Country National Days
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Country National Days
Country Name | Holiday Name | Holiday Date | Holiday Year | Independence From | Notes | ACTIONS |
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Jordan | Independence Day | May 25 | 1946 | United Kingdom | Ascension of Abdullah I of Jordan to the throne[58] | Details |
Kazakhstan | Independence Day | December 16 | 1991 | Soviet Union | Details | |
Kenya | Jamhuri Day | December 12 | 1963 | United Kingdom | Details | |
Kiribati | Independence day | July 12 | 1979 | United Kingdom | Details | |
North Korea | National Liberation Day of Korea(Chogukhaebangŭi na) | August 15 | 1948 | Soviet Union | Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 1948. Korean War 1950–1953. | Details |
South Korea | March 1st Movement (Samiljeol) | March 1 | 1919 | Empire of Japan | Korean Declaration of Independence in 1919. This day is celebrated as Samiljeol, or Independence Proclamation Day. | Details |
South Korea | National Liberation Day of Korea (Gwangbokjeol) | August 15 | 1948 | Liberation from the Empire of Japan in 1945. See Japanese Occupation of Korea. The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea was founded in 1919. Korean War 1950–1953. | Details | |
Kuwait | Independence Day | February 25 | 1991 | Ba'athist Iraq | Details | |
Kyrgyzstan | Independence Day | August 31 | 1991 | Soviet Union | Details | |
Laos | None | 1953 | France | Laos gained autonomy from France on 19 July 1949 and full independence on 22 October 1953,[61] but those days are not celebrated as public holidays in Laos.[62] The National Day on December 2 commemorates the establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1975.[63] | Details |