Independence Day is a public holiday in North Macedonia, observed on September 8 each year. The holiday commemorates the referendum for Independence that took place in 1991.
The Republic of North Macedonia is a country in Southeast Europe. The territory was under different rules in the past centuries of the Bulgarian, Byzantine, Serbian, and Ottoman Empires. After World War II, it became a constituent state of communist Yugoslavia. It remained one of the 6 socialist republics of the Socialist Federal Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) until 1991, when Yugoslavia was dissolved.
Following the independence of Slovenia and Croatia on June 25, 1991, from Yugoslavia, North Macedonia held the national referendum for independence on September 8, 1991. Of the 76% who voted in the referendum, 95.5% of them voted for the independence of the Republic of Macedonia.
On September 18, 1991, the referendum results were released to the public, and on September 25, 1991, North Macedonia declared its independence from Yugoslavia.
The following is the list of Independence Day in North Macedonia from 2022 to 2026.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday |
|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | Sep 08, 2022 | Thursday |
| Independence Day | Sep 08, 2023 | Friday |
| Independence Day | Sep 08, 2024 | Sunday |
| Independence Day | Sep 08, 2025 | Monday |
| Independence Day | Sep 08, 2026 | Tuesday |
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