Ciwan Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Hi Guys I am doing a little research, and I'm trying to find out what countires (other than the UK) have no independence day. If you know of any, I would greatly appreciate it if you could share the knowledge with me. Thank You. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Hammond Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independance_day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 not sure about that accuracy, not by itself anyway, it lists sweden, but Swedens national celebration day isn't really an "Independence day" as such. Though it is what they have, even if most Swedens don't even know of the day, and they only recently in the last few years started to actually "celebrate" it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalsoft Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Love how many of those countrys celebrate independance from the UK, we really did rule the waves ;) ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.F.D.K Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 (edited) Love how many of those countrys celebrate independance from the UK, we really did rule the waves ;) ha Yeah, UK certainly did a lot of doodling didn't it! These are the Countries WITH an Independence Day, will try to find the ones WITHOUT 660 BCE - Japan 221 BCE - China 301 CE - San Marino 843 CE - France 976 CE - Austria 10th Century CE - Denmark 1001 - Hungary 1143 - Portugal 1206 - Mongolia 1238 - Thailand 1278 - Andorra August 1, 1291 - Switzerland 1419 - Monaco 15th Century - Spain 1502 - Iran June 6, 1523 - Sweden January 23, 1579 - Netherlands 1650 - Oman May 1, 1707 - United Kingdom January 23, 1719 - Liechtenstein 1768 - Nepal July 4, 1776 - United States of America January 1, 1804 - Haiti July 20, 1810 - Colombia Sept. 16, 1810 - Mexico Sept. 18, 1810 - Chile May 14, 1811 - Paraguay July 5, 1811 - Venezuela July 9, 1816 - Argentina July 28, 1821 - Peru Sept. 15, 1821 - Costa Rica Sept. 15, 1821 - El Salvador Sept. 15, 1821 - Guatemala Sept. 15, 1821 - Honduras Sept. 15, 1821 - Nicaragua May 24, 1822 - Ecuador Sept. 7, 1822 - Brazil August 6, 1825 - Bolivia August 25, 1825 - Uruguay 1829 - Greece October 4, 1830 - Belgium 1839 - Luxembourg February 27, 1844 - Dominican Republic July 26, 1847 - Liberia March 17, 1861 - Italy July 1, 1867 - Canada January 18, 1871 - Germany May 9, 1877 - Romania March 3, 1878 - Bulgaria 1896 - Ethiopia June 12, 1898 - Philippines January 1, 1901 - Australia May 20, 1902 - Cuba November 3, 1903 - Panama June 7, 1905 - Norway Sept. 26, 1907 - New Zealand May 31, 1910 - South Africa November 28, 1912 - Albania December 6, 1917 - Finland November 11, 1918 - Poland December 1, 1918 - Iceland August 19, 1919 - Afghanistan December 6, 1921 - Ireland February 28, 1922 - Egypt October 29, 1923 - Turkey February 11, 1929 - Vatican City Sept. 23, 1932 - Saudi Arabia October 3, 1932 - Iraq November 22, 1943 - Lebanon August 15, 1945 - Korea, North August 15, 1945 - Korea, South August 17, 1945 - Indonesia Sept. 2, 1945 - Vietnam April 17, 1946 - Syria May 25, 1946 - Jordan August 14, 1947 - Pakistan August 15, 1947 - India January 4, 1948 - Burma February 4, 1948 - Sri Lanka May 14, 1948 - Israel July 19, 1949 - Laos August 8, 1949 - Bhutan December 24, 1951 - Libya November 9, 1953 - Cambodia January 1, 1956 - Sudan March 2, 1956 - Morocco March 20, 1956 - Tunisia March 6, 1957 - Ghana August 31, 1957 - Malaysia October 2, 1958 - Guinea January 1, 1960 - Cameroon April 4, 1960 - Senegal May 27, 1960 - Togo June 30, 1960 - Congo, Republic of the July 1, 1960 - Somalia July 26, 1960 - Madagascar August 1, 1960 - Benin August 3, 1960 - Niger August 5, 1960 - Burkina Faso August 7, 1960 - Cote d'Ivorie August 11, 1960 - Chad August 13, 1960 - Central African Republic August 15, 1960 - Congo, Dem. Rep. of the August 16, 1960 - Cyprus August 17, 1960 - Gabon Sept. 22, 1960 - Mali October 1, 1960 - Nigeria November 28, 1960 - Mauritania April 27, 1961 - Sierra Leone June 19, 1961 - Kuwait January 1, 1962 - Samoa July 1, 1962 - Burundi July 1, 1962 - Rwanda July 5, 1962 - Algeria August 6, 1962 - Jamaica August 31, 1962 - Trinidad and Tobago October 9, 1962 - Uganda December 12, 1963 - Kenya April 26, 1964 - Tanzania July 6, 1964 - Malawi Sept. 21, 1964 - Malta October 24, 1964 - Zambia February 18, 1965 - Gambia, The July 26, 1965 - Maldives August 9, 1965 - Singapore May 26, 1966 - Guyana September 30, 1966 - Botswana October 4, 1966 - Lesotho November 30, 1966 - Barbados January 31, 1968 - Nauru March 12, 1968 - Mauritius Sept. 6, 1968 - Swaziland October 12, 1968 - Equatorial June 4, 1970 - Tonga October 10, 1970 - Fiji March 26, 1971 - Bangladesh August 15, 1971 - Bahrain Sept. 3, 1971 - Qatar November 2, 1971 - United Arab Emirates July 10, 1973 - Bahamas Sept. 24, 1973 - Guinea-Bissau February 7, 1974 - Grenada June 25, 1975 - Mozambique July 5, 1975 - Cape Verde July 6, 1975 - Comoros July 12, 1975 - Sao Tome and Principe Sept. 16, 1975 - Papua New Guinea November 11, 1975 - Angola November 25, 1975 - Suriname June 29, 1976 - Seychelles June 27, 1977 - Djibouti July 7, 1978 - Solomon Islands October 1, 1978 - Tuvalu November 3, 1978 - Dominica February 22, 1979 - Saint Lucia July 12, 1979 - Kiribati October 27, 1979 - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines April 18, 1980 - Zimbabwe July 30, 1980 - Vanuatu January 11, 1981 - Antigua and Barbuda Sept. 21, 1981 - Belize Sept. 19, 1983 - Saint Kitts and Nevis January 1, 1984 - Brunei October 21, 1986 - Marshall Islands November 3, 1986 - Micronesia, Federated States of March 11, 1990 - Lithuania March 21, 1990 - Namibia May 22, 1990 - Yemen April 9, 1991 - Georgia June 25, 1991 - Croatia June 25, 1991 - Slovenia August 20, 1991 - Estonia August 21, 1991 - Kyrgyzstan August 24, 1991 - Russia August 25, 1991 - Belarus August 27, 1991 - Moldova August 30, 1991 - Azerbaijan Sept. 1, 1991 - Uzbekistan Sept. 6, 1991 - Latvia Sept. 8, 1991 - Macedonia Sept. 9, 1991 - Tajikistan Sept. 21, 1991 - Armenia October 27, 1991 - Turkmenistan November 24, 1991 - Ukraine December 16, 1991 - Kazakhstan March 3, 1992 - Bosnia and Herzegovina January 1, 1993 - Czech Republic January 1, 1993 - Slovakia May 24, 1993 - Eritrea October 1, 1994 - Palau May 20, 2002 - East Timor June 3, 2006 - Montenegro June 5, 2006 - Serbia February 17, 2008 - Kosovo Edited April 4, 2009 by M.F.D.K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazysah Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Wow. That is an estensive list of countries that got independence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.derosa Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 May 1, 1707 - United Kingdom Er.. that was the FORMATION of the United Kingdom, not independence! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Don't think we do here in Aus... well, that I know of :p And I live here lol Edit : Okay, Australia day, guess that counts ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted April 4, 2009 Veteran Share Posted April 4, 2009 We aren't independent, so no, Australia Day wouldn't be an Independence day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antaris Veteran Posted April 4, 2009 Veteran Share Posted April 4, 2009 What, they can't even rent it? :ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProiektHat Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Portugal -1143 -thats the date of the formation of the kingdom, not indepedence day....thre?s no indepedence day in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniacidz Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Don't think we do here in Aus... well, that I know of :p And I live here lolEdit : Okay, Australia day, guess that counts ;) [b]Australia Day[/b] Australia Day, also known as Anniversary Day and Foundation Day[1], is the official national day of Australia. Celebrated annually on 26 January, the day commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, the unfurling of the British flag at Sydney Cove and the proclamation of British sovereignty over the eastern seaboard of Australia Says Australia Independence day on Jan 1st 1901 on that list above? I have never heard of that. We dont have a independence day, lord knows how im supposed to spell it. :op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeley Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Says Australia Independence day on Jan 1st 1901 on that list above? I have never heard of that. That's the date of federation when Australia's colonies came together to form a single nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Blue01 Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Yeah, Australia, New Zealand and probably the other Commonwealth Realms don't have independence days. OK, China? They've been a state of some sort for so long that counting the start date of any one as an independence day is kinda weird IMO. And why is the USA July 4, 1776? That was just when it was declared, not when they got it (1783). I'm confused :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.derosa Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Yeah, Australia, New Zealand and probably the other Commonwealth Realms don't have independence days.OK, China? They've been a state of some sort for so long that counting the start date of any one as an independence day is kinda weird IMO. And why is the USA July 4, 1776? That was just when it was declared, not when they got it (1783). I'm confused :( They celebrate when they declared Independence from great britain, as opposed to winning the war of independence. You should really know that living in the states :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Blue01 Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 rob.derosa, of course I know that, and it does bother me. :laugh: So is this list then of those states that declared independence on a given date and got it as a result? (So no Sealand). OK, just wanted to be clear. Now, what about countries that have gained independence multiple times, like Lithuania (1918 from Russian Empire and 1990 from USSR just in the 20th century), only the latest counts? Oh, and if you're going to include Kosovo then you've got to include Republic of China (Taiwan). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.derosa Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 So is this list then of those states that declared independence on a given date and got it as a result? (So no Sealand). OK, just wanted to be clear.Now, what about countries that have gained independence multiple times, like Lithuania (1918 from Russian Empire and 1990 from USSR just in the 20th century), only the latest counts? Oh, and if you're going to include Kosovo then you've got to include Republic of China (Taiwan). This is why these lists are a bit silly and often innacurate. The RoC did not declare independence, it claims infact to be the successor state to China ergo it does not have an independence date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scratch42069 Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Technically Australia gained independence in 1986 with the Australian Acts where it became fully sovereign from Britain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambushed Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Technically Australia gained independence in 1986 with the Australian Acts where it became fully sovereign from Britain. Never knew about that. Yes it is probably slightly more technically correct as gaining total independence although for the most part achieved on the aforementioned Jan 1st 1901 when we officially became our own nation. Though it's never properly celebrated anyway since everyone's already hungover on Jan 1st from "more important" celebrations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoL Veteran Posted April 4, 2009 Veteran Share Posted April 4, 2009 Puerto Rico but not sure if we are a country by definition. To me we are a country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super8 and Tab Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Nepal, we were never conquered. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konstanov Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Nepal, we were never conquered. :D That means nobody thought you were worth the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejn Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Puerto Rico but not sure if we are a country by definition. To me we are a country. I think Puerto Rico is officially a territory of the United States, not a country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Live Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 That means nobody thought you were worth the effort. Riiiight, that's why the British Army still raises a full Brigade of Gurkha's every year even though the Raj fell 60 odd years ago. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ba'al Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Pretty much any country who never declared independence from another country doesn't have such a day, which includes besides the UK the major European countries: Italy, Germany, France and Spain. It also includes other countries which never were under foreign rule like Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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