However, independence celebrations take place on 1 June, each year.

The museum building was opened on 5 March 1957 as part of Ghana's independence celebrations.

The first independence celebrations were held in 1980 at the Zimbabwe Grounds.

Barre was the only head of state to attend Mozambique's independence celebrations.

The festival is celebrated in September around the time of the Independence celebrations.

It was originally built in the mid-1960s for use in hosting the country's independence celebrations.

With the prospect of independence celebrations in the offing, the opposition's morale fell.

He also criticized the government for spending money on the independence celebration while the people endured continuing poverty and deprivation.

South Sudan plays its first football fixture during its independence celebration.

He said a deal was likely to be reached in time for Jamaica's independence celebrations in August.