Independence Day (Niger)
The date of the formal, complete independence from France was 3 August 1960, while 18 December 1958 marks the founding of the Republic and creation of the Presidency of the Republic of Niger, following the constitutional changes of the French Fifth Republic, and the elections of 4 December 1958 held across The French Colonial possessions. Nigeriens consider that date to be the founding of their national institutions. Between 18 December 1958 and 3 August 1960, Niger remained a semi-autonomous Republic within the French Community. At the beginning of 1960 a revision of the French Community allowed membership of independent states, and on 28 July the Nigerien Legislative Assembly became the Nigerien National Assembly: Independence was declared on 3 August 1960.
French India Students Congress
As independence of British India drew nearer, the French India Students Congress called for a protest on August 9, 1947 to call on France to quit India. French authorities issues a ban against the manifestation. The ban provoked spontaneous protests from the French India Students Congress, the French India National Congress, the Communist Party of French India and trade unions. The protests forced the French authorities to withdraw the ban. The mass rally of the French India National Congress and French India Students Congress was held on August 10, 1947 a meeting was held at Nehru Vanam. It was presided by Rajan Das from the Students Congress. The meeting called for immediate merger of French India with the Indian Union.