Country | Date | Remarks |
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Paraguay | May 15 | Independence Day: Two day holiday. Día de Independencia. declaration of independence from Spain in 1811 |
Norway | May 17 | Constitution Day: The signing of the first Norwegian Constitution in Eidsvoll 1814 |
Cameroon | May 20 | National Day: Creation of a unitary state in 1972 |
East Timor | May 20 | Proclamation of Independence day: Independence from Indonesia in 2002 |
Yemen | May 22 | National Day: North and South Yemen are unified as the Republic of Yemen 1990 |
Martinique | May 22 | Abolition of slavery day: Abolition of slavery day |
Bermuda | May 23 | Bermuda Day: Friday before last Monday in May. Originally Queen Victoria's birthday. Now celebrates the islands' heritage |
Eritrea | May 24 | Independence Day: Eritrean rebels enter the capital Asmara in 1991 leading to independence from Ethiopia |
Jordan | May 25 | Independence Day: Independence Day, from the United Kingdom 1946 |
Georgia | May 26 | Day of First Republic: Independence from Russia in 1918 |
Azerbaijan | May 28 | Republic Day: Independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic in 1918 |
Ethiopia | May 28 | Downfall of the Derg Day: The Derg regime is defeated in 1991 |
Armenia | May 28 | Republic Day: Independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic in 1918 |
Anguilla | May 30 | Anguilla Day: The beginning of the Anguillian Revolution in 1967 |
Croatia | May 30 | Statehood Day: Marks the day in 1990 when the first post-Communist multi-party Parliament was constituted. |
Samoa | June 01 | Independence Day: On 1 January 1962 Western Samoa became independent of New Zealand |
Italy | June 02 | Republic Day: Festa della Repubblica. Italy is voted a republic in 1946 |
Denmark | June 05 | Constitution Day: Grundlovsdag. Constitution Day commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the Danish constitution of 1849 |
Pitcairn Islands | June 05 | Queen's Birthday: First Monday in June. Celebrates the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II |
Sweden | June 06 | National Day: Commemorates the election of King Gustav Vasa in 1523, seen as the foundation of Sweden |
Portugal | June 10 | Portugal Day: Commemorates the death of LuÃs de Camões on June 10, 1580 |
Philippines | June 12 | Independence Day: Araw ng Kalayaan. Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain in 1898 |
Russia | June 12 | Russia Day: Declaration of sovereignty in 1990, (law priority over Soviet Union laws) |
Falkland Islands | June 14 | Liberation Day: The end of the Falklands War 1982 |
Iceland | June 17 | National Day: Founding of republic and dissolution of personal union with Denmark 1944 |
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