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  1. 1944: 1 event
  2. 1945: 2 events
  3. 1946: 7 events

  1. In: East Turkestan / Uyghur independence movement

  2. · Conflict episode

    Indonesian National Revolution, 1945-1949

    Following the Netherlands' refusal to recognise the 1945 proclamation, an armed and diplomatic struggle included the Linggadjati Agreement (1946), two Dutch "police action" offensives, and the Renville Agreement (1948); casualty estimates for the conflict vary widely and are not resolved to a single figure.

    In: Indonesia

  3. · Declaration

    Azerbaijan People's Government, 1945-1946

    A Soviet-backed autonomous government controlled Iranian Azerbaijan for just over a year before Iranian forces reasserted central control.

    In: Southern Azerbaijani political-status movements

  4. · Conflict episode

    First Indochina War and the 1954 Geneva Accords

    France fought the Viet Minh from 1946, was defeated at Dien Bien Phu in May 1954, and the resulting Geneva Accords divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel pending national elections that were never held.

    In: Vietnam

  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, Kurdish self-determination in Iran

  6. · Constitutional change

    Statute of Sicily, 1946

    A special autonomy statute was granted to Sicily by royal decree, later incorporated into the Italian Constitution, to defuse separatist unrest.

    In: Sicily

  7. · Declaration

    Independence of the Philippines, 1946

    President Harry S. Truman proclaimed the withdrawal of US sovereignty over the Philippines and recognised its independence on 4 July 1946, under authority granted by the Philippine Independence Act of 1934, the same day the two countries signed the Treaty of Manila.

    In: Philippines

  8. · Agreement

    Gruber–De Gasperi Agreement, 1946

    Austria and Italy agreed autonomy guarantees for South Tyrol's German-speaking population, later anchored in the Italian Constitution.

    In: South Tyrol

  9. · Referendum or popular consultation

    Faroese independence referendum, 1946

    Voters narrowly backed separation from Denmark, but the Løgting's declaration of independence was not recognised and was reversed after a fresh election.

    In: Faroe Islands

  10. · Organisation founded

    Bavaria Party founded, 1946

    A party advocating Bavarian autonomy or independence was founded after the Second World War, briefly becoming a major electoral force.

    In: Bavaria