holiday) and quatorze juillet (14th of July)
French Polynesia
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Gabon
Independence Day, 17 August (1960)
Gambia, The
Independence Day, 18 February (1965)
Georgia
Independence Day, 26 May (1918); note - 26 May 1918 was the
date of independence from Soviet Russia, 9 April 1991 was the date
of independence from the Soviet Union
Germany
Unity Day, 3 October (1990)
Ghana
Independence Day, 6 March (1957)
Gibraltar
National Day, 10 September (1967); note - day of the
national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or go
with Spain
Greece
Independence Day, 25 March (1821)
Greenland
June 21 (longest day)
Grenada
Independence Day, 7 February (1974)
Guam
Discovery Day, first Monday in March (1521)
Guatemala
Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
Guernsey
Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Guinea
Independence Day, 2 October (1958)
Guinea-Bissau
Independence
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