word | | National holiday |
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 and established its statehood; 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; note - commemorates the date when his remains were transferred to Buda (now Budapest) |
August
map | Indonesia | Independence Day, 17 August (1945) |
August
map | Jamaica | Independence Day, 6 August (1962) |