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Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic.
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Iceland
Island country in the Atlantic Ocean
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Icelandic National Day
National holiday in Iceland commemorating independence from Denmark (17 June 1944)
Icelandic National Day is an annual holiday in Iceland which commemorates the foundation of The Republic of Iceland on 17 June 1944. This date also marks the end of Iceland's centuries-old ties with Denmark. The date was chosen to coincide with the birthday of Jón Sigurðsson, a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Republic
Form of government
A republic, based on the Latin phrase res publica, is a state in which political power rests with the public (people), typically through their representatives—in contrast to a monarchy. Although a republic is most often a single sovereign state, subnational state entities that…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Day of the year
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