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October
 map | Macau | National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December 1999 is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day |
October
map | Nigeria | Independence Day (National Day), 1 October (1960) |
October
map | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Independence Day, 27 October (1979) |
October
map | Spain | National Day, 12 October (1492); year when Columbus first set foot in the Americas |
October
map | Taiwan | Republic Day (Anniversary of the Chinese Revolution), 10 October (1911) |
October
map | Turkey | Republic Day, 29 October (1923) |
October
map | Turkmenistan | Independence Day, 27 October (1991) |
October
map | Tuvalu | Independence Day, 1 October (1978) |
October
map | Uganda | Independence Day, 9 October (1962) |
October
map | Zambia | Independence Day, 24 October (1964) |
| official | Bangladesh | Independence Day, 26 March (1971); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of independence from West Pakistan, 16 December 1971 is Victory Day and commemorates the official creation of the state of Bangladesh |
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