India gains independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 and remains a dominion until 1950.
Every year on August 15, India celebrates Independence Day. It commemorates the date in 1947 when the Indian Independence Act went into effect, establishing India and Pakistan as independent countries no longer subject to British imperialism.
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