Dates
|
Name
|
Independent state
|
Anti-independence state
|
Result
|
701 BC
|
Sennacherib's campaign in the Levant
|
Judah, Phoenicia, Philistia
|
Assyria
|
Defeat of rebel states; reestablishment of Assyrian control over Levant
|
626–620 BC
|
Revolt of Babylon
|
Babylonia
|
Assyria
|
Formation of the Neo-Babylonian Empire; beginning of the Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire
|
601–586 BC
|
Judah's revolts against Babylon
|
Judah
|
Babylonia
|
Defeat and destruction of the Kingdom of Judah; Babylonian captivity
|
499–493 BC
|
Ionian Revolt
|
Ionia, Aeolis, Doris, Caria, Cyprus
|
Persia
|
Defeat of Greek insurgents; beginning of the first Persian invasion of Greece
|
484 BC
|
Babylonian revolts
|
Babylonia
|
Persia
|
Defeat of Babylonian insurgents
|
460–454 BC
|
Rebellion of Inaros
|
Egypt
|
Persia
|
Defeat of Egyptian insurgents
|
335 BC
|
Battle of Thebes
|
Thebes
|
Macedonia
|
Defeat and destruction of Thebes
|
323–322 BC
|
Lamian War
|
Athens, Aetolian League, most states in Central Greece
|
Macedonia
|
Defeat of rebel states; reestablishment of Macedonian control over Greece
|
206–186 BC
|
Great Theban Revolt
|
Upper Egypt
|
Ptolemaic Empire
|
Defeat of Egyptian insurgents
|
167–141 BC
|
Maccabean Revolt
|
Judea
|
Seleucid Empire
|
Independence of Judea from the Seleucid Empire; creation of the Hasmonean dynasty
|
155–139 BC
|
Lusitanian War
|
Lusitania
|
Roman Republic
|
Defeat of Lusitanian insurgents; Lusitania annexed by Roman Republic
|
54–50 BC
|
Gaul revolts from Gallic Wars
|
Gaul
|
Roman Republic
|
Defeat of Gaul insurgents; Gaul annexed by Roman Republic
|
9
|
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
|
Germania
|
Roman Empire
|
Liberation of Germania from Roman rule
|
40–43
|
Trung sisters' rebellion
|
Lạc Việt
|
Han China
|
Rebellion suppressed; China retains control of Vietnam
|
60–61
|
Boudican revolt
|
Iceni, Trinovantes
|
Roman Empire
|
Defeat of Celtic Briton insurgents; consolidation of Roman rule in Britain
|
66–73
|
Great Jewish Revolt
|
Judea
|
Roman Empire
|
Defeat of Jewish insurgents; Roman Empire retains control of Judea; dispersion of Jews
|
132–136
|
Bar Kokhba revolt
|
192
|
Khu Liên rebellion
|
Lâm Ấp (Champa)
|
Han China
|
Independence of Lâm Ấp from China
|
260–274
|
Postumus revolt
|
Gallic Empire
|
Roman Empire
|
Restoration of Roman Empire authority
|
270–273
|
Zenobia's revolt
|
Palmyrene Empire
|
Roman Empire
|
Restoration of Roman Empire authority
|
286–296
|
Carausian revolt
|
Britannic Empire
|
Roman Empire
|
Restoration of Roman Empire authority
|
409–417
|
Bagaudae Revolt
|
Bagaudae
|
Roman Empire
|
Restoration of Roman Empire authority
|
529–531
|
Ben Sabar Revolt
|
Samaria
|
Byzantine Empire
|
Defeat of Samaritan insurgents
|
541–544
|
Lý Bí rebellion
|
Vietnam
|
Liang China
|
Independence of Vietnam from Chinese rule
|
660–663
|
Baekje Revival Movement
|
Baekje
|
Tang China Silla
|
Defeat of Baekje insurgents; initial annexation of Baekje by Tang China, subsequent unification of central and southern Korean peninsula into Silla after the Silla-Tang War
|
698
|
Battle of Tianmenling
|
Balhae
|
Zhou China
|
Independence of Balhae from China
|
720–832
|
Bashmurian revolts
|
Bashmur
|
Umayyad Caliphate (720–750) Abbasid Caliphate (750–832)
|
Defeat of Coptic insurgents
|
722
|
Battle of Covadonga
|
Asturias
|
Umayyad Caliphate
|
Asturias retains its independence; beginning of Reconquista
|
740–743
|
Berber Revolt
|
Barghawata, Tlemcen, Sijilmasa
|
Umayyad Caliphate
|
Independence of Berber states in the western Maghreb from the Umayyad Caliphate
|
782–793
|
Frisian uprisings
|
Frisia
|
Carolingian Empire
|
Defeat of Frisian insurgents
|
782–804
|
Saxon revolts from Saxon Wars
|
Saxony
|
Carolingian Empire
|
Defeat of Saxon insurgents; Frankish annexation of Saxony
|
816–837
|
Babak's revolt
|
Persia
|
Abbasid Caliphate
|
Defeat of Khurramite insurgents
|
824
|
Battle of Roncevaux Pass
|
Pamplona (Basques)
|
Carolingian Empire
|
Creation of the Kingdom of Pamplona
|
847
|
Yu'firid conquest of Sana'a
|
Yu'firids
|
Abbasid Caliphate
|
Independence of Yemen from the Abbasid Caliphate
|
864
|
Uprising of Hasan ibn Zayd
|
Alavids
|
Abbasid Caliphate
|
Independence of Tabaristan from the Abbasid Caliphate
|
899
|
Qarmatian Revolution
|
Qarmatians
|
Abbasid Caliphate
|
Independence of Eastern Arabia from the Abbasid Caliphate
|
938
|
Battle of Bạch Đằng
|
Vietnam
|
Southern Han
|
Independence of Vietnam from Chinese rule
|
1011–1013
|
Jarrahid revolt
|
Filastin
|
Fatimid Caliphate
|
Defeat of Bedouin insurgents
|
1024–1029
|
Bedouin uprising
|
Bedouin alliance in Syria
|
Fatimid Caliphate
|
Defeat of Bedouin insurgents
|
1038–1047
|
Miecław's Rebellion
|
Miecław's State (Mazovia)
|
Poland
|
Defeat of Miecław; reincorporation of Mazovia into Poland
|
1067–1075
|
Anglo-Saxon resistance to Norman rule
|
Anglo-Saxons
|
Normandy
|
Defeat of Anglo-Saxon insurgents
|
1128
|
Battle of São Mamede
|
Portugal
|
León
|
Independence of Portugal from León
|
1185–1188
|
Uprising of Asen and Peter
|
Bulgaria
|
Byzantine Empire
|
Independence of Bulgaria from the Byzantine Empire; creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire
|
1238
|
Si Inthrathit rebellion
|
Thailand
|
Cambodia
|
Independence of Thailand from Cambodia
|
1270–1273
|
Sambyeolcho Rebellion
|
Sambyeolcho
|
Yuan Empire (Mongols)
|
Defeat of Korean insurgents
|
1282
|
Sicilian Vespers
|
Sicily
|
Angevin monarchy
|
Liberation of Sicilly from Angevin regime
|
1296–1357
|
Wars of Scottish Independence
|
Scotland
|
England
|
Scotland retains its independence
|
1346–1347
|
Rebellion of Ismail Mukh
|
Bahmani Kingdom
|
Delhi Sultanate
|
Establishment of the Bahmani Kingdom; decline and loss of Delhi Sultanate's control over Deccan
|
1351–1368
|
Red Turban Rebellions
|
Ming China
|
Yuan Empire (Mongols)
|
Creation of the Ming dynasty; retreat of the Yuan court to Mongolian Plateau
|
1353–1359
|
Ekdala Wars
|
Bengal
|
Delhi Sultanate
|
Independence of Bengal from Delhi
|
1400–1415
|
Glyndŵr rebellion
|
Wales
|
England
|
Defeat of Welsh insurgents; England retains control of Wales
|
1418–1427
|
Lam Sơn uprising
|
Vietnam
|
Ming China
|
Independence of Vietnam from Chinese rule; creation of the Lê dynasty
|
1468–1500
|
Kazakh War of Independence
|
Kazakh Khanate
|
Uzbek Khanate
|
Kazakh Khanate retains its independence
|
1480
|
Battle of the Ugra
|
Muscovy
|
Great Horde
|
The end of Tatar yoke in Russia
|
1499
|
Swabian War
|
Switzerland
|
Holy Roman Empire
|
De facto independence of Switzerland from the Holy Roman Empire
|
1500
|
Oyake Akahachi rebellion
|
Ishigaki
|
Ryukyu
|
Rebellion suppressed; Sakishima Islands annexed by Ryukyu
|
1521–1523
|
Swedish War of Liberation
|
Sweden
|
Kalmar Union
|
Independence of Sweden from the Kalmar Union
|
1568–1571
|
Morisco Revolt
|
Moriscos
|
Spain
|
Revolt suppressed; deportation of most Moriscos from Granada to Castile
|
1568–1648
|
Eighty Years' War
|
Netherlands
|
Spain
|
Independence of the Netherlands from Spain
|
1576–1612
|
Baro-Bhuyan revolt
|
Baro-Bhuyans
|
Mughal Empire
|
Defeat of Baro-Bhuyans; consolidation of Mughal Empire's rule in Bengal
|
1584–1593
|
Nandric War
|
Thailand
|
Myanmar
|
Independence of Thailand from Myanmar
|
1586–1589
|
War of Kashmiri Independence
|
Kashmir
|
Mughal Empire
|
Defeat of Kashmiri insurgents; Mughal Empire retains control of Kashmir
|
1591
|
Restoration of Lan Xang
|
Laos
|
Myanmar
|
Independence of Laos from Myanmar
|
1618–1620
|
Bohemian Revolt
|
Bohemia
|
Habsburg monarchy
|
Defeat of insurgents; the elective monarchy of Bohemia was abolished in favour of the hereditary succession of Habsburg monarchs
|
1640–1668
|
Portuguese Restoration War
|
Portugal
|
Spain
|
Restoration of Portuguese independence from Spain
|
1648–1657
|
Khmelnytsky Uprising
|
Cossack Hetmanate (Ukrainians)
|
Poland–Lithuania
|
Independence of Ukraine from Poland–Lithuania
|
1669–1672
|
Shakushain's revolt
|
Ainus
|
Edo Japan
|
Defeat of Ainu insurgents; consolidation of Japanese control over Hokkaido
|
1673–1681
|
Revolt of the Three Feudatories
|
Zhou
|
Qing Empire
|
Defeat of Han Chinese insurgents; consolidation of Qing's rule in Southern China
|
1679–1707
|
Rathore rebellion
|
Marwar
|
Mughal Empire
|
Rathores retain their independence from the Mughal Empire
|
1680–1707
|
Maratha War of Independence
|
Maratha Empire
|
Mughal Empire
|
Mughals fail to annex Maratha Empire
|
1703–1711
|
Rákóczi's War of Independence
|
Hungary
|
Habsburg monarchy
|
Limited autonomy for Hungary within the Habsburg monarchy
|
1729–1755
|
Corsican Revolution
|
Corsica
|
Genoa
|
De facto independence of Corsica from Genoa
|
1740
|
Mon revolt
|
Hanthawaddy
|
Myanmar
|
Independence of Lower Burma; beginning of the Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War
|
1744–1829
|
Dagohoy rebellion
|
Bohol Republic
|
Spain
|
Defeat of Boholano insurgents
|
1768–1769
|
French conquest of Corsica
|
Corsica
|
France
|
Corsica annexed by France
|
1775–1783
|
American Revolutionary War (United States War of Independence)
|
United States
|
Great Britain
|
Independence of the United States from Great Britain
|
1791–1804
|
Haitian Revolution
|
Haiti
|
France
|
Independence of Haiti from France
|
1794
|
Kościuszko Uprising
|
Poland–Lithuania
|
Russia Prussia
|
Third Partition of Poland
|
1798
|
Irish Rebellion of 1798
|
Society of United Irishmen
|
Great Britain
|
Abolition of the Irish Parliament; creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
|
1804–1813
|
First Serbian Uprising (Serbian Revolution)
|
Serbia
|
Ottoman Empire
|
Defeat of insurgents; Ottoman Empire retains control of Serbia
|
1806
|
Greater Poland uprising of 1806
|
Poland
|
Prussia
|
Creation of the Napoleonic Poland
|
1807
|
Tunisian–Algerian War of 1807
|
Tunisia
|
Algeria
|
Liberation of Tunisia from Algerian suzerainty
|
1808–1814
|
Peninsular War
|
Portugal
Spain
|
France
|
Independence of Portugal and Spain from France
|
1810s–1820s
|
Latin American wars of independence
|
Spain
|
Independence of many Spanish-American colonies from Spain
|
Argentine War of Independence |
Río de la Plata
|
Bolivian War of Independence |
Bolivia
|
Chilean War of Independence |
Chile
|
Colombian War of Independence |
Colombia
|
Ecuadorian War of Independence |
Ecuador
|
Mexican War of Independence |
Mexico
|
Peruvian War of Independence |
Peru
|
Venezuelan War of Independence |
Venezuela
|
1813
|
German campaign
|
German states
|
France
|
Dissolution of the Rhine Confederation
|
1814
|
Swedish–Norwegian War
|
Norway
|
Sweden
|
Partial independence of Norway within the later United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
|
1815–1817
|
Second Serbian Uprising (Serbian Revolution)
|
Serbia
|
Ottoman Empire
|
Semi-independence of Serbia within the Ottoman Empire
|
1821–1829
|
Greek War of Independence
|
Greece
|
Ottoman Empire
|
Independence of Greece from the Ottoman Empire
|
1822–1824
|
Brazilian War of Independence
|
Brazil
|
Portugal
|
Independence of Brazil from Portugal
|
1825–1828
|
Cisplatine War
|
Uruguay
|
Brazil
Río de la Plata
|
Disputatiin between Brazil and Río de la Plata; independence of Uruguay from Brazil
|
1826–1831
|
Separation of Venezuela and Ecuador
|
Ecuador
Venezuela
|
Colombia
|
Independence of Venezuela and Ecuador from Gran Colombia; dissolution of Gran Colombia; creation of the Republic of New Granada
|
1826–1828
|
Lao Rebellion
|
Vientiane Champasak
|
Thailand
|
Defeat of Lao insurgents
|
1830–1831
|
November Uprising
|
Poland
|
Russia
|
Defeat of Polish insurgents; liquidation of Polish autonomy
|
1830–1839
|
Belgian Revolution
|
Belgium
|
Netherlands
|
Independence of Belgium from the Netherlands
|
1834–1835
|
Ja Thak Wa uprising
|
Champa
|
Vietnam
|
Defeat of Cham insurgents
|
1835–1845
|
Ragamuffin War
|
Riograndense Republic
|
Brazil
|
The Riograndense Republic is dissolved and reintegrated with Brazil
|
1835–1836
|
Texas Revolution
|
Texas
|
Mexico
|
Independence of Texas from Mexico
|
1837–1838
|
Lower Canada Rebellion
|
Republic of Lower Canada
|
United Kingdom
|
Defeat of insurgents: unification of Upper Canada and Lower Canada into the Province of Canada
|
1837
|
Upper Canada Rebellion
|
Republic of Canada
|
1840–1841
|
Cambodian Rebellion
|
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
Independence of Cambodia from Vietnam
|
1844–1856
|
Dominican War of Independence
|
Dominican Republic
|
Haiti
|
Independence of Dominican Republic from Haiti
|
1846
|
Bear Flag Revolt
|
California
|
Mexico
|
The California Republic declares independence from Mexico. The republic is quickly annexed by the United States
|
1846
|
Kraków uprising
|
Poland
|
Austria
|
Defeat of Polish insurgents; end of the status of Kraków as the Free City
|
1847
|
Sonderbund War
|
Sonderbund
|
Swiss Confederation
|
Dissolution of the Sonderbund; Federal constitution of 1848
|
1848
|
Poznań Uprising
|
Poland
|
Prussia
|
Grand Duchy of Posen transformed into the Province of Posen
|
1848–1849
|
Hungarian Revolution of 1848
|
Hungary
|
Austria
|
Revolution suppressed; Hungary placed under military dictatorship until the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867
|
1848–1849
|
Italian War of Independence
|
Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont
|
Austria
|
Sardinia-Piedmont defeated by the Austrian Empire; Italian unification not achieved
|
1850–1864
|
Taiping Rebellion
|
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
|
Qing Empire
|
Defeat of insurgents
|
1856–1873
|
Panthay Rebellion
|
Dali sultanate
|
Qing Empire
|
Defeat of insurgents
|
1857–1858
|
Indian War of Independence
|
Sepoy mutineers led by Mughal Empire
|
British East India Company
|
East India Company loses power to Great Britain, vide Government of India Act 1858.
|
1859
|
Second Italian War of Independence
|
Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont
Lombardy–Venetia Parma Modena Tuscany
|
Austria
|
France and the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia defeat the Austrian Empire; most of the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia transferred to France and then to Piedmont-Sardinia; Duchy of Parma, Duchy of Modena, Grand Duchy of Tuscany and the Papal Legations annexed by Piedmont-Sardinia
|
1861–1865
|
American Civil War
|
Confederate States
|
United States (Union)
|
Defeat and dissolution of the Confederacy; U.S. retains control of the South
|
1862–1877
|
Dongan Revolt
|
Yettishar
|
Qing Empire
|
Qing reconquest of Xinjiang
|
1863–1865
|
January Uprising
|
Poland
|
Russia
|
Defeat of Polish insurgents; Russia retains control of Poland
|
1863–1865
|
Dominican Restoration War
|
Dominican Republic
|
Spain
|
Independence of Dominican Republic from 4 year occupation by Spain; ousts Spain from Hispaniola
|
1866
|
Third Italian War of Independence
|
Italy
|
Austria
|
Austrian Empire loses Veneto to Kingdom of Italy
|
1868–1869
|
Battle of Hakodate
|
Ezo Republic
|
Japan
|
Defeat of remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate army; restoration of Japanese imperial rule
|
1868–1878
|
Ten Years' War
|
Cuba
|
Spain
|
Defeat of insurgents; Spain retains control of Cuba
|
1876–1886
|
Cajemé's rebellion
|
Yaqui Republic
|
Mexico
|
Defeate and dissolution of the Yaqui Republic
|
1876
|
April Uprising
|
Bulgaria
|
Ottoman Empire
|
Defeat of Bulgarian nationalists by the Ottoman Empire. Subsequent reprisals by the Ottomans led to the Russo-Turkish War, 1877–78 and the 1878 independence of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire.
|
1877
|
Romanian War of Independence
|
Romania
|
Ottoman Empire
|
Independence of Romania from the Ottoman Empire
|
1879–1882
|
Urabi revolt
|
Egypt
|
United Kingdom
|
British occupation of Egypt
|
1880–1881
|
First Boer War
|
South African Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
South African Republic regaines self-government under British suzerainty
|
1881–1899
|
Mahdist War
|
Mahdist Sudan
|
Egypt (1881–1882) United Kingdom (1882–1899)
|
Britain took over Sudan
|
1885
|
North-West Rebellion
|
Provisional Government of Saskatchewan (Métis)
|
Canada
|
Collapse of the Provisional Government
|
1895
|
Japanese invasion of Taiwan
|
Republic of Formosa
|
Japan
|
Defeat of Taiwanese insurgents; Annexation of Taiwan by Japan
|
1895–1898
|
Cuban War of Independence
|
Cuba
|
Spain
|
Independence of Cuba from Spain following four years of American occupation
|
1896–1898
|
Philippine Revolution
|
Philippines
|
Spain
|
Inconclusive; Philippines independence from Spain then achieved by Spanish–American War
|
1896–1903
|
Menalamba rebellion
|
Madagascar
|
France
|
Rebellion suppressed; consolidation of French rule in Madagascar
|
1899–1913
|
Philippine–American War
|
Philippines
|
United States
|
Defeat of Philippine insurgents; United States retains control of the Philippines
|
1903
|
Separation of Panama from Colombia
|
Panama
|
Colombia
|
Separation of Panama from Colombia and construction of the Panama Canal
|
1905–1910
|
Righteous Armies Wars
|
Korea
|
Japan
|
Defeat of Korean insurgents; Annexation of Korea by Japan
|
1911
|
1911 Revolution
|
Republic of China
|
Qing Empire
|
Creation of the Republic of China
|
1911–1912
|
Mongolian Revolution of 1911
|
Mongolia
|
Qing Empire
|
Independence of Mongolia from Qing's rule
|
1911–1912
|
Xinhai Lhasa Turmoil
|
Tibet
|
Qing Empire
|
Independence of Tibet from Qing's rule
|
1914–1915
|
Boer revolt
|
Transvaal Republic
|
South Africa
|
Defeat of Boer insurgents; South Africa occupies German South West Africa
|
1915–1918
|
Senussi campaign
|
Senussi Order
|
Italy
|
Defeat of the Senussi Order; restoration of Italian rule in Libya
|
1916–1918
|
Arab Revolt
|
Hejaz
|
Ottoman Empire
|
Independence of the Hejaz from the Ottoman Empire; partition of the remaining Ottoman-controlled Arab territories in the Levant and Iraq by the United Kingdom and France
|
1916–1934
|
Basmachi movement
|
Turkestan
|
Soviet Russia (1917–1922) Soviet Union (1922–1934)
|
Turkestan conquered by Red Army
|
1917–1921
|
Ukrainian War of Independence
|
Ukraine
|
Soviet Russia
Poland
|
Independence of Ukraine from Russia; partition of Ukraine by Soviet Union and Poland
|
1918
|
Yakut revolt
|
Yakutia
|
Soviet Russia
|
Defeat of Yakutian insurgents
|
1918–1919
|
Poznań War
|
Poland
|
Germany
|
Creation of the Second Polish Republic
|
1918–1920
|
Estonian War of Independence
|
Estonia
|
Soviet Russia
|
Independence of Estonia from Russian Empire/Russian SFSR
|
1918–1920
|
Latvian War of Independence
|
Latvia
|
Soviet Russia
|
Independence of Latvia from Russian Empire/Russian SFSR
|
1918–1920
|
Lithuanian War of Independence
|
Lithuania
|
Soviet Russia Poland
|
Independence of Lithuania from Russian Empire/Russian SFSR and Poland
|
1918–1920
|
Revolt of the Ingrian Finns
|
North Ingria
|
Soviet Russia
|
Genocide of the Ingrian Finns
|
1919
|
Third Anglo-Afghan War
|
Afghanistan
|
United Kingdom
|
Britain recognises Afghanistan's independence
|
1919–1921
|
Irish War of Independence
|
Ireland
|
United Kingdom
|
Anglo-Irish Treaty; Partition of Ireland; secession of 26 of Ireland's 32 counties (the Irish Free State) from the United Kingdom
|
1919–1923
|
Turkish War of Independence
|
Turkey
|
Ottoman Empire
Allies of World War I (Greece, France, United Kingdom, Armenia)
|
Creation of the Republic of Turkey
|
1919; 1922–1924
|
Mahmud Barzanji revolts
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Kingdom of Kurdistan
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United Kingdom Iraq (1922–1924)
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Defeat of Kurdish insurgents
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1920
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Iraqi Revolt
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Iraq
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United Kingdom
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Greater autonomy given to Iraq
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1920
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1920 Ganja revolt
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Azerbaijan
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Soviet Russia
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Revolt suppressed
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1920–1926
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Rif War
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Republic of the Rif
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Spain
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Defeat of insurgents and Rif Republic; Spain retains control of Spanish Morocco
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1921
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Mongolian Revolution of 1921
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Mongolia
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China
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Independence of Mongolia from the Chinese government's rule
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1921
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February Uprising
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Mountainous Armenia
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Soviet Russia
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Uprising quelled
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1921–1922
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East Karelian uprising
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Karelian United Government
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Soviet Russia
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Uprising quelled
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1922–1932
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Second Italo-Senussi War
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Senussi Order
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Fascist Italy
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Consolidation of Italian rule in Libya; Libyan genocide
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1924
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August Uprising
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Committee for the Independence of Georgia
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Soviet Union
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Uprising suppressed; consolidation of Soviet rule in the Georgian SSR
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1924
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Assyrian rebellion
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Assyrian volunteers
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Turkey
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Rebellion suppressed; Hakkari Assyrians expelled to Iraq
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1925–1927
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Great Syrian Revolt
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Syrians
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France
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Revolt suppressed; France maintains its mandate over Syria
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1927–1931
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Ararat rebellion
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Republic of Ararat
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Turkey
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Defeat of Kurdish insurgents
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1931–1934
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Kumul Rebellion
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East Turkestan
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China
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Defeat of Uyghur insurgents
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1936–1939
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Arab revolt in Palestine
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Arab Higher Committee
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United Kingdom
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Rebellion suppressed
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1936–1939
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Waziristan Uprising
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Waziristan
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British Empire
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Rebellion suppressed
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1940–1941
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Abyssinian campaign
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Ethiopia
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Fascist Italy
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Dissolution of Italian East Africa; independence of Ethiopia
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1940–1944
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1940–1944 insurgency in Chechnya
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Provisional Popular Revolutionary Government of Chechen-Ingushetia
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Soviet Union
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Deportation of Chechens and Ingushes
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1941
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Uprising in Montenegro
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Communist Party of Yugoslavia
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Fascist Italy
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Uprising suppressed
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1942–1947
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Second Indian War of Independence
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Free India
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United Kingdom
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INA captured parts of North-East India and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, later INA Trials triggered Bombay Mutiny & Royal Air Force mutiny which resulted in Indian Independence Act 1947[1]
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1944
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Warsaw Uprising
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Poland
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Nazi Germany
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Uprising suppressed
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1944
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Slovak National Uprising
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Czechoslovak
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Nazi Germany
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Uprising suppressed
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1944
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Battle of Vercors
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Republic of Vercors
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Nazi Germany
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Uprising suppressed
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1944–1946
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Ili Rebellion
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East Turkestan
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China
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Incorporation of Xinjiang into the People's Republic of China
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1944–1948
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Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine
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Jewish Resistance Movement
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United Kingdom
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Independence of Israel from the United Kingdom
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1945
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Prague uprising
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Czechoslovak
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Nazi Germany
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Withdrawal of German forces from Prague
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1945
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Levant Crisis
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Syria Lebanon
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France
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Independence of Syria and Lebanon from French Mandate
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1945
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August Revolution
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Democratic Republic of Vietnam
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Japan
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Establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
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1945–1949
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Indonesian National Revolution
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Indonesia
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Netherlands
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Independence of Indonesia from the Netherlands
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1946–1954
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First Indochina War
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South Vietnam Laos Cambodia
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France
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Independence of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia from France; partition of Vietnam
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1947–1949
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Malagasy Uprising
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Madagascar
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France
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Uprising suppressed
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1948–1949
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First Arab–Israeli War
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Israel
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Arab League
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State of Israel established over 78% of the territory of former Mandatory Palestine; Jordan and Egypt control the rest
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1948–1951
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First Balochistan conflict
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Kalat
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Pakistan
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Revolt suppressed
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1948–1960
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Malayan Emergency
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Malayan Communist Party
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United Kingdom
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Deafeat of MCP; independence of the Federation of Malaya
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1952–1960
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Mau Mau rebellion
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Kenya
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United Kingdom
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Defeat of insurgents; United Kingdom retains control of Kenya
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1954–1962
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Algerian War
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Algeria
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France
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Independence of Algeria from France
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1954–ongoing
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Insurgency in Northeast India
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Separatist groups in Northeast India
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India
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Ongoing (low level insurgency)
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1955–1959
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Cyprus Emergency
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Cyprus
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United Kingdom
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Independence of Cyprus from the United Kingdom
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1955–1972
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First Sudanese Civil War
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Southern Sudan
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Sudan
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Conflict between Sudan and South Sudan
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1956
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Hungarian Uprising
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Hungary
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Soviet Union
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Uprising suppressed
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1959
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1959 Tibetan uprising
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Tibet
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People's Republic of China
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Uprising suppressed; dissolution of the Tibetan Government
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1959–2011
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Basque conflict
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Basque National Liberation Movement
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Spain France
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Dissolution of the Basque separatist organization ETA
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1961–1963
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Aden Emergency
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South Yemen
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United Kingdom
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Independence of South Yemen from the United Kingdom
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1961–1974
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Angolan War of Independence
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Angola
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Portugal
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Independence of Angola from Portugal
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1961–1991
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Eritrean War of Independence
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Eritrea
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Ethiopia
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Independence of Eritrea from Ethiopia
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1961–ongoing
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Papua conflict
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Free Papua
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Indonesia
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Ongoing
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1962–1990
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Communist insurgency in Sarawak
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North Kalimantan Communist Party
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United Kingdom (1962–1963) Malaysia (1963–1990)
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Dissolution of NKCP
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1963–1974
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Guinea-Bissau War of Independence
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Guinea-Bissau
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Portugal
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Independence of Guinea-Bissau from Portugal
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1964–1974
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Mozambican War of Independence
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Mozambique
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Portugal
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Independence of Mozambique from Portugal
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1966–1988
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Namibian War of Independence
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Namibia
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South Africa
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Independence of Namibia from South Africa
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1967–1970
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Nigerian Civil War
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Biafra
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Nigeria
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Defeat and dissolution of the Republic of Biafra
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1968–2019
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Moro conflict
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Bangsamoro
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Philippines
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Decleration of the peace agreements; establishment of Bangsamoro Transition Authority
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1971
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Bangladesh Liberation War
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Bangladesh
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Pakistan
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Independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan
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1974
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Turkish invasion of Cyprus
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North Cyprus
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Cyprus
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Formation of the Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration
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1975–ongoing
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Cabinda War
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Cabinda
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Angola
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Ongoing
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1975–1991
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Western Sahara War
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Western Sahara
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Morocco
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Partition of Western Sahara between Morocco and Sahrawi Republic
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1975–1976
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Indonesian invasion of East Timor
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East Timor
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Indonesia
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Deafeat of FALINTIL; Annexation of East Timor by Indonesia
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1976–2005
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Insurgency in Aceh
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Free Aceh Movement
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Indonesia
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Special autonomy granted to Aceh; disarmament of GAM
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1976–ongoing
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Corsican conflict
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National Liberation Front of Corsica
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France
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Ongoing
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1979–1983
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1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran
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Iranian Kurdistan
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Iran
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Defeat of Kurdish insurgents
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1981–1991
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Somaliland War of Independence
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Somaliland
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Somalia
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De facto independence of Somaliland from Somalia
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1982–ongoing
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Casamance conflict
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Casamance
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Senegal
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Low-level conflict since 2014
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1983–2005
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Second Sudanese Civil War
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South Sudan
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Sudan
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Independence of South Sudan from Sudan
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1983–2009
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Sri Lankan civil war
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Tamil Eelam
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Sri Lanka
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Defeat of LTTE; Sri Lankan government reestablishes control over entire island
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1984–1995
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Insurgency in Punjab
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Khalistan movement
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India
|
Insurgency quelled
|
1987–1993
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First Intifada
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Palestine
|
Israel
|
Establishment of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank
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1988–1994
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First Nagorno-Karabakh War
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Artsakh
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Azerbaijan
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De facto independence of the Republic of Artsakh from Azerbaijan
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1988–1998
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Bougainville Civil War
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Bougainville
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Papua New Guinea
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Bougainville receives autonomy in 2002; voted in favour of independence in 2019
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1989–ongoing
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Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
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Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
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India
|
Ongoing
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1990–1992
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Transnistria War
|
Transnistria
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Moldova
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De facto independence of Transnistria from Moldova
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1991–1992
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South Ossetia War
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South Ossetia
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Georgia
|
De facto independence for South Ossetia from Georgia
|
1991
|
Liberation of Kuwait
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Kuwait
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Iraq
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Part of the Gulf War; Kuwait regains independence
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1991–1995
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Croatian War of Independence
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Croatia
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Yugoslavia
|
Independence of Croatia from Yugoslavia
|
1991
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Ten-Day War
|
Slovenia
|
Yugoslavia
|
Independence of Slovenia from Yugoslavia
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1992–1995
|
Bosnian War
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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FR Yugoslavia[2] Croatia[2]
|
Independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina from SFR Yugoslavia; the new country is divided between two entities: the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska[3]
|
1992–1993
|
War in Abkhazia
|
Abkhazia
|
Georgia
|
De facto independence for Abkhazia from Georgia
|
1994–1996
|
First Chechen War
|
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
|
Russia
|
Chechnya maintains de facto independence from Russia
|
1998–1999
|
Kosovo War
|
Kosovo
|
Serbia & Montenegro
|
No legal changes to Yugoslav borders according to the Resolution 1244, but de facto independence of Kosovo from the rest of Yugoslavia
|
1999–2000
|
1999 East Timorese crisis
|
East Timor
|
Indonesia
|
Defeat of pro-Indonesian militia by INTERFET; independence of East Timor after UN administration
|
1999–2009
|
Second Chechen War
|
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
|
Russia
|
Defeat of Chechnya; reincorporation into Russia
|
2000–2005
|
Second Intifada
|
Palestine
|
Israel
|
Uprising suppressed; Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip
|
2001–2021
|
Taliban insurgency
|
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
|
United States
|
Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan; reestablishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
|
2003–2011
|
Iraqi insurgency
|
Ba'ath Party loyalists
Sunni insurgents
|
United States
|
Coalition failure to defeat the Iraqi insurgents; withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq
|
2004–ongoing
|
South Thailand insurgency
|
Patani
|
Thailand
|
Ongoing
|
2012
|
2012 Tuareg rebellion
|
Azawad
|
Mali
|
Unrecognized independence of Azawad from Mali; renounced its independence in 2013
|
2014–ongoing
|
Russo-Ukrainian War
|
Ukraine
|
Russia
|
Also called a "rebirth," or a war of independence from Russia by some Ukrainian sources.[4][5][6]
|
2014–2022
|
War in Donbas
|
Donetsk
Luhansk
|
Ukraine
|
Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War; recognition of independence by Russia on 21 February 2022; annexed by Russia on September the same year
|
2017–ongoing
|
Anglophone Crisis
|
Ambazonia
|
Cameroon
|
Ongoing
|
2020–ongoing
|
Western Togoland Rebellion
|
Western Togoland
|
Ghana
|
Ongoing
|