Atlas

Each point is a locator for a published case’s geographical context — not a border, capital or claim. Everything on the map is also in the list below, which works without the map.

Historical period

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  • Independence movements
  • Political status and decolonisation
  • Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
  • Historical independence
  • Unification and territorial transfer
  • Group of nearby locators — select to zoom

Shapes and colours never indicate legitimacy; collections are also named in the list.

Map data and boundary policy

Basemap: Natural Earth 4.1.0 land polygons (world-atlas@2.0.2), Public domain (Natural Earth terms of use). Land polygons only. No political boundaries are drawn by the basemap. Case boundaries appear only from approved, sourced geometry records, each labelled with its layer type, dates and provenance. Map policy.

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Cases on the map

7 cases matching Southern Africa. The map shows the same set.

Cases shown on the atlas, with collection, region and locator description
CaseCollectionRegionMap
Afrikaner / Volkstaat proposals Autonomy and Indigenous self-government Southern Africa
Barotseland Political status and decolonisation Southern Africa
Caprivi / Zambezi independence advocacy Independence movements Southern Africa
Mozambique Historical independence Southern Africa
Mthwakazi / Matabeleland independence advocacy Independence movements Southern Africa
Namibia Historical independence Southern Africa
Zimbabwe Historical independence Southern Africa