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Nonviolent movement for Samoan independence from colonial rule in the early 20th century. [21] [22] [23] 1919. 2.8, 3.1 Korea March 1st Movement: This movement became the inspiration of the later Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's Satyagraha—resistance and many other nonviolent movements in Asia. [24] 1919–22 : Egypt Egyptian Revolution of 1919
The term "wars of national liberation" is most commonly used for those fought during the decolonization movement. Since these were primarily in the third world, against Western powers and their economic influence, and a major aspect of the Cold War, the phrase has often been applied selectively to criticize the foreign power involved. [2]
political party (regionalist): Asturian Renewal Union. political party (separatist): Andecha Astur. Autonomist movements. Cartagena. Proposed: extended autonomy for Cartagena within Region of Murcia. Political party: Movimiento Ciudadano de Cartagena. León. People: Leonese. Proposed autonomous area: Leonese region.
Self-determination[1] refers to a people 's right to form its own political entity, and internal self-determination is the right to representative government with full suffrage. [2][3] Self-determination is a cardinal principle in modern international law, binding, as such, on the United Nations as an authoritative interpretation of the Charter ...
List of active separatist movements recognized by intergovernmental organizations. List of political parties campaigning for self-government. List of active rebel groups. List of inactive rebel groups. List of rebel groups that control territory. List of anarchist communities. List of anarchist organizations. Stateless society.
Map of the year each country achieved independence. Decolonization is the undoing of colonialism, the latter being the process whereby imperial nations establish and dominate foreign territories, often overseas. [1] The meanings and applications of the term are disputed. Some scholars of decolonization focus especially on independence movements ...
e. Nonviolence is the personal practice of not causing harm to others under any condition. It may come from the belief that hurting people, animals and/or the environment is unnecessary to achieve an outcome and it may refer to a general philosophy of abstention from violence. It may be based on moral, religious or spiritual principles, or the ...
t. e. The decolonization of the Americas occurred over several centuries as most of the countries in the Americas gained their independence from European rule. The American Revolution was the first in the Americas, and the British defeat in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) was a victory against a great power, aided by France and ...