Sujet : Varieties of Independence
De : benlizro (at) *nospam* ihug.co.nz (Ross Clark)
Groupes : sci.langDate : 24. Feb 2025, 05:28:14
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24 February - Independence Day (Estonia)
Estonian Declaration of Independence (Tallinn, 24/2/1918)
cf. Lithuania 16 February
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Estonia)
27 February - Independence Day (Dominican Republic)
José Núñez de Cáceres declared the independence of Santo Domingo
(from the Spanish crown) as Spanish Haiti, on November 30, 1821.
This is known as the "Ephemeral Independence".
Two months later it was occupied and annexed by Haiti.
On 27 February 1844, members of a secret society called La
Trinitaria declared independence from Haiti.
That's what's commemorated. But peace and happy-ending did not
ensue. Read more here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Republic1 March - Independence Movement Day (Korea)
Commemorates the "March First Movement" (3·1 운동), in North
Korea called "March First People's Rebellion" (삼일인민봉기) --
a series of protests against Japanese rule that began on
1/3/1919.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_First_Movement