word | | National holiday |
| Army | New Zealand | ... British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840); ANZAC Day (commemorated as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at |
| arrival | Norfolk Island | Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856) |
| ascension | Belgium | 21 July (1831) ascension to the Throne of King Leopold I |
| assumption | Tunisia | Independence Day, 20 March (1956); also the anniversary of BEN ALI's assumption of the presidency, 7 November (1987) |
| Assumption-Day | Liechtenstein | Assumption Day, 15 August |
August
 map | Afghanistan | Independence Day, 19 August (1919) |
August
map | Bahrain | National Day, 16 December (1971); note - 15 August 1971 was the date of independence from the UK, 16 December 1971 was the date of independence from British protection |
August
map | Belarus | Independence Day, 3 July (1944); note - 3 July 1944 was the date Minsk was liberated from German troops, 25 August 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union |
August
map | Benin | National Day, 1 August (1960) |
August
map | Bolivia | Independence Day, 6 August (1825) |
August
map | Chad | Independence Day, 11 August (1960) |
August
map | Congo, Republic of the | Independence Day, 15 August (1960) |
August
map | Cook Islands | Constitution Day, first Monday in August (1965) |
August
map | Cote d'Ivoire | Independence Day, 7 August (1960) |
August
map | Ecuador | Independence Day (independence of Quito), 10 August (1809) |
August
map | Estonia | Independence Day, 24 February (1918); note - 24 February 1918 was the date Estonia declared its independence from Soviet Russia; 20 August 1991 was the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union |
August
map | Gabon | Independence Day, 17 August (1960) |
August
map | Hungary | Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August |
August
map | Indonesia | Independence Day, 17 August (1945) |
August
map | Jamaica | Independence Day, 6 August (1962) |
August
map | Korea, South | Liberation Day, 15 August (1945) |
August
map | Kyrgyzstan | Independence Day, 31 August (1991) |
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