... from Wiki
Country | Date | Year of Independence | Notes |
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Antigua and Barbuda | 11-01 !1 November | 1981 | |
Australia | 01-01 !1 January | 1986 | Australia Act 1986 |
Bahamas | 07-10 !10 July | 1973 | |
Bahrain | 12-16 !16 December | 1971 | 15 August 1971 |
Barbados | 11-30 !30 November | 1966 | Barbados Independence Act 1966 |
Belize | 09-21 !21 September | 1981 | September Celebrations of Belize |
Botswana | 09-30 !30 September | 1966 | |
Brunei | 01-01 !1 January | 1984 | |
Canada | 07-01 !1 July | 1982 | Canada Act 1982 |
Cyprus | 10-01 !1 October | 1960 | 16 August 1960, but Cyprus Independence Day is commonly celebrated on 1 October.[1] |
Dominica | 11-03 !3 November | 1978 | |
Egypt | 02-28 !28 February | 1922 | |
Fiji | 10-10 !10 October | 1970 | |
The Gambia | 02-18 !18 February | 1965 | |
Ghana | 03-06 !6 March | 1957 | |
Grenada | 02-07 !7 February | 1974 | Independence Day (Grenada) |
Guyana | 05-26 !26 May | 1966 | |
India | 08-15 !15 August | 1947 | |
Israel | 05-14 !14 May | 1948 | |
Iraq | 10-3 !3 October | 1932 |
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Republic of Ireland | 04-24 !24 April (Easter Monday) | 1922 | Proclamation of the Irish Republic commencing the Easter Rising on 24 April 1916 led to a civil war which resulted in the formation of the Irish Free State. Only country to ever secede from the United Kingdom proper. |
Jamaica | 08-06 !6 August | 1962 | |
Jordan | 05-25 !25 May | 1946 | |
Kenya | 12-12 !12 December | 1963 | |
Kiribati | 12-7 !12 July | 1979 | |
Kuwait | 06-26 !25 February | 1961 | |
Lesotho | 10-04 !4 October | 1966 | |
Malawi | 07-06 !6 July | 1964 | |
Malaysia | 08-31 !31 August | 1957 | Hari Merdeka |
Maldives | 07-26 !26 July | 1965 | |
Malta | 09-21 !21 September | 1964 | |
Mauritius | 03-12 !12 March | 1968 | |
Myanmar | 01-04 !4 January | 1948 | |
Nauru | 01-31 !31 January | 1968 | Independence from the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand on 31 January 1968. |
New Zealand | 04-18 !6 February | 1986 | Constitution Act 1986 |
Nigeria | 10-01 !1 October | 1960 | |
Pakistan | 08-14 !14 August | 1947 | Yaum e Azadi. Independence from the United Kingdom on 27 Ramadan ul Mubarik, 14 August 1947 |
Papua New Guinea | 16-09 !16 September | 1975 | Independence gained from Australia the administering power. |
Qatar | 03-09 !3 September | 1971 | Qatar National Day |
Saint Lucia | 04-18 !22 February | 1979 | |
Samoa | 01-01 !1 January | 1962 | Independence granted by New Zealand the administrative country. |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 09-19 !19 September | 1983 | |
Seychelles | 06-29 !29 June | 1976 | |
Sierra Leone | 04-27 !27 April | 1961 | |
Solomon Islands | 07-07 !7 July | 1978 | |
South Africa | 12-11 !11 December | 1961 | 1931 adoption of Statute of Westminster. Not a public holiday. Union of South Africa formed on 31 May 1910 and Republic declared on 31 May 1961 and left the British Commonwealth on the same day. |
Sri Lanka | 02-04 !4 February | 1948 | 4 February 1948, Sri Lanka had their independence. After nearly 150 years of the UK ruling the country. Gained independence as the Dominion of Ceylon |
Somaliland | 26-06 !26 June | 1960 | Gained Independence as part of Somalia. Unrecognised independent state declared in 1991 during the crisis in Somalia covering the same territory as British Somaliland as the Republic of Somaliland. |
Sudan | 01-01 !1 January | 1956 | South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011. |
Swaziland | 09-06 !6 September | 1968 | |
Tanzania | 12-09 !9 December | 1961 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 08-31 !31 August | 1962 | |
Tuvalu | 04-18 !1 October | 1978 | |
Uganda | 04-18 !9 October | 1962 | |
United Arab Emirates | 12-02 !2 December | 1971 | National Day (United Arab Emirates) |
United States | 07-04 !4 July | 1776 | Fourth of July. Declaration of Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1776 |
Vanuatu | 07-30 !30 July | 1980 | Independence from United Kingdom and France in 1980 |
Yemen | 11-30 !30 November | 1967 | South Yemen 1967 |
Zambia | 10-24 !24 October | 1964 | |
Zimbabwe | 04-18 !18 April | 1980 |
Original link to info I posted above.
He said: I speak for millions of people across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and many in Scotland, too who would be utterly heartbroken by the break-up of the United Kingdom.
Utterly heartbroken to wake up on Friday morning to the end of the country we love.
>>Countries that gained independence from the British Empire...<<
So long as they play cricket, they never REALLY gained independence.
And Canada has pictures of QE on their money and in all their federal offices.
The only country that completely gained independence was the USA.
Sinéad O’Connor & The Chieftains - The Foggy Dew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaS3vaNUYgs
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