Celebrate their reborn: Marshall Islands (1st May ) > In May 1979, the Government of the Marshall Islands was officially established and the country became self-governing. Latvia (4th May) > Restoration of independence from Soviet Union on 4.5.1990. Netherlands (5th May) > Liberated from Nazi Germany in 1945. Israel (5th Iyar ; depends on Hebrew calendar. On year 2014, 5 Iyar was on 5 May.) > Establishment of the state since 14th May 1948. Romania (9th May) >Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1877 (the Romanian War of Independence). Jersey (9th May) > The end of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II 1945. Guernsey (9th May) > The end of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II 1945. Alderney (9th May) -The end of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II 1945. Herm (9th May) -The end of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II 1945. Sark (9th May) -The end of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II 1945. Paraguay ( 14th May) > Independence from Spain in 1811. Norway (17th May) > Norwegian Constitution was signed in Eidsvoll on 17th May 1814. The constitution declared Norway to be an independent kingdom in an attempt to avoid being ceded to Sweden after Denmark-Norways devastating defeat in the Napoleonic wars. Cameroon (20th May) > President Ahmadou Ahidjos abolishment of the federal system of government and creation of a unitory country in 1972. East Timor (20th May) > Independence from Portugal and Republic of Indonesia in 2002. Cuba (20th May) > Independence from the United States of America in 1902. Montenegro (21st May) > Independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro through official Montenegrin Independence Referendum in 2006. Martinique region (22nd May) > France abolition of slavery. Yemen (22nd May) > North ( Yemen Arab Republic ) and South ( South Yemen ) are unified as the Republic of Yemen in 1990. Ecuador (24th May) > The Battle of Pichincha 1822 against Spanish rule. Independence finally occurred on 24.5.1822. Bermuda (24th May) >Bermuda Day is to celebrate the islands heritage and culture. Eritrea (24th May) > Eritrean War of Independence (1 September 1961 – 29 May 1991). The war went on for 30 years until 1991 when the Eritrean Peoples Liberation Front (EPLF), having defeated the Ethiopian forces in Eritrea, took control of the country. Eritrean rebels enter the capital Asmara 1991; independence from Ethiopia 1993. Argentina (25th May) > The May Revolution (18.5.1810 - 25.5.1810), in Buenos Aires, capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. This Spanish colony included roughly the territories of present-day Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay.The result was the removal of Viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros and the establishment of a local government, the Primera Junta (First Junta), on Friday, 25th May 1810. Jordan (25th May) > Independence from the United Kingdom in 1946. The parliament of Transjordan makes Abdullah I of Jordan their king from year 1946. Lebanon (25th May) > Resistance and Liberation Day from Israel since on the year 2000. South Lebanon conflict (June 1985 – May 25, 2000) Result: Israeli withdrawal from South Lebanon zone. Republic of Georgia (26th May) > The official declaration of independence from Russian Empire in 1918. Guyana (26th May) > Independence from the United Kingdom in 1966. Guadelope (27th May) > France abolition of slavery. Armenia (28th May) > Independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic in 1918. Azerbaijan (28th May) > Independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic in 1918. Ethiopia (28th May) > Commemorates the end of the Derg junta in 1991. Although this day is Ethiopias National Day, its official name is Derg Downfall Day. Nepal (28th May) > Nepal officially declared as new republic. The newly elected Assembly met in Kathmandu on 28 May 2008, and, after a polling of 564 constituent Assembly members, 560 voted to form a new government, with the monarchist Rastriya Prajatantra Party, which had four members in the assembly, registering a dissenting note. At that point, it was declared that Nepal had become a secular and inclusive democratic republic,with the government announcing a three-day public holiday from 28 to 30 May. The King was thereafter given 15 days to vacate the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, to re-open it as a public museum. Nigeria (29th May) > Commemorates the restoration of democracy in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, when the newly elected Olusegun Obasanjo took office as the President of Nigeria, ending the multiple decades of military rule that began in 1966 and had been interrupted only by a brief period of democracy from 1979 to 1983. Anguilla (30th May) > In 1967, Britain granted Saint Kitts and Nevis full internal autonomy, and Anguilla was also incorporated into the new unified dependency, named Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, against the wishes of many Anguillians. This led to two rebellions in 1967 and 1969 (Anguillian Revolution), headed by Ronald Webster, and a brief period as a self-declared independent republic. The goal of the revolution was not independence, but rather independence from Saint Kitts and Nevis, and a return to being a British colony. British authority was fully restored in July 1971, and in 1980 Anguilla was finally allowed to secede from Saint Kitts and Nevis and become a separate British Crown colony (known as British overseas territory).
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