Independence Day on August 15
August 16 , 2023
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- There are five other countries that also mark this day as a national Independence Day.
- Bahrain gained independence from the United Kingdom on August 15, 1971.
- On August 15, 1945, the Korean peninsula was freed from Japanese rule.
- South Korea and North Korea both celebrate this day as their National Liberation Day.
- In the year 1960, the Democratic Republic of the Congo gained full independence from France.
- One of the smallest countries of the world, Liechtenstein gained independence from German rule on the same day in 1866.
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