Here us a complete listing of countries separated from their colonial powers indexed by month and sorted by date noting also the country of separation.This is good in case anyone is interested (as a few DXers I know ) in DXing far or less common countries and their celebrations
There is special list on the end with colonies and other info including the Greek unofficial and official dates. Checked with 3 AI engines before posting here . If anyone sees any errors please let me know !
January
- January 1, 1960 Cameroon (from France)
- January 1, 1962 Samoa (from New Zealand)
- January 1, 1993 Czech Republic (from Czechoslovakia)
- January 1, 1993 Slovakia (from Czechoslovakia)
- January 1, 1956 Sudan (from Egypt and the United Kingdom)
- January 1, 1984 Brunei (from the United Kingdom)
- January 31, 1968 Nauru (from a UN trusteeship)
February
- February 3, 1830 Greece* (from the Ottoman Empire by London Protocol no celebration day )
- February 4, 1948 Sri Lanka (from the United Kingdom)
- February 7, 1974 Grenada (from the United Kingdom)
- February 11, 1929 Vatican City (Lateran Treaty with Italy)
- February 12, 1818 Chile (from Spain)
- February 18, 1965 Gambia (from the United Kingdom)
- February 22, 1979 Saint Lucia (from the United Kingdom)
- February 27, 1844 Dominican Republic (from Haiti)
- February 28, 1922 Egypt (from the United Kingdom)
- February 17, 2008 Kosovo (from Serbia)
March
- March 1, 1992 Bosnia and Herzegovina (from Yugoslavia)
- March 2, 1956 Morocco (from France)
- March 6, 1957 Ghana (from the United Kingdom)
- March 11, 1990 Lithuania (from the Soviet Union)
- March 12, 1968 Mauritius (from the United Kingdom)
- March 17, 1861 Italy (Unification)
- March 20, 1956 Tunisia (from France)
- March 21, 1990 Namibia (from South Africa)
- March 25, 1821 Greece (from Ottoman Empire official celebration)*
April
- April 4, 1960 Senegal (from France)
- April 9, 1991 Georgia (from the Soviet Union)
- April 17, 1946 Syria (from France)
- April 18, 1980 Zimbabwe (from the United Kingdom)
- April 27, 1960 Togo (from France)
- April 27, 1961 Sierra Leone (from the United Kingdom)
- April 26, 1964 Tanzania (Unification)
May
- May 9, 1877 Romania (from the Ottoman Empire)
- May 14, 1811 Paraguay (from Spain)
- May 14, 1948 Israel (from the United Kingdom)
- May 20, 1902 Cuba (from the United States)
- May 20, 2002 East Timor (from Indonesia)
- May 22, 1990 Yemen (Unification)
- May 24, 1822 Ecuador (from Spain)
- May 24, 1993 Eritrea (from Ethiopia)
- May 25, 1946 Jordan (from the United Kingdom)
- May 26, 1966 Guyana (from the United Kingdom)
- May 31, 1910 South Africa (Union from the United Kingdom)
June
- June 3, 2006 Montenegro (from Serbia and Montenegro)
- June 4, 1970 Tonga (from the United Kingdom)
- June 7, 1905 Norway (from Sweden)
- June 19, 1961 Kuwait (from the United Kingdom)
- June 25, 1991 Croatia (from Yugoslavia)
- June 25, 1991 Slovenia (from Yugoslavia)
- June 25, 1975 Mozambique (from Portugal)
- June 26, 1960 Madagascar (from France)
- June 27, 1977 Djibouti (from France)
- June 29, 1976 Seychelles (from the United Kingdom)
- June 30, 1960 Congo (Democratic Republic of the) (from Belgium)
July
- July 1, 1867 Canada (from the United Kingdom)
- July 1, 1960 Somalia (from Italy and the United Kingdom)
- July 1, 1962 Burundi (from Belgium)
- July 1, 1962 Rwanda (from Belgium)
- July 4, 1776 United States (from the United Kingdom)
- July 4, 1946 Philippines (from the United States)
- July 5, 1811 Venezuela (from Spain)
- July 5, 1962 Algeria (from France)
- July 5, 1975 Cabo Verde (from Portugal)
- July 6, 1975 Comoros (from France)
- July 6, 1964 Malawi (from the United Kingdom)
- July 7, 1978 Solomon Islands (from the United Kingdom)
- July 9, 1816 Argentina (from Spain)
- July 9, 2011 South Sudan (from Sudan)
- July 10, 1973 Bahamas (from the United Kingdom)
- July 11, 1921 Mongolia (from China)
- July 12, 1979 Kiribati (from the United Kingdom)
- July 12, 1975 São Tomé and Príncipe (from Portugal)
- July 26, 1847 Liberia (from the United States)
- July 26, 1965 Maldives (from the United Kingdom)
- July 28, 1821 Peru (from Spain)
- July 30, 1980 Vanuatu (from France and the United Kingdom)
August
- August 1, 1960 Benin (from France)
- August 3, 1960 Niger (from France)
- August 5, 1960 Burkina Faso (from France)
- August 6, 1825 Bolivia (from Spain)
- August 6, 1962 Jamaica (from the United Kingdom)
- August 7, 1960 Côte d'Ivoire (from France)
- August 9, 1965 Singapore (from Malaysia)
- August 11, 1960 Chad (from France)
- August 13, 1960 Central African Republic (from France)
- August 14, 1947 Pakistan (from the United Kingdom)
- August 15, 1947 India (from the United Kingdom)
- August 15, 1948 North Korea
- August 15, 1948 South Korea
- August 15, 1960 Congo (Republic of the) (from France)
- August 15, 1971 Bahrain (from the United Kingdom)
- August 16, 1960 Cyprus (from the United Kingdom)
- August 17, 1945 Indonesia (from the Netherlands)
- August 17, 1960 Gabon (from France)
- August 19, 1919 Afghanistan (from the United Kingdom)
- August 20, 1991 Estonia (from the Soviet Union)
- August 21, 1991 Latvia (from the Soviet Union)
- August 24, 1991 Russia (End of the Soviet Union)
- August 24, 1991 Ukraine (from the Soviet Union)
- August 25, 1825 Uruguay (from Brazil)
- August 25, 1991 Belarus (from the Soviet Union)
- August 27, 1991 Moldova (from the Soviet Union)
- August 31, 1957 Malaysia (from the United Kingdom)
- August 31, 1962 Trinidad and Tobago (from the United Kingdom)
- August 31, 1991 Kyrgyzstan (from the Soviet Union)
September
- September 1, 1991 Uzbekistan (from the Soviet Union)
- September 2, 1945 Vietnam (from France)
- September 3, 1971 Qatar (from the United Kingdom)
- September 6, 1968 Eswatini (from the United Kingdom)
- September 7, 1822 Brazil (from Portugal)
- September 8, 1991 North Macedonia (from Yugoslavia)
- September 9, 1991 Tajikistan (from the Soviet Union)
- September 15, 1821 Costa Rica (from Spain)
- September 15, 1821 El Salvador (from Spain)
- September 15, 1821 Guatemala (from Spain)
- September 15, 1821 Honduras (from Spain)
- September 16, 1810 Mexico (from Spain)
- September 16, 1975 Papua New Guinea (from Australia)
- September 19, 1983 Saint Kitts and Nevis (from the United Kingdom)
- September 21, 1981 Belize (from the United Kingdom)
- September 21, 1991 Armenia (from the Soviet Union)
- September 22, 1908 Bulgaria (from the Ottoman Empire)
- September 22, 1960 Mali (from France)
- September 24, 1973 Guinea-Bissau (from Portugal)
- September 26, 1907 New Zealand (Dominion status)
- September 30, 1966 Botswana (from the United Kingdom)
October
- October 1, 1960 Nigeria (from the United Kingdom)
- October 1, 1978 Tuvalu (from the United Kingdom)
- October 1, 1994 Palau (from the United States)
- October 2, 1958 Guinea (from France)
- October 3, 1932 Iraq (from the United Kingdom)
- October 3, 1990 Germany (Reunification)
- October 4, 1830 Belgium (from the Netherlands)
- October 4, 1966 Lesotho (from the United Kingdom)
- October 9, 1962 Uganda (from the United Kingdom)
- October 10, 1970 Fiji (from the United Kingdom)
- October 12, 1968 Equatorial Guinea (from Spain)
- October 18, 1991 Azerbaijan (from the Soviet Union)
- October 21, 1986 Marshall Islands (from the United States)
- October 22, 1953 Laos (from France)
- October 24, 1964 Zambia (from the United Kingdom)
- October 27, 1959 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (from the United Kingdom)
- October 27, 1991 Turkmenistan (from the Soviet Union)
- October 29, 1923 Turkey (from the Ottoman Empire)
November
- November 1, 1981 Antigua and Barbuda (from the United Kingdom)
- November 3, 1903 Panama (from Colombia)
- November 3, 1978 Dominica (from the United Kingdom)
- November 3, 1986 Micronesia (from the United States)
- November 9, 1953 Cambodia (from France)
- November 11, 1918 Poland (Re-established)
- November 11, 1975 Angola (from Portugal)
- November 15, 1988 Palestine (Declaration of Independence)
- November 22, 1943 Lebanon (from France)
- November 25, 1975 Suriname (from the Netherlands)
- November 28, 1912 Albania (from the Ottoman Empire)
- November 28, 1960 Mauritania (from France)
- November 30, 1966 Barbados (from the United Kingdom)
December
- December 2, 1971 United Arab Emirates (from the United Kingdom)
- December 6, 1917 Finland (from Russia)
- December 6, 1922 Ireland (from the United Kingdom)
- December 9, 1961 Tanganyika (from the United Kingdom)
- December 12, 1963 Kenya (from the United Kingdom)
- December 16, 1971 Bangladesh (from Pakistan)
- December 16, 1991 Kazakhstan (from the Soviet Union)
- December 24, 1951 Libya (from France and the United Kingdom)
Unification and Ancient States
- China: Has existed as an independent state for centuries.
- Denmark: Has existed as an independent kingdom for centuries.
- Estonia: August 20, 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
- Ethiopia: Has existed as an independent state for centuries.
- France: Has existed as an independent state for centuries.
- Germany: October 3, 1990 (Reunification)
- Greece: March 25 1821 the
date of Greek War of Independence which is celebrated officially.
On February 3, 1830, the Great Powers (Britain, France, and Russia) signed the London Protocol, officially recognizing Greece as an independent, sovereign state for the first time , this is not recognized as a official celebration - Hungary: Has existed as an independent state for centuries.
- Iran: Has existed as an independent state for centuries.
- Italy: March 17, 1861 (Unification)
- Japan: Has existed as an independent state for centuries.
- Kosovo: February 17, 2008 (from Serbia; recognition is partial)
- Latvia: August 21, 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
- Nepal: Has existed as an independent state for centuries.
- Palau: October 1, 1994 (from the United States)
- Portugal: Has existed as an independent state for centuries.
- Russia: August 24, 1991 (End of the Soviet Union)
- Samoa: January 1, 1962 (from New Zealand)
- Saudi Arabia: September 23, 1932 (Unification)
- South Sudan: July 9, 2011 (from Sudan)
- Spain: 1492 (Unification)
- Switzerland: 1648 (Treaty of Westphalia)
- Tanzania: April 26, 1964 (Unification)
- Thailand: Has existed as an independent state for centuries.
- United Kingdom: Has existed as an independent state for centuries.
- Yemen: May 22, 1990 (Unification)
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