Cyprus celebrates its National Day on 1st April. On this day in 1955, the EOKA (Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston) began their armed struggle targeting the military installations of Britain.
Iranian Islamic Republic Day or Ruz e Jomhuri ye Eslāmi is a national holiday in Iran. It marks the day on which the results of the Islamic Republic referendum were announced - 98.2% voted in favour of an Islamic republic state.
The International Asexuality Day falls on 6 April and aims to promote advocacy, celebration, education and solidarity of the ace umbrella including asexuals, aromatics, demisexuals and others.
Georgia's Day of National Unity falls on 9 April, the day of the Tbilisi massacre or the Tbilisi tragedy. On this day in 1989, during an anti-Soviet pro-independence demonstration, 21 people were killed and hundreds were injured by the Soviet Army.
The Evacuation Day or Clearance Day of Syria commemorates the evacuation of the last French soldier at the end of the French mandate of Syria. Also known as Jalaa Day, is a national day of the country since 1946.
Proposed by John McConnell in 1969 at a UNESCO Conference, Earth Day is an annual event which is now celebrated in close to 200 countries and involves almost a billion people.
National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Turkey commemorates the foundation of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in 1920. Recognition and celebrations for an official Children's Day started in 1927 making Turkey the first country to have a national day for children.