Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or after the end of a military occupation, or after a major change in government. Many countries commemorate their independence from a colonial empire.
The criteria for inclusion on this list are limited to polities that claim sovereignty, lack recognition from at least one UN member state, and either: [15] [16] satisfy the declarative theory of statehood, or [17] [18] are recognised (constitutive theory) as a state by at least one UN member state. [19]
Around 60 countries gained independence from the United Kingdom throughout its history, the most in the world, followed by around 40 countries that gained independence from France throughout its history. [2] Over 50% of the world's borders today were drawn as a result of British and French imperialism. [3] [4] [5]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_countries_by_date_of_independence&oldid=388454778"
Various states have never declared independence throughout their formations and hence are not included in the main list on this page, including states that were formed by the unification of multiple independent states, such as the United Kingdom, United States, and Tanzania, including states that did declare independence, but whose most recent ...
British government recognized independence in 1783 with the Treaty of Paris. Vanuatu: New Hebrides: 30 July: 1980: Independence from United Kingdom and France in 1980. Vanuatu is a Commonwealth republic. Zambia: Northern Rhodesia: 24 October: 1964 Zanzibar: 10 December: 1963: Zanzibar became independent on 10 December 1963.
List of active autonomist and secessionist movements, representing those nations which are currently part of a transnational state but would like to secede from the state. List of unrecognized states , representing those states which have declared independence, but whose independence has not been recognised by the majority of the international ...
A historical sovereign state is a state that once existed, but has since been dissolved due to conflict, war, rebellion, annexation, or uprising. This page lists sovereign states, countries, nations, or empires that ceased to exist as political entities sometime after 1453, grouped geographically and by constitutional nature.