Countries that have already gained independence from the UK and have never wanted to re-join. Antigua and Barbuda 1 November 1981 Australia 1 January 1986 Australia Act 1986 Bahamas 10 July 1973 Bahrain 16 December 1971 15 August 1971 Barbados 30 November 1966 Barbados Independence Act 1966 Belize 21 September 1981 September Celebrations of Belize Botswana 30 September 1966 Brunei 1 January 1984 Canada 1 July 1982 Canada Act 1982 Cyprus 1 October 1960 16 August 1960, but Cyprus Independence Day is commonly celebrated on 1 October.[1] Dominica 3 November 1978 Egypt 28 February 1922 Fiji 10 October 1970 The Gambia 18 February 1965 Ghana 6 March 1957 Grenada 7 February 1974 Independence Day (Grenada) Guyana 26 May 1966 India 15 August 1947 Israel 14 May 1948 Iraq 3 October 1932 Republic of Ireland 24 April (Easter Monday) 1922 Proclamation of the Irish Republic commencing the Easter Rising on 24 April 1916 led to a civil war which resulted in the formation of the Irish Free State. Only country to ever secede from the United Kingdom proper. Jamaica 6 August 1962 Jordan 25 May 1946 Kenya 12 December 1963 Kiribati 12 July 1979 Kuwait 25 February 1961 Lesotho 4 October 1966 Malawi 6 July 1964 Malaysia 31 August 1957 Hari Merdeka Maldives 26 July 1965 Malta 21 September 1964 Mauritius 12 March 1968 Myanmar 4 January 1948 Nauru 31 January 1968 Independence from the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand on 31 January 1968. New Zealand 6 February 1986 Constitution Act 1986 Nigeria 1 October 1960 Pakistan 14 August 1947 Yaum e Azadi. Independence from the United Kingdom on 27 Ramadan ul Mubarik, 14 August 1947 Papua New Guinea 16 September 1975 Independence gained from Australia the administering power. Qatar 3 September 1971 Qatar National Day Saint Lucia 22 February 1979 Samoa 1 January 1962 Independence granted by New Zealand the administrative country. Saint Kitts and Nevis 19 September 1983 Seychelles 29 June 1976 Sierra Leone 27 April 1961 Solomon Islands 7 July 1978 South Africa 11 December 1961 1931 adoption of Statute of Westminster. Not a public holiday. Union of South Africa formed on 31 May 1910 and Republic declared on 31 May 1961 and left the British Commonwealth on the same day. Sri Lanka 4 February 1948 4 February 1948, Sri Lanka had their independence. After nearly 150 years of the UK ruling the country. Gained independence as the Dominion of Ceylon Somalia Somaliland 26 June 1960 Gained Independence as part of Somalia. Unrecognised independent state declared in 1991 during the crisis in Somalia covering the same territory as British Somaliland as the Somaliland Republic of Somaliland. Sudan 1 January 1956 South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011. Swaziland 6 September 1968 Tanzania 9 December 1961 Trinidad and Tobago 31 August 1962 Tuvalu 1 October 1978 Uganda 9 October 1962 United Arab Emirates 2 December 1971 National Day (United Arab Emirates) United States 4 July 1776 Fourth of July. Declaration of Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1776 Vanuatu 30 July 1980 Independence from United Kingdom and France in 1980 Yemen 30 November 1967 South Yemen 1967 Zambia 24 October 1964 Zimbabwe 18 April 1980 Evolution of Dominions to Independence Australia 1 January 1901 9 October 1942 (effective from 1931) 3 March 1986 Australia Act 1986 Canada 1 July 1867 11 December 1931 17 April 1982 Canada Act 1982 Canada Day Ireland 6 December 1922 11 December 1931 29 December 1937 Constitution of Ireland 1937 Republic of Ireland Act 1948 came into force on 16 April 1949 with Ireland leaving the British Commonwealth. South Africa 31 May 1910 11 December 1931 21 May 1961 South African Constitution of 1961 New Zealand 26 September 1907 25 November 1947 13 December 1986 Constitution Act 1986 Declaration of Independence of New Zealand 1835, Treaty of Waitangi
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