THE DIPLOMATIC LIST

NATIONAL DAYS
January 1 Republic of Cuba Liberation Day
26 Commonwealth of Australia “Australia Day” (1788)
26 Republic of India Republic Day (1950)
February 4 Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
National Day
6 New Zealand Waitangi Day
11 Islamic Republic of Iran Victory of the Islamic Revolution
15 Republic of Serbia National Day
16 Republic of Lithuania Independence Day (1918)
24 Republic of Estonia Independence Day
25 State of Kuwait National Day
26 State of Kuwait Liberation Day
March 3 Republic of Bulgaria Day of Bulgaria’s Liberation from
Ottoman Rule
6 Republic of Ghana Independence Day (1957)
17 Ireland St. Patrick’s Day
20 Republic of Tunisia Independence Day (1956)
21 Republic of Namibia Independence Day (1990)
23 Islamic Republic of Pakistan Pakistan Day
25 Hellenic Republic Independence Day (1821)
26 People’s Republic of Bangladesh Independence and National Day
(1971)
April 17 Syria Independence Day
19 The Holy See Election to the Pontificate of
H.H. Pope Benedict XVI (2005)
20 State of Israel Independence Day (date variable)
26 United Republic of Tanzania Union Day
27 Republic of South Africa Freedom Day
30 Kingdom of the Netherlands Official Celebration of the Birthday
of H.M. Queen Beatrix
May 3 Republic of Poland Anniversary of the 1791 Constitution
9 Europe Day
15 Republic of Paraguay National Day
17 Kingdom of Norway Anniversary of the Constitution
(1814)
21 Montenegro Independence Day
25 Argentine Republic Anniversary of the Revolution of
May (1810)
25 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Independence Day (1946)
26 Georgia Independence Day (1918)
28 Republic of Azerbaijan Republic Day (1918)
June 2 Italian Republic
5 Kingdom of Denmark
National Day
Day of the Constitution
6 Kingdom of Sweden Day of the Swedish Flag
10 Portuguese Republic National Day
12 Republic of the Philippines Independence Day (1898)
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