Guyana achieved independence from the United Kingdom on 26 May 1966 Guyana became a republic on 23 February 1970 and has remained a member of the Commonwealth ever since, and, as an independent country it has also been able to join all of the world’s major institutions in its own right
(Officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands) Today, 1 May, and every year since 1979, Marshall Islanders have celebrated the Independence Day of this Pacific state
Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990 making today the 33rd year of Namibia’s existence as an independent state.
Mauritius was successively colonised by the Netherlands, France and Great Britain, and only became independent on 12 March 1968.
Celebrated today by its population of 1.45 million citizens National Day in Kuwait is celebrated on February 25 every year and the first celebrations were held in 1963.
Today, 24 February, is the independence day of Estonia a country with a population of 1,331,824 citizens (source Estonia’s Census 2021)
On 22 February 1979, Saint Lucia became an independent country and so, today – 22 February 2023, the inhabitants of this small country celebrate the 44th year of their independence
The Gambia is officially known as The Republic of The Gambia. It is a country in West Africa, and the smallest country, by population, on mainland Africa
Today, 7 February, Grenada celebrates its Independence Day.
Today, 31 January, the Island Nation of Nauru celebrates its independence day
