Related histories whose documented goals may not include independent statehood.
48 published cases matching Autonomy and Indigenous self-government.
Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
From the 1963 Yolngu Bark Petitions and 1966 Gurindji walk-off, through the 1972 Aboriginal Tent Embassy, to the 2017 Uluru Statement and its 2023 referendum defeat — distinct nations and movements, none framed as secession.
Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
The Parti acadien's 1972-1982 campaign for a separate Acadian province within Canada.
Historical independence
From the 1976 founding of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the resulting insurgency, through the 2004 tsunami's catalytic effect, to the 2005 Helsinki Agreement under which GAM abandoned independence for self-government.
Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
Focused on Ethiopia-based Afar organisations — the ALF (founded 1975) and ARDUF (founded 1993) — and their stated goal of Afar unification within an autonomous Ethiopian region, rather than a broader pan-Afar independence claim spanning Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.
Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
From the 1993-1996 Afrikaner Volksfront and its proposed Volkstaat, through the 1994 founding of the Freedom Front and the constitutional self-determination principle, to Orania's population and 2024 electoral data.
Political status and decolonisation
The Fitisemanu v. United States litigation over birthright citizenship, opposed by American Samoa's own territorial government to protect its traditional land-tenure and matai political system.
Independence movements
From the failed 1932 petition for Assyrian autonomy in Iraq and the 1933 Simele massacre, through the 1979 founding of the Assyrian Democratic Movement, to the 2014-2015 Islamic State attacks on Assyrian communities in Iraq and Syria and the resulting self-defence mobilization.
Independence movements
From the 1987 launch of the ABSU-led movement for a separate Bodoland state, through the 1993 and 2003 Bodo Accords, to the comprehensive 2020 Bodo Peace Accord, characterized by the Assam government as ending the separate-statehood demand.
Independence movements
Bougainville’s path from secessionist politics and a civil war to a peace agreement, autonomy and the 2019 independence referendum, whose ratification by Papua New Guinea’s parliament is still pending.
Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
From the 1988 founding of the CNF and its ceasefire history, through post-2021 coup resurgence and territorial gains, to the December 2023 Chinland Council and February 2024 interim government.
Independence movements
From the 1977-1997 Jumma insurgency against Bangladeshi state settlement policy and demands for autonomy, through the 1997 Peace Accord establishing a devolved Regional Council, to the more recent, distinct emergence of the Kuki-Chin National Front.
Political status and decolonisation
From the 1964-1965 establishment of free association with New Zealand, through the December 2024 citizenship/UN clarification, to the 2025 China-agreement tensions and their resolution.
Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
From the CPLA insurgency and the 1986 Mount Data Peace Accord, through the 1987 constitutional provision for Cordillera autonomy, to the failed 1990 and 1998 autonomy plebiscites.
Political status and decolonisation
From the 1993 and 2005 status referendums, in which independence never exceeded 5% support, to the 2010 achievement of autonomous-country status within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
From the 2003 SLM/JEM rebellion seeking greater Darfuri autonomy, through the 2005 ICC referral and 2011 Doha Document, to the region's status amid the active 2023-present Sudanese civil war.
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.
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.
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.
Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
From the KNU's 1949 declaration of war and 1976 shift to a federalism demand, to its post-2021 coup alliance with Myanmar's National Unity Government.
Independence movements
کوردستان
An umbrella hub for Kurdish political projects across several states, from the Treaty of Sèvres to the present, with separate branches for each state context.
Independence movements
From the KDPI's 1945 founding and the 1946 Republic of Mahabad, through the 1979-1983 and 1989-1996 conflicts with the Islamic Republic, to Kurdish involvement in the 2022 protests and a still-unfolding 2026 crisis.
Independence movements
From the PYD's 2003 founding and the 2012-2014 establishment of Kurdish self-administration in northern Syria (Rojava), through the autonomous administration's development, to its 2025-2026 integration into the Syrian state following the fall of the Assad government.