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Benin 1 August (Independence from France in 1960) Switzerland 1 August (National Day, alliance against the Holy Roman Empire 1291, between Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden)
Cook Islands, August 4 (1965). Te Maevea Nui Celebrations. See Cook Islands#Public holidays and Politics of the Cook Islands#Constitution. Cook Islands 4 August (Self-government in free association with New Zealand 1965) Burkina Faso 4 August (change of name from Upper Volta in 1984) (Independence Day, from France in 1960, is 5 August)
Bolivia 6 August (Proclamation of Republic (independent from Spain) in 1825) Jamaica 1st Monday in August (Independence from the United Kingdom 6 August 1962)
Cote d'Ivoire 7 August (Independence from France 1960)
Singapore 9 August (National Day), Gained independence from Malaysia 1965)
Ecuador 10 August (Proclamation of independence from Spain 1809)
Balochistan, (Pakistan) 11 August (Independence from India in 1947)[2] Chad 11 August (Independence from France 1960)
Pakistan, August 13 (1973). See the Constitution of 1973 - The Existing Constitution Pakistan 14 August (Independence Day, independence from the British Indian Empire in 1947)
India 15 August (Independence Day, from the British Empire 1947 South Korea 15 August (both the liberation from Japanese rule 1945 (Gwangbokjeol) and the declaration of the South Korean state 1948) Liechtenstein 15 August (The Hereditary Prince becomes Regent 2004) Republic of the Congo 15 August (Independence from France in 1960)
Dominican Republic 16 August (Restoration Day, independence from Spain 1865)
Gabon 17 August (Independence from France 1960) Indonesia 17 August (Proclamation of Independence day, (Hari Proklamasi Kemerdekaan R.I.), from Japan 1945)
Indonesia, August 18 (1945). Not a public holiday.
Afghanistan 19 August (Independence from United Kingdom control over Afghan foreign affairs in 1919)
Hungary 20 August (St. Stephen's day),
Ukraine 24 August (Independence from the Soviet Union 1991)
Uruguay 25 August (D'a de la Independencia, declaration of independence from Portugal 1825)
Moldova 27 August (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the Soviet Union 1991)
Slovakia 29 August (Slovak National Uprising Day, start of a Slovak uprising against Nazi Germany 1944)
Kazakhstan, 30 August Tatarstan 30 August (Declaration of independence from the RSFSR 1990) Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom 30 August (Constitution Day, 1976) Kyrgyzstan 31 August (Independence Day, declaration of independence from the USSR in 1991) Malaysia 31 August (Hari Merdeka, independence (within the Commonwealth) from the United Kingdom 1957) Trinidad and Tobago 31 August (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom 1962) |
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