Bicentennial
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A bicentennial or bicentenary is the two-hundredth anniversary of an event, or the celebrations pertaining thereof. It may refer to:
Europe
- French Revolution bicentennial, commemorating the 200th anniversary of 14 July 1789 uprising, celebrated in 1989
- Bicentennial of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 2013–2015
United States
- George Washington Bicentennial, commemorating the 200th birthday of the United States' first president, celebrated in 1932
- United States Bicentennial, the 200th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, celebrated in 1976
- Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial, commemorating the 200th birthday of the United States' 16th president, celebrated in 2009
Latin America
- Argentina Bicentennial, commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Revolución de Mayo, celebrated in 2010
- Bicentennial of Chile, commemorating the 200th anniversary of the beginning of the independence process in Chile, with the first Government Junta of Chile established on September 18, 1810, celebrated in 2010
- Celebration of Mexican political anniversaries in 2010, commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Mexican War of Independence; also, the 100th anniversary of the 1910 Mexican Revolution
- Uruguay Bicentennial of the Battle of Las Piedras, celebrated in 2011
Other
- Australian Bicentenary, celebrated in 1970 and 1988
- Bicentennial of the Encyclopædia Britannica, celebrated in 1968
- War of 1812 Bicentennial
