Cambodia Independence Day
Cambodia Independence Day is held on November 9. Celebrates the independence of Cambodia from France in 1953. This event in the first decade of the month November is annual. 
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This day is significant because it commemorates Cambodia's independence from France on November 9, 1953.
France relinquished sovereignty over Cambodia on November 7, 1953, and King Norodom Sihanouk declared Cambodian independence on November 9, 1953. The government of Switzerland facilitated negotiations between French and Cambodian representatives in Geneva from April 26 to July 21, 1954. In 1993, with the first post-Khmer Rouge democratic elections having taken place, the monarchy restored and a new chapter for the country lying ahead, the country's name was reinstated to the Kingdom of Cambodia – a title it proudly still holds today.
The people of Cambodia celebrate this day in various parts of the country.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Bon Om Touk or Khmer Water Festival in Cambodia on November 3 (Date for 2025);
Magha Puja on February 12 (Full moon, 3rd Thai lunar month);
Khmer New Year or Chol Chnam Thmey in Cambodia on April 14
Mother’s Day on May 11 (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Gabon, Gambia, Greenland, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe);
Day of Remembrance in Cambodia on May 20
National Tree Planting Day in Cambodia on June 1
Queen Mother's Birthday in Cambodia on June 18 (Norodom Monineath Sihanouk)