List of active autonomist and secessionist movements

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This is a list of currently active autonomist and secessionist movements around the world.

Entries on this list meet two criteria: they are active movements with living, active members, and they are seeking greater autonomy or freedom for a geographical region (as opposed to personal autonomy). What is and is not considered to be an autonomy and secessionist movement is, of course, contentious.

For defunct movements and groups, please see: List of historical autonomist and secessionist movements

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[edit] Africa

[edit] Algeria

[edit] Angola

[edit] Benin

[edit] Cameroon

[edit] Comoros

  • Anjouan
    • Political parties: Anjouan People's Movement, Mouvement Populaire Anjouanais, Mawana
  • Mohéli
    • Proposed state: Democratic Republic of Mwali

[edit] Congo-Kinshasa

[edit] Côte d'Ivoire

  • Northern Regions

[edit] Equatorial Guinea

[edit] Ethiopia

[edit] France (Africa)

[edit] Mauritius

[edit] Morocco

[edit] Namibia

  • Caprivi
    • Rebel organization: Caprivi Liberation Army
    • Political party: Caprivi African National Union
    • Proposed state: Free State of Caprivi Strip/Itenge

[edit] Niger

[edit] Nigeria

[edit] Rwanda

[edit] Somalia

[edit] Senegal

  • Casamance
    • Rebel organization: Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance

[edit] South Africa

From 1968 to 1993, the Apartheid regime created six Bantu Homelands for black African tribes, where they formed over 70 percent of the local population in a scheme to make them further apart from society when it was under white European minority rule. These Bantu Homelands received 'independence'. In South Africa: Transkei, Ciskei, Venda and Bophuthatswana were declared independent, while others (like KwaZulu, Lebowa, Siswoto and QwaQwa), received partial autonomy, but were never granted independence. In South-West Africa, Ovamboland, Kavangoland, and East Caprivi were granted self-determination. The condition of sovereign independent states was not recognised internationally.

  • Rebel organization: Sekretariaat vir Volksbou
  • Pressure group: Orania Movement
  • Proposed state: Boer Republic

[edit] Sudan

[edit] Tanzania

[edit] Western Sahara

[edit] Zambia

[edit] Asia

[edit] Afghanistan

  • Badakhshan (Wakhan Corridor)
    • Political party: Lali Badakhshon
    • Proposed autonomous region: United Badakhshan Peoples Republic

[edit] Azerbaijan

[edit] Bangladesh

[edit] People's Republic of China

[edit] Secessionist movements
See also: 2008 unrest in Tibet

[edit] Autonomist movements

Certain degree of autonomy guaranteed in the 1997 handover of Hong Kong from British to Chinese rule.

[edit] Georgia

[edit] India

See also: Insurgent groups in Northeast India

See also under Bodoland, Dimasaland, Kamtapur, Karbi below.

[edit] Indonesia

[edit] Japan

[edit] Laos

[edit] Malaysia

[edit] Myanmar (Burma)

  • Arakan
    • Pressure group: Arakan Independence Alliance
  • Chin
    • Rebel organization: Chin National Front
    • Proposed state: Chinland
  • Kachin
    • Political party: Kachin National Organization
    • Proposed state: Kachinland
  • Karen
  • Karenni (member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)
    • Pressure group: Karenni National Progressive Party
    • Rebel organization: Karenni Army
    • Government-in-exile: Karenni Provisional Government
    • Proposed state: United Karenni Independent States
  • Kuki
    • Pressure group: Kuki National Organisation
    • Rebel organization: Kuki National Army
    • Proposed state: Kukiland
  • Mon
    • Political party: New Mon State Party
  • Nagaland
  • Rakhine people
    • Pressure group: Arakan Rohingya National Organization
  • Shan
    • Political party: Shan Democratic Union
    • Pressure group: Restoration Council of Shan State
    • Rebel organization: Shan State Army
    • Proposed state: Federated Shan States
  • Wa
  • Zomi
    • Political parties: Zomi National Congress, Zomi Reunification Organization
    • Rebel organizations: Zomi National Front/Army, Zomi Revolutionary Army
    • Proposed state: Zogam, or Federated State of Zomi

[edit] Pakistan

[edit] Philippines

[edit] Russian Federation (Asia)

[edit] Sri Lanka

[edit] Republic of China (Taiwan)

[edit] Tajikistan

[edit] Thailand

[edit] Uzbekistan

[edit] Vietnam

[edit] The Middle East

[edit] Iran

[edit] Iraq

[edit] Israel

[edit] Lebanon

[edit] Syria

[edit] Turkey (Asia)

[edit] Europe

[edit] Albania

[edit] Austria

[edit] Belgium

[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina

[edit] Croatia

Active regional autonomy movements present in all parts of the country, or outside the country, but notably in:

[edit] Cyprus

[edit] Czech Republic

[edit] Denmark

[edit] Estonia

[edit] Finland

[edit] France (Europe)

[edit] Germany

[edit] Italy

[edit] Kosovo

See also: Controversy over Kosovo independence and International reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence
See also: 2008 unrest in Kosovo, 2004 unrest in Kosovo, and Kosovo Serb enclaves

[edit] Lithuania

[edit] Republic of Macedonia

[edit] Moldova

[edit] Montenegro

[edit] Netherlands (Europe)

[edit] Norway

[edit] Poland

[edit] Portugal

[edit] Romania

[edit] Russian Federation (Europe)

[edit] Serbia

See also: International reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence and Controversy over Kosovo independence

[edit] Slovakia

[edit] Spain

See Nationalities in Spain.

[edit] Sweden

[edit] Switzerland

  • Arpitania
  • Jura
    • Political party: Mouvement Indépendantiste Jurassien (Jurassian Independentist Movement), Mouvement Autonomiste Jurassien (Jurassian Autonomist Movement), Groupe Bélier (Youth activists movement),
  • Romandie
    • Political party: Mouvement Romand (French speaking region)

[edit] Ukraine

[edit] United Kingdom and associated territories (Europe)

[edit] North America

[edit] Canada

[edit] Secessionist movements

Main article: Secessionist movements of Canada

[edit] Autonomist movements

[edit] Denmark (North America)

[edit] Mexico

[edit] United Kingdom (North America)

[edit] United States

See also: Neo-confederate movement

[edit] Central/South America and Caribbean

[edit] Antigua and Barbuda

[edit] Argentina

[edit] Bolivia

[edit] Brazil

[edit] Chile

[edit] France (South America and Caribbean)

[edit] Haiti

[edit] Netherlands (Caribbean)

[edit] Nicaragua

[edit] Peru

[edit] St. Vincent and the Grenadines

[edit] St. Kitts and Nevis

[edit] Trinidad and Tobago

[edit] United Kingdom (Caribbean)

[edit] United States (Caribbean)

[edit] Venezuela (South America)

[edit] Oceania

[edit] Australia

[edit] Chile

[edit] Fiji

[edit] France (Oceania)

[edit] Indonesia

[edit] Kiribati

[edit] Micronesia

[edit] New Zealand

[edit] Papua New Guinea

[edit] Solomon Islands

[edit] United States (Oceania)

[edit] Vanuatu

  • Malekula
    • Proposed state: N'Makiaute
  • Northern islands
    • Proposed state: Federation Na Griamel
  • Tanna
    • Political party: Forcona Movement, Kapiel Alliance
    • Proposed state: Tafea Nation

[edit] References

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  1. ^ Minorities at Risk, "Assessment of Kadazans in Malaysia.[1]
  2. ^ http://www.gazetawyborcza.pl/1,75477,5141627.html?skad=rss
  3. ^ (Russian) http://rusinpresent.narod.ru/62praz.htm
  4. ^ (Russian) http://www.regnum.ru/news/961490.html
  5. ^ (Ukrainian) http://zakarpattya.net.ua/zol/loadnews.asp?id=19990
  6. ^ http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/regulatory-issues/partylinks.cfm

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