Paraguay Independence Day - 14, 15 May

Paraguay gained independence from Spain on May 14, 1811.

The independence day is observed on 15 May every year.

Both days are holidays for schools.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Paraguay

http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Paraguay-HISTORY.html

Paraguay - Country Overview

South America

Capital: Asuncion

Large cities: San Horenzo, Encarnacion

Languages: Spanish, Gurani

Currency: Guarani

Date of Independence 14 May 1811
Paraguay gained independence from Spain on 14 May, 1811.

Liberation Day- Netherlands - 5 May

In the Netherlands, Liberation Day  is celebrated each year on May 5th, to mark the end of the occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II.

On the 5th of May 1945, the Canadian General Charles Foulkes and the German Commander-in-Chief Johannes Blaskowitz reached an agreement on the capitulation of German forces in the Netherlands in Hotel de Wereld in Wageningen.

After the liberation in 1945, Liberation Day was commemorated every 5 years. Finally, in 1990, the day was declared to be a national holiday, when the liberation would be commemorated and celebrated every year.

Netherlands - Country Overview

Europe

Capital Amsterdam

Large Cities: Rotterdam, Ulrecht

Currency Euro

3 May - Poland Constitution Day

Poland


The Constitution of May 3, 1791  was drafted between October 6, 1788, and May 3, 1791, when it was adopted as a "Government Act" ) by the Great Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch).

The Seym of the Republic of Poland, at the request of the Senate, re-established the May 3 Constitution Day on April 6, 1990.

http://www.polishworld.com/polemb/const/

Poland - Country Overview

Capital Warsaw

Other Large Cities: Lodz, Krakow

Language: Polish

Currency; Zloty

Date of Independence 11 November 1918

World Intellectual Property Day - 26, April

About the Day

World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) member states designated April 26 – the day on which the WIPO Convention came into force in 1970 – as World Intellectual Property Day with the aim of increasing general understanding of Intellectual Property.

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About WIPO


The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is the United Nations agency dedicated to the use of intellectual property (patents, copyright, trademarks, designs, etc.) as a means of stimulating innovation and creativity.

The Mission: The mission is to promote innovation and creativity for the economic, social and cultural development of all countries, through a balanced and effective international intellectual property system.


WIPO's nine strategic goals were adopted by our member states in December 2009 in the first phase of a comprehensive strategic realignment process within the Organization.

Balanced Evolution of the International Normative Framework for IP
Provision of Premier Global IP Services
Facilitating the Use of IP for Development
Coordination and Development of Global IP Infrastructure
World Reference Source for IP Information and Analysis
International Cooperation on Building Respect for IP
Addressing IP in Relation to Global Policy Issues
A Responsive Communications Interface between WIPO, its Member States and All Stakeholders
An Efficient Administrative and Financial Support Structure to Enable WIPO to Deliver its Programs



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2013

Theme: Creativity: The Next Generation

http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2013/article_0011.html

Featured Innovators - 2013
http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ip-outreach/en/ipday/2013/pdf/innovator_snapshots.pdf

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