Twenty-two countries, including Nigeria, celebrate Independence or National Day in October. Here’s a list of the countries and their independence or national days below:
October 1
1. Nigeria: Independence Day
Nigeria gained independence from British rule on October 1, 1960, marking the birth of a sovereign nation after years of colonial administration.
2. China: National Day
China’s National Day celebrates the founding of the People’s Republic of China on October 1, 1949, after a prolonged civil war led by the Communist Party under Mao Zedong.
3. Cyprus: Independence Day
Cyprus gained independence from British colonial rule on October 1, 1960, establishing itself as an independent republic.
4. Palau: Independence Day
Palau commemorates its independence from the United States-administered Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands on October 1, 1994, becoming a sovereign state.
5. Tuvalu: Independence Day
Tuvalu gained full independence from the United Kingdom on October 1, 1978, marking its transition from a British colony to a self-governing island nation.
October 2
6. Guinea: Independence Day
Guinea gained independence from French colonial rule on October 2, 1958, making it the first French colony in Africa to achieve independence.
October 3
7. Germany: Unity Day
Germany’s Unity Day marks the reunification of East and West Germany on October 3, 1990, symbolising the end of division after the Cold War.
8. Iraq: Independence Day
Iraq got its independence from British mandate control on October 3, 1932, marking the end of British administrative oversight.
October 4
9. Lesotho: Independence Day
Lesotho gained independence from British colonial rule on October 4, 1966, becoming a sovereign state in Southern Africa.
October 8
10. Croatia: Independence Day
Croatia celebrates its Independence Day to commemorate the country’s declaration of independence from Yugoslavia on October 8, 1991.
October 9
11. Uganda: Independence Day
Uganda gained independence from British rule on October 9, 1962, marking the end of colonial domination.
October 10
12. Fiji: Independence Day
Fiji became an independent nation on October 10, 1970, after nearly a century of British colonial rule.
13. Taiwan: National Day (Double Ten Day)
Taiwan’s National Day commemorates the Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 1911, which led to the fall of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China.
October 12
14. Equatorial Guinea: Independence Day
Equatorial Guinea gained independence from Spain on October 12, 1968, becoming one of Africa’s smallest sovereign states.
15. Spain: National Day
Spain’s National Day celebrated on October 12, commemorates Christopher Columbus’s first arrival in the Americas in 1492, a significant moment in Spanish history. This event marked the beginning of the Spanish Empire and Spanish colonisation of the Americas.
October 18
16. Azerbaijan: Independence Restoration Day
Azerbaijan celebrated its Restoration of Independence on October 18, 1991, marking its freedom from the Soviet Union after decades of communist rule.
October 24
17. Zambia: Independence Day
Zambia gained independence from British colonial rule on October 24, 1964, becoming a republic and marking the end of Northern Rhodesia.
October 26
18. Austria: National Day
Austria celebrates its National Day on October 26, to commemorate the signing of the Austrian State Treaty in 1955, which restored Austria’s sovereignty after World War II.
October 27
19. St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Independence Day
St. Vincent and the Grenadines gained full independence from British rule on October 27, 1979, becoming a sovereign state within the Commonwealth.
20. Turkmenistan: Independence Day
Turkmenistan declared independence from the Soviet Union on October 27, 1991, marking the start of its journey as a sovereign nation.
October 28
21. Czechia (Czech Republic): Independence Day Czechia commemorates its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire on October 28, 1918, forming the former Czechoslovakia.
22. Slovakia: Independence Day
Slovakia also celebrated its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire on October 28, 1918, as part of the former Czechoslovakia.
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