Evacuation Day (Syria)

Independence Day
عيد الجلاء
Residents of Damascus burning French books on the eve of France's independence from Syria on April 17, 1946
Official nameIndependence Day
Observed bySyrians
TypeNational
SignificanceDeparture of the last French soldier and Syria's proclamation of independence
ObservancesParades, flowers
Date17 April
FrequencyAnnual

Independence Day is Syria's National Day commemorating the evacuation of the last French soldier at the end of the French mandate of Syria on 17 April 1946 after Syria's proclamation of full independence on 27 September 1941.

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