Republic of Macedonia independence day (Den na nezavisnosta or Ден на независноста) is held on September 8. It is a national holiday. In 1991, with referendum it gained its independence from Yugoslavia and became a parliamentary democracy. Diputed short form of the Former Yugoslavic Republic of Skopje or FYROM ... An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nations assumption of independent statehood, usually after ceasing to be a colony of another state. ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages, in Cyrillic Југославија) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ...