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224 published cases.
Historical independence
Madagascar's transition from self-governing republic to full sovereign independence on 26 June 1960, and its UN admission that September.
Historical independence
Malta's independence from the United Kingdom on 21 September 1964, followed by UN admission that December.
Independence movements
From the disputed 1949 Manipur Merger Agreement, through the founding of the United National Liberation Front, to its November 2023 Suspension of Operations agreement with the Indian government.
Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
From the Treaty of Waitangi's guarantee of tino rangatiratanga, through the Waitangi Tribunal's unceded-sovereignty finding, to the 2024-2025 Treaty Principles Bill controversy and its defeat.
Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
From the Consejo de Todas las Tierras' 1990 founding and the CAM's 1998 founding, to the 2024 Inter-American Court ruling recognising Indigenous self-determination as an independent right.
Independence movements
From the MIM's 1978 founding, through Alfred Marie-Jeanne's long institutional tenure, to his 2024 referendum call.
Historical independence
Mauritius's independence from the United Kingdom on 12 March 1968, followed by UN admission six weeks later.
Historical independence
From the 1821 Act of Independence, ending the Mexican War of Independence, to Spain's formal recognition of Mexican independence in 1836.
Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
From the historical Miskito Kingdom and its 1894 incorporation into Nicaragua, through the 1987 Autonomy Statute negotiated by YATAMA, to documented 2020-2021 settler violence in the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve.
Independence movements
From the 1966 Mizo National Front uprising and declaration of independence, through the controversial Bombing of Aizawl, to the 1986 Peace Accord and Mizoram's 1987 statehood.
Historical independence
Montenegro's path from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro through an EU-mediated referendum framework, a May 2006 independence referendum, and independence and UN membership the following month.
Political status and decolonisation
From the 1967 colonial-status choice and the PLM's unrealized independence aspirations, through the catastrophic 1995-1997 volcanic crisis, to the current 2010 constitution and a post-2024 shift toward UK domestic-policy grievances.
Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
From the MNLF's 1972 founding and the 1976 Tripoli Agreement, through the MILF's split and campaign, to the 2019 Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite establishing the BARMM and the subsequent parliamentary election process.
Historical independence
Mozambique's path from Portuguese colonial rule through the 1974 Lusaka Accord, independence in June 1975, and UN membership that September.
Independence movements
From the 1893 defeat of the Ndebele Kingdom of Mthwakazi, to the 2010 founding of the Mthwakazi Liberation Front and the Mthwakazi Republic Party's electoral abstention policy.
Historical independence
Burma's independence from the United Kingdom on 4 January 1948, uniquely choosing to leave the British Commonwealth entirely, followed by UN admission that April.
Independence movements
From the 1947 declaration of independence and the disputed 1951 plebiscite, through the 1997 ceasefire, to the 2015 Framework Agreement and the still-unfinished final settlement process.
Independence movements
From the 1991 declaration of the unrecognized Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh and the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, through the 2020 war that reversed Armenian territorial gains, to the September 2023 Azerbaijani offensive, the exodus of the region's ethnic Armenian population, and binding ICJ provisional measures against Azerbaijan.
Historical independence
Namibia's path from South African administration through the 1978 UN settlement plan, over a decade of delayed implementation, a UN-supervised 1989 election, and independence in March 1990.
Political status and decolonisation
From the 1983 constitutional secession clause and the 1998 referendum that fell short of the required threshold, to the post-1998 easing of secessionist momentum.
Independence movements
From the 1814 Hartford Convention's secession debate to the contemporary New England Independence Campaign, founded 2014.
Historical independence
From the 1948 referendums and 1949 Confederation, to persistent but organisationally thin contemporary separatist sentiment.
Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
From MEND's 2006 emergence and the 2009 Presidential Amnesty Programme, to the Niger Delta Avengers' 2016 campaign, disaggregating each organisation's distinct resource-control and autonomy objectives.
Political status and decolonisation
The 1974 referendum and Constitution Act establishing Niue's free-association status with New Zealand, a stable arrangement with no documented independence movement.