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National Independence Day (Poland)
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<p>Independence Day is a <a href="/facts/National_day/PruwNVr7">national day</a> in <a href="/facts/Poland/eXJ7fd0D">Poland</a> celebrated on 11 November to commemorate the anniversary of the restoration of Poland's sovereignty as the <a href="/facts/Second_Polish_Republic/YEYGMvn9">Second Polish Republic</a> in 1918 from the <a href="/facts/German_Empire/lwQutJyN">German</a>, <a href="/facts/Austria-Hungary/9WPUPj0W">Austro-Hungarian</a> and <a href="/facts/Russian_Empire/hg1g5SpV">Russian</a> Empires. Following the <a href="/facts/Partitions_of_Poland/kyVSVxEc">partitions</a> in the late 18th century, Poland ceased to exist for 123 years until the end of <a href="/facts/World_War_I/vITTUanQ">World War I</a>, when the destruction of the neighbouring powers allowed the country to reemerge. It is a <a href="/facts/Public_holiday/1HEEHTX6">non-working day</a> and a flag flying day in Poland. </p>