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Liberation Day is a day, often a public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place, similar to an independence day. Liberation marks the date of either a revolution, as in Cuba, the fall of an oppressive regime, as in Portugal, or the end of an occupation by another state, as in the Netherlands, thereby differing from independence in the meaning of secession from another country.

List

Country Date Year Event Name of holiday
Afghanistan February 15 1989 Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan
Albania November 29 1944 Liberation from Nazi Germany Dita e Çlirimit or Liberation Day
Bangladesh December 16 1971 Liberation from Pakistan Bijoy Dibosh in Bangladesh and Vijay Diwas in India's West Bengal, or Victory Day
Belarus July 3 1944 Liberation from Nazi Germany Republic Day or Independence Day
Bulgaria March 3[1] 1878 Creation of the Principality of Bulgaria Liberation Day
Cambodia January 7 1979 Liberation from the Khmer Rouge Victory Day
Congo, Democratic Republic of the May 17 1997 Coup led by Laurent-Désiré Kabila following the First Congo War Liberation Day
Cuba January 1 1959 Cuban Revolution under the leadership of Fidel Castro Triunfo de la Revolución or Triumph of the Revolution
Czech Republic May 8 1945 Liberation from Nazi Germany Den vítězství (Victory Day), originally (until 2004) Den osvobození (Liberation Day)
Denmark May 5 1945 Liberation from Nazi Germany Danmarks befrielse or Liberation Day (no public holiday)
Ethiopia May 5 1941 Liberation from Italy Arbegnoch Qen or Patriots' Day
Falkland Islands June 14 1982 Liberation from Argentina
France August 25 1944 Liberation from Nazi Germany
Guam July 21 1944 Liberation from Japan[2][3][4]
Guernsey May 9 1945 Liberation from Nazi Germany[5] Liberation Day
Hong Kong Last Monday in August 1945 Liberation from Japan, celebrated between 1945–1996 (no longer a general holiday as of 1997) Liberation Day (V-J Day 30 August)
India December 19 (Goa only) 1961 Liberation of Goa from Portugal
Italy April 25 1945 General insurrection in Northern Italy by the Italian Resistance Movement, end of Benito Mussolini's regime and Nazi occupation (known locally as Liberazione)
Jersey May 9 1945 Liberation from Nazi Germany[6] Liberation Day
Korea, North / Korea, South August 15 1945 Liberation from Japan Gwangbokjeol
Kuwait February 26 1991 Liberation from Iraq[7]
Lebanon May 25 2000 Withdrawal of the Israeli Forces from Lebanon Liberation Day
Libya October 23 2011 Muammar Gaddafi killed, ending the 2011 Libyan civil war
Lithuania August 11 1993 Withdrawal of Russian army after 49 years of occupation Laisvės diena or Freedom Day (no public holiday)
Macedonia October 11 1941 Uprising day in Macedonia, the beginning of the National Liberation War of Macedonia
Mali November 19 1968 End of Modibo Keïta's regime
Netherlands May 5 1945 Liberation from Nazi Germany Bevrijdingsdag or Liberation Day
Nicaragua July 19 1979 Nicaraguan Revolution
Northern Mariana Islands July 4 1945 Liberation from Japan
Norway May 8 1945 Liberation from Nazi Germany
Portugal April 25 1974 Fall of the Estado Novo (New State) fascist regime (known locally as the Carnation Revolution (Revolução dos Cravos) Freedom Day
Rwanda July 4 1994 Defeat of the previous regime by the RPF, ending the Rwandan Genocide
Slovakia May 8 1945 Liberation from Nazi Germany Deň víťazstva nad fašizmom
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands April 25 1982 Liberation from Argentina
Togo January 13 1967 Military coup under the leadership of Etienne Eyadema
Turkey August 30 1922 End of the Turkish War of Independence
Uganda January 26[8] 1986 End of Tito Okello's regime and the capture of power by the Museveni regime
Ukraine October 28 1944 Liberation from Nazi Germany completed as Red Army captures Chop
Vietnam April 30 1975 Liberation from Saigon regime (also known as "Day of liberating the South for national reunification")
Liberation Memorial in Stanley, Falkland Islands.

See also

References

  1. ^ Mrŭchkov, Vasil (2011). Labour Law in Bulgaria. Kluwer Law International. p. 120. ISBN 978-9-041-13616-9.
  2. ^ Norman Sklarewitz (10 July 2012). "Guam: Tourist site steeped in military history, to mark Liberation Day". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  3. ^ Leibowitz, Arnold H. (1989). Defining Status: A Comprehensive Analysis of United States Territorial Relations. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 324. ISBN 9780792300694. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  4. ^ Manchester, William (2008). Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War. Hachette Digital, Inc. p. 218. ISBN 9780316054638. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  5. ^ [1], 70 Year Anniversary of the Occupation of the Channel Islands.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-05-13. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).
  7. ^ "Flag-hoisting ceremony signals start of Kuwait national celebrations of 2017". Kuwait Times. 3 February 2017. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "National Events Calendar". Government of Uganda. Retrieved 25 January 2017.