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Definition: Independence or National Days are perhaps the most important day for a country to commemorate as a national holiday.
For many nations the date is the country's day of independence, often in hard fought battles to claim their freedom.
Some national holidays commemorate a significant day in the history of the country, or the birth of a national hero who helped establish the day the country's independence was declared.
The following list signifies the month each country listed below celebrates Independence Day, National Day or other significant day.
|January |August |
|Camaroon - Independence Day January 1 |Dahomey - Independence Day August 1 |
|Haiti - Independence Day January 1 |Switzerland - Confederation Day August 1 |
|Western Samoa - Independence Day January 1 (Celebrated on June 1) |Upper Volta - Independence Day August 5 |
|Sudan - Independence Day January 1 |Bolivia - Independence Day August 6 |
|Burma - Independence Day January 4 |Jamaica - Independence Day First Monday in August |
|Chad - Independence Day January 11 |Ivory Coast - Independence Day August 7 |
|Australia - Australia Day January 26 |Singapore - National Day August 9 |
|Nauru - Independence Day January 31 |Ecuador - Independence Day August 10