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Events on Wednesday 17 April 1946 1
1946Syria Achieves Full IndependenceLast French troops withdraw from DamascusFrance completed the withdrawal of its remaining troops from Syria, ending the French Mandate that had governed the country since the end of the First World War. The date is celebrated annually in Syria as Evacuation Day.