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Independence Proclamation of Jamaica The Colony of Jamaica gained independence from the United Kingdom on 6 August 1962. In Jamaica , this date is celebrated as Independence Day, a national holiday.
Having been a national holiday under British control, Emancipation Day had stopped being observed as a national holiday in 1962 after independence. [12] It was reinstated as a national public holiday in 1998 after a six-year campaign led by Jamaican scholar and educational leader Rex Nettleford. [13] [14]
Independence Day: 5 July: 1962 France: Algeria gained independence following the Algerian War and the Algerian independence referendum. France officially recognized independent Algeria on 3 July, but the Independence Day is celebrated on 5 July, the day of the fall of Algiers in 1830 and the beginning of French Algeria. [2] [3] Angola ...
1962: Independence Day (August 31) [10] Tuvalu: Gilbert and Ellice Islands: 1 October: 1978 Uganda: 9 October: 1962 United Arab Emirates: Trucial States: 2 December: 1971: National Day (United Arab Emirates) United States: Thirteen American Colonies: 4 July: 1776: Fourth of July. Declaration of Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain in ...
Trinidad and Tobago achieved full independence via the Trinidad and Tobago Independence Act 1962 on 31 August 1962 within the Commonwealth with Queen Elizabeth II as its titular head of state. On 1 August 1976, the country became a republic, and the last Governor-General, Sir Ellis Clarke, became the first President. [a]
January 1, 1962 New Zealand Samoa: Independence restored after German and New Zealand rule. Initial independence c. 1300. July 1, 1962 Belgium Burundi: Independence restored after German and Belgian protectorate. Initial establishment c. 1680. July 1, 1962 Belgium Rwanda: Independence restored after German and Belgian protectorate.
Independence Day (Arabic: عيد الاستقلال, romanized: ʿīd al-istiqlāli, French: Jour de l'Indépendance), observed annually on 5 July, is a National Holiday in Algeria commemorating colonial Algerian independence from France on 5 July 1962.
The festival now includes the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Contest, a national Mento band competition, and a gospel song competition. [ 2 ] One of the highlights of the festival is the Popular Song Competition (before 1990 known as the Independence Festival Song Competition), which first took place in 1966, and has been won by artists such as ...