Scottish Independence Guide: Other Countries who have voted for Independence 23 January 1719 Imperial Principality of Liechtenstein 21 December 1768 Nepal unified by Prithvi Narayan Shah 4 July 1776 United States of America declared independence from Great Britain 1 January 1801 United Kingdom union of Great Britain and Ireland 1 January 1804 Haiti from France 4 February 1804 Serbia from Ottoman Empire 12 July 1806 Liechtenstein from the Holy Roman Empire 25 May 1810 Argentina from Spain 20 July 1810 Colombia from Spain 18 September 1810 Chile from Spain 14 May 1811 Paraguay from Spain 5 July 1811 Venezuela from Spain 17 May 1814 Norway Declared independence from Denmark and established a constitutional monarchy. Forced into a personal union with Sweden on 4 November. 1817 Serbia became an autonomous state in Ottoman Empire 25 March 1821 Greece from the Ottoman Empire 28 July 1821 Peru from Spain 15 September 1821 Costa Rica from Spain 15 September 1821 El Salvador from Spain 15 September 1821 Guatemala from Spain 15 September 1821 Honduras from Spain 15 September 1821 Nicaragua from Spain 27 September 1821 Mexico from Spain 28 November 1821 Panama from Spain 24 May 1822 Ecuador from Spain 7 September 1822 Brazil from Portugal 6 August 1825 Bolivia from Spain 25 August 1825 Uruguay from Brazil 4 October 1830 Belgium independence from the Netherlands 28 October 1835 New Zealand Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand by the United Tribes of New Zealand 2 March 1836 Republic of Texas declared independence from Mexico 1839 Luxembourg from the Netherlands 27 February 1844 Dominican Republic from Haiti 26 July 1847 Liberia founded by American black slaves 17 March 1861 Italy Kingdom of Italy unified under King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy 1 July 1867 Canada Became a Dominion within the British Empire 18 January 1871 German Empire German Empire unification 9 May 1877 Romania from the Ottoman Empire 3 March 1878 Bulgaria Autonomy from the Ottoman Empire 13 July 1878 Serbia Independence from the Ottoman Empire 13 July 1878 Montenegro Independence from the Ottoman Empire 26 March 1881 Kingdom of Romania 11 February 1897 Korean Empire from Chinese protectorate 12 June 1898 Philippines from Spain 10 December 1898 Cuba from Spain 1 January 1901 Australia granted Dominion status as federation of UK colonies 20 May 1902 Cuba from U.S. administration 3 November 1903 Panama from Colombia June 7, 1905 Norway Declared dissolution of the personal union with Sweden September 26, 1907 New Zealand granted Dominion status by the UK September 26, 1907 Newfoundland granted Dominion status by the UK September 22, 1908 Bulgaria gained independence from Ottoman Empire May 31, 1910 South Africa granted Dominion status by the UK January 1 (February 12, O.S.), 1912 Republic of China from Qing Dynasty November 28, 1912 Albania from Ottoman Empire December 6, 1917 Finland from Russia February 16, 1918 Lithuania from Russia February 24, 1918 Estonia from Russia March 25, 1918 Belarus from Russia May 28, 1918 Azerbaijan from Russia May 28, 1918 Armenia from the Ottoman Empire October 28, 1918 Czechoslovakia from the Austria-Hungary Empire November 1, 1918 North Yemen from the Ottoman Empire November 11, 1918 Poland regained independence, proclaimed as a republic November 18, 1918 Latvia from Russia December 1, 1918 Iceland became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown August 19, 1919 Afghanistan from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs July 11, 1921 Mongolia from China December 6, 1921 Ireland from UK by treaty, most of Ireland (26 counties) became an independent nation known as the Irish Free State; while the six counties of the North (Northern Ireland with a unionist Protestant majority) remained part of the United Kingdom. December 6, 1921 Northern Ireland partition of Ireland formed State of Northern Ireland with own Senate and House of Commons but remained remained within the United Kingdom. 1922 Soviet Union fall of the Russian Empire October 29, 1923 Turkey successor state to the Ottoman Empire February 11, 1929 Vatican City from Italy September 23, 1932 Saudi Arabia Unification of the Kingdom October 3, 1932 Iraq from League of Nations mandate under British administration November 22, 1943 Lebanon from League of Nations mandate under French administration June 17, 1944 Iceland from Denmark September 17, 1944 Estonia from Ostland May 8, 1945 Latvia from German Military Administration August 15, 1945 Korea from Japan August 17, 1945 Indonesia from the Netherlands September 2, 1945 Vietnam declaration of independence from France April 17, 1946 Syria from League of Nations mandate under French administration May 25, 1946 Jordan from League of Nations mandate under British administration July 4, 1946 Philippines regained independence from US August 14, 1947 Pakistan from UK August 15, 1947 India from UK December 30, 1947 Romania proclaimed as a republic 1948 Republic of Ireland 26 counties of Ireland cuts off all lasting political links with the United Kingdom and is now fully independent with the exception of the 6 counties of Northern Ireland. January 4, 1948 Burma from UK February 4, 1948 Sri Lanka from UK May 14, 1948 Israel from League of Nations mandate under British administration August 15, 1948 Republic of Korea founding of the Republic of Korea September 9, 1948 Democratic People's Republic of Korea founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea May 23, 1949 Federal Republic of Germany from the western part of occupied Germany July 19, 1949 Laos from France August 8, 1949 Bhutan from India October 1, 1949 People's Republic of China from Republic of China October 7, 1949 German Democratic Republic from the eastern part of occupied Germany December 24, 1951 Libya from Italy November 9, 1953 Cambodia from France January 1, 1956 Sudan from Egypt and UK March 2, 1956 Morocco from France and Spain March 20, 1956 Tunisia from France March 6, 1957 Ghana from UK August 31, 1957 Malaysia from UK October 2, 1958 Guinea from France October 5, 1958 France French Fifth Republic declared January 1, 1960 Cameroon from French-administered UN trusteeship April 4, 1960 Senegal from France April 27, 1960 Togo from French-administered UN trusteeship June 26, 1960 Madagascar from France June 26, 1960 Somalia from the UK June 30, 1960 Democratic Republic of the Congo from Belgium July 1, 1960 Somalia from the Italian-administered UN trusteeship August 1, 1960 Benin from France August 3, 1960 Niger from France August 5, 1960 Burkina Faso from France August 7, 1960 Côte d'Ivoire from France August 11, 1960 Chad from France August 13, 1960 Central African Republic from France August 15, 1960 Republic of the Congo from France August 16, 1960 Cyprus from UK August 17, 1960 Gabon from France September 22, 1960 Mali from France October 1, 1960 Nigeria from UK November 28, 1960 Mauritania from France April 27, 1961 Sierra Leone from UK June 19, 1961 Kuwait from UK January 1, 1962 Samoa from New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship July 1, 1962 Burundi from UN trusteeship under Belgian administration July 1, 1962 Rwanda from Belgium-administered UN trusteeship July 5, 1962 Algeria from France August 6, 1962 Jamaica from UK August 31, 1962 Trinidad and Tobago from UK October 9, 1962 Uganda from UK December 12, 1963 Kenya from UK April 26, 1964 Tanzania from UK-administered UN trusteeship July 6, 1964 Malawi from UK September 21, 1964 Malta from UK October 24, 1964 Zambia from UK February 18, 1965 The Gambia from UK July 26, 1965 Maldives from UK August 9, 1965 Singapore from Malaysian Federation November 11, 1965 Rhodesia UDI from UK May 26, 1966 Guyana from UK September 30, 1966 Botswana from UK October 4, 1966 Lesotho from UK November 30, 1966 Barbados from UK November 30, 1967 South Yemen from UK January 31, 1968 Nauru from the Australia-, NZ-, and UK-administered UN trusteeship March 12, 1968 Mauritius from UK September 6, 1968 Swaziland from UK October 12, 1968 Equatorial Guinea from Spain June 4, 1970 Tonga from UK protectorate October 10, 1970 Fiji from UK August 15, 1971 Bahrain from UK September 3, 1971 Qatar from UK December 2, 1971 United Arab Emirates from UK December 16, 1971 Bangladesh from Pakistan July 10, 1973 The Bahamas from UK September 24, 1973 Guinea-Bissau declared independence from Portugal February 7, 1974 Grenada from UK October 19, 1974 Niue became a self-governing parliamentary government in free association with New Zealand June 25, 1975 Mozambique from Portugal July 5, 1975 Cape Verde from Portugal July 6, 1975 Comoros from France July 12, 1975 São Tomé and Principe from Portugal September 16, 1975 Papua New Guinea from the Australian-administered UN trusteeship November 11, 1975 Angola from Portugal November 25, 1975 Suriname from Netherlands February 27, 1976 Western Sahara from Spain June 29, 1976 Seychelles from UK June 27, 1977 Djibouti from France July 7, 1978 Solomon Islands from UK October 1, 1978 Tuvalu from UK November 3, 1978 Dominica from UK February 22, 1979 Saint Lucia from UK July 12, 1979 Kiribati from UK October 27, 1979 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from UK April 18, 1980 Zimbabwe from UK July 30, 1980 Vanuatu from France and UK September 21, 1981 Belize from UK November 1, 1981 Antigua and Barbuda from UK September 19, 1983 Saint Kitts and Nevis from UK January 1, 1984 Brunei from UK October 21, 1986 Marshall Islands from the US-administered UN trusteeship as Compact of Free Association takes effect November 3, 1986 Federated States of Micronesia from the US-administered UN Trusteeship as Compact of Free Association takes effect March 11, 1990 Lithuania from the Soviet Union March 21, 1990 Namibia from South Africa May 22, 1990 Yemen unification of North Yemen and South Yemen October 3, 1990 Germany unification of West Germany and East Germany April 9, 1991 Georgia from the Soviet Union June 25, 1991 Croatia from Yugoslavia June 25, 1991 Slovenia from Yugoslavia August 20, 1991 Estonia from the Soviet Union August 21, 1991 Latvia from the Soviet Union August 24, 1991 Russia from the Soviet Union August 24, 1991 Ukraine from the Soviet Union August 25, 1991 Belarus from the Soviet Union August 27, 1991 Moldova from the Soviet Union August 30, 1991 Azerbaijan from the Soviet Union August 31, 1991 Kyrgyzstan from the Soviet Union September 1, 1991 Uzbekistan from the Soviet Union September 8, 1991 Republic of Macedonia from Yugoslavia September 9, 1991 Tajikistan from the Soviet Union September 21, 1991 Armenia from the Soviet Union October 27, 1991 Turkmenistan from the Soviet Union December 16, 1991 Kazakhstan from the Soviet Union March 1, 1992 Bosnia and Herzegovina from Yugoslavia April 27, 1992 Serbia and Montenegro from Yugoslavia January 1, 1993 Czech Republic Czechoslovakia dissolved January 1, 1993 Slovakia Czechoslovakia dissolved May 24, 1993 Eritrea from Ethiopia October 1, 1994 Palau from the US-administered UN Trusteeship as Compact of Free Association takes effect May 20, 2002 East Timor from Indonesian Occupation, Nominally Portugal Serbia Serbia and Montenegro dissolved (pending) May 21,2006 Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro dissolved (pending)
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