Independence movements
West Papua
From the 1961 declaration of independence and the disputed 1969 Act of Free Choice, through the OPM's armed campaign, to the ULMWP's diplomatic organising and regional recognition.
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Independence movements
From the 1961 declaration of independence and the disputed 1969 Act of Free Choice, through the OPM's armed campaign, to the ULMWP's diplomatic organising and regional recognition.
Historical independence
From Wexit Canada's 2020 founding and its rebranding as the Maverick Party, to the party's modest electoral performance and 2025 deregistration.
Political status and decolonisation
The unresolved decolonisation of Western Sahara and the question of Sahrawi self-determination: Spain’s withdrawal, competing claims, the stalled referendum, and negotiations under UN auspices.
Independence movements
From the 1919 division of German Togoland and the 1956 plebiscite integrating the territory into Ghana, through the HSGF's revived independence campaign, to the WTRF's 2020 rebellion.
Independence movements
From the April 2021 Ibadan declaration of the Oduduwa Republic, through Sunday Igboho's 2021 raid, arrest and 2022 release, to the movement's continued 2025 advocacy.
Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
From Zanzibar's 1963 independence and 1964 union with Tanganyika, through the erosion of its promised autonomy by 1977, to the distinct autonomist (CUF, ACT-Wazalendo) and independence-seeking (Uamsho) contemporary movements.
Historical independence
Zimbabwe's path from Southern Rhodesia's 1965 unilateral declaration of independence and the subsequent guerrilla war, through the 1979 Lancaster House Agreement and the 1980 general election, to internationally recognised independence.
Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
From the historical 1863 Sovereign State of Zulia to the modern independentismo zuliano movement and Manuel Rosales' autonomy feasibility proposal.