1962 October 9: Uganda Independence Day
1492 October 12: Cities That Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day Instead of Columbus Day
1968 October 12: Equatorial Guinea Independence Day
October 14: Defender of Ukraine Day
1991 October 18: Independence Day of Azerbaijan
1953 October 22: Laos Independence Day
1964 October 24: Zambia Independence Day
1955 October 26: Austrian National Day
1979 October 27: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Independence Day
1991 October 27: Turkmenistan Independence Day
1918 October 28: Independent Czechoslovak State Day
1923 October 29: Republic Day of Turkey
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Czech election front-runner charged with subsidy fraud
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PUK and KDP reject demands to cancel referendum result
Kurdish leadership invites Baghdad for ‘unconditional’ dialogue
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Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah sign reconciliation agreement
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Yezidi children rescued from ISIS pray for freedom for their families
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Serbian PM: Kosovo major obstacle in EU talks
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Kosovo leader assails empty ‘promises’ of Western leaders
Catalan leader signs document declaring independence from Spain
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Togo bans marches hours after opposition announces one
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Armando Calderon Sol, first president to lead El Salvador after its civil war, dies at 69
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People want the Union flag to be removed from Welsh driving licences
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EU ‘Ready to Welcome’ Belarus President to Eastern Partnership Meeting
Scenario of Russia’s Zapad drills was oriented towards aggression, not defense
Icelandic ex-minister criticizes Baltic states’ position on Catalonia