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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
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1980 July 30: Vanuatu Independence Day
1960 August 1: Benin Independence Day
1291 August 1: Swiss National Day
1969 August 2: Act of Free Choice/Act of No Choice, West Papua
1944 August 2: Roma Genocide Remembrance Day
1960 August 3: Niger Independence Day
1960 August 5: Burkina Faso Independence Day
1825 August 6: Bolivia Independence Day
1962 August 6: Jamaica Independence Day
1960 August 7: Ivory Coast Independence Day
August 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
1965 August 9: Singapore National Day
1809 August 10: Ecuador Independence Day
1960 August 11: Chad Independence Day
1960 August 13: Central African Republic Independence Day
August 14: Navajo Code Talkers Day
1947 August 14: Pakistan Independence Day, Youm-e-Azadi
1960 August 15: Republic of the Congo Independence Day
1947 August 15: India Independence Day
1945 August 15: National Liberation Day of Korea
1960 August 17: Gabon Independence Day
1945 August 17: Indonesian Declaration of Independence
1919 August 19: Afghan Independence Day
1991 August 20: Day of Restoration of Independence of Estonia
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