Are you a bit worried about Scotland becoming independent? Well heres a wee list of some countries and the dates they became independent from the UK, Id say most of them are doing ok :) Afghanistan 19 August 1919 Antigua and Barbuda 1 November 1981 Australia 1 January 1901 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 1867 Constitution Act, 1867 Canada Day 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 Ireland (26 counties) 24 April (Easter Monday) 1922 Proclamation of the Irish Republic commencing the Easter Rising on 24 April 1916 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 1840 Celebrated as Waitangi Day. Also see Independence of New Zealand Nigeria 1 October 1960 Pakistan 14 August 1947 Yaum e Azadi. Independence from the United Kingdom on 27 Ramadan ul Mubarik, 14 August 1947 Qatar 3 September 1971 Saint Lucia 22 February 1979 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19 September 1983 Seychelles 29 June 1976 Sierra Leone 27 April 1961 Singapore 31 August 1963 Solomon Islands 7 July 1978 South Africa 11 December 1931 1931. Not a public holiday. Union of South Africa formed on 31 May 1910 and Republic of South Africa declared on 31 May 1961 Sri Lanka 4 February 1948 4 February 1948, Sri Lanka had their independence. Nearly 150 years of UK ruling the countries they finally had independence. At the time the countrys name was British Ceylon. Sudan 1 January 1956 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
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