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  28. 1970–1979: 14 events
  29. 1980–1989: 3 events
  30. 1990–1999: 11 events
  31. 2000–2009: 9 events
  32. 2010–2019: 9 events
  33. 2020–2029: 12 events

  1. · Constitutional change

    Union of Scotland and England, 1707

    The Kingdoms of Scotland and England were united as Great Britain, with one Parliament, from 1 May 1707.

    In: Scotland

  2. In: Catalonia

  3. In: Kurdish self-determination

  4. In: Kurdish self-determination, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

  5. · Declaration

    Kurdish Republic of Mahabad, 1946

    A Kurdish republic proclaimed in Soviet-occupied north-western Iran collapsed within a year after Soviet withdrawal.

    In: Kurdish self-determination, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

  6. In: Greenland

  7. In: Kurdistan Region of Iraq

  8. · Conflict episode

    October Crisis, 1970

    After FLQ kidnappings, the federal government invoked the War Measures Act; Pierre Laporte was killed and hundreds of people were detained.

    In: Quebec

  9. · Declaration

    Bougainville declaration of independence, 1975

    Bougainville’s Interim Provincial Government declared independence unilaterally shortly before Papua New Guinea became independent; the national parliament suspended it.

    In: Bougainville

  10. · Legal decision

    ICJ advisory opinion on Western Sahara, 1975

    The International Court of Justice found ties of allegiance and rights between the Territory and Morocco and the Mauritanian entity, but no tie of territorial sovereignty.

    In: Western Sahara

  11. · Other

    Green March, 1975

    A Moroccan march into Western Sahara went ahead despite the Security Council’s appeal to halt it; the Council deplored it and called for the participants’ withdrawal.

    In: Western Sahara

  12. · Agreement

    Madrid Agreement on Western Sahara, 1975

    Spain, Morocco and Mauritania agreed that Spain’s administration would pass to a temporary tripartite administration and that Spain would leave by February 1976.

    In: Western Sahara

  13. In: Timor-Leste

  14. In: Timor-Leste

  15. In: Timor-Leste

  16. In: Timor-Leste

  17. In: Western Sahara

  18. In: Quebec

  19. In: Catalonia

  20. · Referendum or popular consultation

    Scottish devolution referendum, 1979

    A majority of voters backed the Scotland Act 1978, but the Yes vote fell short of the 40% of the electorate the Act required, and the Act was repealed.

    In: Scotland

  21. · Referendum or popular consultation

    Quebec referendum, 1980

    Voters refused the Quebec government a mandate to negotiate sovereignty-association, by 59.56% to 40.44%.

    In: Quebec

  22. In: Western Sahara

  23. · Conflict episode

    Bougainville conflict, 1988–1997

    An armed conflict that began around the Panguna mine, closed it in 1989 and lasted until a truce in 1997.

    In: Bougainville

  24. In: Bougainville

  25. · International resolution

    MINURSO and the settlement plan, 1991

    The Security Council created a mission to organise a self-determination referendum; a ceasefire took effect, but the referendum was never held.

    In: Western Sahara

  26. · Election

    Kurdistan regional election, 1992

    After the 1991 uprising and the Iraqi administration’s withdrawal, the Kurdistan Front held elections that created a regional assembly and government.

    In: Kurdistan Region of Iraq

  27. In: Quebec

  28. · Referendum or popular consultation

    Quebec referendum, 1995

    Voters rejected sovereignty with a partnership offer to Canada by 50.58% to 49.42%, on a turnout of 93.52%.

    In: Quebec

  29. · Referendum or popular consultation

    Scottish devolution referendum, 1997

    Voters approved a Scottish Parliament (74.3%) and tax-varying powers (63.5%), leading to the Scotland Act 1998.

    In: Scotland

  30. · Legal decision

    Reference re Secession of Quebec, 1998

    The Supreme Court of Canada held that Quebec cannot secede unilaterally, but that a clear majority on a clear question would oblige all parties to negotiate.

    In: Quebec

  31. · Agreement

    5 May Agreements on East Timor, 1999

    Indonesia and Portugal asked the UN to consult the East Timorese on special autonomy within Indonesia, and agreed in advance what would follow either result.

    In: Timor-Leste

  32. · Referendum or popular consultation

    East Timor popular consultation, 1999

    In a UN-run ballot, 78.5% of voters rejected special autonomy within Indonesia, opening a transition towards independence.

    In: Timor-Leste

  33. In: Timor-Leste

  34. In: Timor-Leste

  35. · Legislation

    Clarity Act, 2000

    Parliament gave the House of Commons the task of judging whether a secession question and result are clear before Canada negotiates.

    In: Quebec

  36. · Agreement

    Bougainville Peace Agreement, 2001

    The Government of Papua New Guinea and Bougainville leaders agreed on autonomy, a deferred referendum on Bougainville’s future political status and weapons disposal.

    In: Bougainville

  37. In: Timor-Leste

  38. In: Timor-Leste

  39. In: Bougainville

  40. In: Kurdistan Region of Iraq

  41. In: Western Sahara

  42. In: Greenland

  43. · Legislation

    Greenland Self-Government Act, 2009

    The Act on Greenland Self-Government came into force, recognising Greenlanders as a people with the right of self-determination and setting out a route to independence.

    In: Greenland

  44. In: Catalonia

  45. · Agreement

    Edinburgh Agreement, 2012

    The UK and Scottish Governments agreed the terms for a legal, single-question independence referendum to be held by the end of 2014.

    In: Scotland

  46. In: Scotland

  47. In: Catalonia

  48. · Referendum or popular consultation

    Kurdistan Region independence referendum, 2017

    Voters in the Kurdistan Region and some disputed areas voted on independence; Baghdad rejected the vote and the federal Supreme Court later cancelled its results.

    In: Kurdish self-determination, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

  49. · Referendum or popular consultation

    Catalan independence referendum of 1 October 2017

    The Catalan government held a referendum on independence that the Constitutional Court had suspended; it reported 90.18% Yes on 43.03% participation.

    In: Catalonia

  50. · Constitutional change

    Application of article 155 in Catalonia, 2017

    The Senate authorised direct measures under article 155; the Spanish government dissolved the Parliament of Catalonia and called elections, and the Constitutional Court suspended the Parliament’s declaration.

    In: Catalonia