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The Principality of Monaco is an independent microstate on France’s Mediterranean coastline known for its glitzy casinos, yacht-lined harbour and…

On the 18th of November 1918, the People’s Council of Latvia issued a proclamation of independence for the Baltic republic,…

After approval by referendum, the first Constitution of an independent Azerbaijan was adopted on November 12, 1995, and Azerbaijan held its…

On the 11th November 1918, Poland regained its independence after 123 years of partitioning by Russia, Prussia and Austria. With World…

Every year, on 24 August, Ukraine remembers the adoption of the Act of Independence of 1991, which is considered to…

Every 20th August, Hungary celebrates State Foundation Day, a date that commemorates the death of the country’s first Christian king,…

Ever since 1940, the tiny Principality of Liechtenstein celebrates its National Day every 15th of August. This year, it is…

At the beginning of the month of August 1291, the three cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden swore eternal allegiance and…

The Belgian flag as we know it today – composed of a black, yellow, and red vertical stripe – is…

In the chaotic aftermath of the 1917 Russian Revolution, Georgia, which had been part of the Russian Empire since the…