NATIONAL DAY – GRENADA
Celebrated annually on 7th February, the day marks Grenada’s independence from Britain on the same date in 1974. Grenada had been occupied by various European nations since the start colonisation…
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WAITANGI DAY
Waitangi Day, the national day of New Zealand, marks the anniversary of the initial signing – on 6th February 1840 – of the Treaty of Waitangi, which is regarded as…
NATIONAL DAY – SRI LANKA
National Day is a Sri Lankan national holiday celebrated annually on 4th February to commemorate the country’s political independence from British rule in 1948. It is celebrated all over the…
NATIONAL DAY – NAURU
On 31st January 1968, following a two-year constitutional convention, Nauru became the world’s smallest independent republic, which was led by founding president Hammer DeRoburt.
AUSTRALIA DAY
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Observed annually on 26th January, it marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet at Port Jackson in…
JAMHURI DAY – KENYA
Jamhuri Day is a national holiday in Kenya and celebrated on the 12th of December each year. Jamhuri is the Swahili word for “republic” and the holiday officially marks the…
Queen congratulates Barbados as it becomes a republic
A message from The Queen to the President and people of Barbados On this significant occasion and your assumption of office as the first President of Barbados, I extend my…