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224 published cases.
Independence movements
Fryslân
The Frisian regionalist and autonomist movement in the Netherlands, centred on the Frisian National Party's federalist programme and Frisian-language recognition, alongside a small, distinct minority current advocating full independence.
Independence movements
Galiza
Galician self-government within Spain, from the 1936 and 1980 autonomy referendums to the Galician Nationalist Bloc's (BNG) shifting position on independence and its result at the 2024 regional election.
Historical independence
Ghana's independence from the United Kingdom on 6 March 1957, the first sub-Saharan African country to achieve independence from colonial rule, followed by UN admission two days later.
Independence movements
Gibraltar's status as a British Overseas Territory contested by Spain, from the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht through the overwhelming 1967 and 2002 referendums in favour of remaining British, to the 2026 treaty removing the Spain-Gibraltar border while explicitly preserving British sovereignty.
Political status and decolonisation
From the disputed 1947 transfer of administrative control, through decades of constitutional limbo, to the autonomy-focused GBUM and the more fully secessionist Balawaristan National Front and its factional split.
Independence movements
From the 1986-1988 GNLF agitation and the resulting Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council, through the 2011-2012 formation of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, to the renewed 2017 agitation over language policy.
Independence movements
Kalaallit Nunaat
Greenland’s path from Danish colony to self-government, the legal route to independence in the 2009 Act, and the independence debate sharpened by US pressure in 2025–2026.
Independence movements
From the UPLG's 1978 founding and its 2026 referendum demand, to the distinct 2009 LKP general strike over economic grievances.
Political status and decolonisation
From the three proposed status options and the non-binding 1982 plebiscite, to the Davis v. Guam ruling that permanently enjoined the planned race-restricted status plebiscite.
Historical independence
Guinea-Bissau's unusual path to independence: a unilateral declaration by the PAIGC in September 1973, welcomed by the UN General Assembly weeks later while Portuguese forces still occupied parts of the territory, followed by Portugal's own recognition after its 1974 revolution and UN membership that September.
Historical independence
Guyana's independence from the United Kingdom on 26 May 1966, formerly British Guiana, followed by UN admission that September.
Historical independence
From the 1804 Declaration of Independence, ending the Haitian Revolution, to France's recognition of Haitian independence in 1825 in exchange for an indemnity to former colonists.
Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
From Deskaheh's 1923 mission to the League of Nations, through the 2010 UK passport denial, to later acceptances by Israel, Ireland and other jurisdictions.
Independence movements
From the 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the 1993 Apology Resolution, to the distinct federal-recognition (Ka Lahui Hawaii/Akaka Bill) and full-independence strands of the sovereignty movement.
Independence movements
From the 1961-1975 Secret War in Laos, through the post-1975 Chao Fa resistance movement, to the 2020 UN Special Rapporteurs' letter of concern on the ChaoFa Hmong community.
Political status and decolonisation
From the 1997 handover and "One Country, Two Systems" framework, through the 2014 Umbrella Movement and 2019-2020 protests, to the 2020 National Security Law and 2024 Article 23 legislation.
Historical independence
India's independence from British rule on 15 August 1947, under the Indian Independence Act, 1947 — notable for having already been a founding, if not yet independent, member of the United Nations since 1945.
Historical independence
From the unilateral proclamation of independence in August 1945, through the Indonesian National Revolution, to the Dutch transfer of sovereignty in December 1949 and UN admission in September 1950.
Independence movements
Inkeri
From the short-lived 1919-1920 Republic of North Ingria, through Soviet-era deportation and persecution of Ingrian Finns, to the modern Free Ingria regionalist and separatist movement founded in 1998.
Independence movements
The 1991 referendum and 1992 Russian law that created the Republic of Ingushetia by separating it from Chechnya, and the still-unresolved Prigorodny District dispute with North Ossetia rooted in the 1944 deportation.
Historical independence
From the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921, through the Irish Free State's establishment in December 1922, to the declaration of a republic taking effect in April 1949.
Historical independence
Jamaica's independence from the United Kingdom on 6 August 1962, followed by UN admission six weeks later.
Independence movements
From the 2001 Black Spring and the MAK's founding, through its 2013 shift to explicit independence-seeking and 2021 terrorist designation, to its symbolic December 2025 Paris proclamation of a "Federal Republic of Kabylia."
Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
From the KIA's 1961 founding and 1994-2011 ceasefire, through the KIO's 1975 shift to a federalism demand, to the post-2021 coup military campaign and territorial gains.