Evacuation Day (Syria)
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Evacuation Day (also called Independence Day) is Syria
's national day commemorating the evacuation of the last French soldier
and Syria's proclamation of full independence and the end of the French mandate of Syria
on April 17, 1946.
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
's national day commemorating the evacuation of the last French soldier
Military of France
The French Armed Forces encompass the French Army, the French Navy, the French Air Force and the National Gendarmerie. The President of the Republic heads the armed forces, with the title "chef des armées" . The President is the supreme authority for military matters and is the sole official who...
and Syria's proclamation of full independence and the end of the French mandate of Syria
French Mandate of Syria
Officially the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon was a League of Nations mandate founded after the First World War and the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire...
on April 17, 1946.