On 26 March‚ 1971 the independence of Bangladesh was declared and the Liberation War began. The people of then-East Pakistan took part in this war to liberate Bangladesh from the oppression of military leaders of Pakistan. Independence for Bangladesh was gained through a nine-month civil war against the Pakistani Army‚ which resulted in the loss of about 3 million lives.[2] The Mukti Bahini (Bengali "freedom fighters")‚ with military support from India‚ defeated the Pakistani Army on 16 December
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independence Day- the day when British left the golden bird free from their rule. But the bird was left looted‚ harassed‚ with the slightest of hope to survive. Then followed a long fight for the survival of golden bird. 64 years have passed and the country is still ‘developing’. The whole world says and even we believe that we are the citizens of an independent country. But a question always keep on hovering in my mind‚ the answer to which I never found out. You also give it a try. Is India really
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But the Fourth of July‚ Independence Day‚ is something more than just another holiday. It is the birthday of a great idea-not merely the idea of independence‚ not merely the idea of the rights of humankind‚ but also the birthday of a profoundly idealistic and profoundly influential charter of liberty. The revolution signaled by the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia on July 4‚ 1776‚ laid down the principles which have been the foundation stones of human progress ever since-the
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Today is Independence Day. This is the day to which each of us were looking forward to… Words cannot adequately express my joy and pride at being leader of this independent country. It is a unique privilege which I shall remember for ever‚ and it gives me strength and courage as I dedicate my life to the service of our country. This is a wonderful day‚ and it is all the more wonderful because we have awaited it with increasing impatience‚ compelled to watch one country after another overtaking
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agree with what Noynoy Aquino has said. An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nation’s assumption of independent statehood‚ usually after ceasing to be a colony or part of another state‚ more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Most countries honor their respective independence day as a national holiday and some countries or nations’ independence-date honors’ are contested. Independence Day is the day to commemorate all the works of certain people
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his day 15th August of every year is a golden day engraved in the history of the world. We got freedom on this date and it is a day worth a celebration. When we celebrate it hoisting the flag‚ playing our National Anthem with fervor‚ distributing sweets‚ we need to sail back into the past to remember and pay homage to the builders of our nation. My dear friends‚ We were the privileged lot to have been born in free India. We were able to breathe the fresh free air since our birth. If at all we want
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• Why is September 16th Mexican Independence Day? What happened on that date? (Include in your answer a summary of two Catholic priests: Miguel Hidalgo and Jose Maria Morelos). Notably‚ September 16th is Mexican Independence Day because revolutionary activity was already a pattern throughout Mexico‚ “but the cause celebre of independence was El Grito de Dolores (The Cry of Pain)‚ a proclamation made by Miguel Hidalgo‚ a parish priest‚ on September 16‚ 1810 (Vigil 112). Furthermore‚ Hidalgo was a
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The Day Before Independence June 25‚ 1986 was the last day of my childhood. I was 16 years old graduating from high school; the next morning I would be on a train going of to a college to a strange city‚ all by myself…This scenario might sound very appealing and fairly common to an American‚ but for a young girl born and raised in the Soviet Union this situation was scary and challenging. In Belarus (part of the former USSR) families stayed close together. Young people especially girls would go
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INDEPENDANCE DAY means a day when we had got freedom from not only our brute rulers but freedom from want from fulfillment of right needs and from dishumilitation it means we have got our own identity and our own valves. Every country has its own rituals and rules to follow‚ some nations celebrate it as a day of prayers‚ some nations spend this day as a day full of celebrations‚ and so on....But in our country "PAKISTAN" case is some what different we celebrate it as a day full of enjoyment
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One of the most important celebrations in Mexico is Independence Day. Our commander in chief‚ the president of the nation‚ orders our forces: marines‚ army‚ police‚ and the air force to organize a mega event every September 16th‚ this is a holiday everybody enjoys. Streets‚ houses‚ buildings and cars are decorated everywhere in the country. On every street corner there are vendors selling flags‚ balloons‚ sombreros and rehiletes -shuttlecock‚ all with the green‚ white and red‚ our National Colors
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