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166 real separatist and rebel movements. When rebels rise in their land, the new state takes their name, flag and history.
Afghanistan
National Resistance Frontalso Northern Alliance · Ahmad Massoud’s National Resistance Front fights the Taliban from the Panjshir valley.
Algeria
Provisional Government of Kabyliaalso Free Kabylia · Kabyle autonomists formed a provisional government in exile in 2010.
Angola
Republic of CabindaFLEC has fought for oil-rich Cabinda since 1963.
Australia
Dominion of Westraliaalso Free Western Australia · Western Australia voted to leave the federation in 1933; Westminster declined to act.
Azerbaijan
Republic of Artsakhalso Nagorno-Karabakh Republic · The Republic of Artsakh held Karabakh from 1991 until 2023.
Talysh-Mughan Autonomous RepublicTalysh rebels proclaimed a Talysh-Mughan republic in 1993.
Republic of Arasalso Nakhchivan Republic · The short-lived Republic of Aras was proclaimed here in 1918.
Bangladesh
Jumma LandThe Shanti Bahini fought for the Chittagong Hill Tracts until the 1997 peace accord.
Belarus
Belarusian Democratic Republicalso Free Belarus · The Belarusian Democratic Republic of 1918 still has a government in exile.
Belgium
Flemish Republicalso County of Flanders · The County of Flanders was among the richest states of medieval Europe.
Walloon RepublicWalloon movements have argued for separation since the 1960s.
Bolivia
Media Lunaalso Republic of Santa Cruz · The eastern lowlands pressed for autonomy from La Paz in 2008.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republika Srpskaalso Serbian Republic of Bosnia · Republika Srpska declared itself a state in 1992.
Croatian Republic of Herzeg-BosniaBosnian Croats ran Herzeg-Bosnia from 1991 to 1996.
Brazil
Riograndense Republicalso Free Pampa · The Ragamuffin War kept a Riograndense Republic alive from 1836 to 1845.
Republic of São Pauloalso Constitutionalist São Paulo · São Paulo rose against Vargas in the Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932.
Confederation of the EquatorPernambuco led the Confederation of the Equator against the emperor in 1824.
Cabanagem Republicalso Free Grão-Pará · The Cabanagem revolt held Belém from 1835 to 1840.
Cameroon
Federal Republic of AmbazoniaAnglophone separatists declared Ambazonia in 2017.
Canada
Republic of Quebecalso Free Quebec · Quebec voted on sovereignty in 1980 and, by 50.6% to 49.4%, in 1995.
Republic of Albertaalso Free Alberta · Alberta separatism surged in 2025, when campaigners sought a referendum on leaving Canada.
Chile
Wallmapualso Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia · Mapuche groups seek autonomy in Wallmapu; a French adventurer proclaimed a Kingdom of Araucanía here in 1860.
China
Tibetalso Kingdom of Tibet · Tibet was independent in fact from 1912 until 1950; the Dalai Lama has led a government in exile since 1959.
East Turkestan Republicalso Islamic Republic of East Turkestan · East Turkestan republics were proclaimed in Kashgar in 1933 and in Ghulja in 1944.
Inner Mongolian People’s Republicalso Southern Mongolia · An Inner Mongolian People’s Republic was proclaimed in 1945 and absorbed by China in 1947.
Three Eastern Provincesalso Northeast Autonomous Government · Zhang Zuolin ruled Manchuria as a state within the state in the 1920s.
Canton Nationalist Governmentalso Republic of Canton · Sun Yat-sen’s Nationalist government sat in Canton from 1917 to 1926.
Free Hong Kongalso Hong Kong Provisional Government · Mass protests in 2019 demanded the freedoms Beijing curtailed with the 2020 security law.
Colombia
Republic of Marquetaliaalso FARC-EP · The peasant “Republic of Marquetalia” was crushed in 1964, giving birth to the FARC.
Cyprus
Enosis Frontalso EOKA · EOKA fought for union with Greece from 1955 to 1959.
DR Congo
State of KatangaKatanga seceded under Moïse Tshombe from 1960 to 1963.
Mining State of South KasaiSouth Kasai seceded from 1960 to 1962.
Congo River Alliancealso AFC/M23 · The M23 rebels took Goma and Bukavu in early 2025.
Ecuador
Free Province of GuayaquilGuayaquil was an independent state from 1820 to 1822.
Egypt
Republic of Upper Egyptalso Thebaid · Upper Egypt has been a kingdom of its own more than once since the pharaohs.
Ethiopia
Tigrayalso Government of Tigray · The war of 2020–2022 left Tigray under an interim administration.
Republic of Oromiaalso Oromo Liberation Army · Oromo nationalists have sought self-rule for decades; the OLA fights on.
FanoAmhara Fano militias have fought the federal army since 2023.
Ogaden National Liberation Frontalso Western Somalia · The ONLF fought for the Ogaden from 1984 until its 2018 peace deal.
France
Corsican Republicalso Kingdom of Corsica · Pasquale Paoli ran the Corsican Republic from 1755 to 1769.
Duchy of Brittanyalso Breton Republic · Brittany was an independent duchy until 1532.
Republic of Alsace-Lorrainealso Alsatian Soviet Republic · A Republic of Alsace-Lorraine was proclaimed in November 1918.
State of Savoyalso Duchy of Savoy · Savoy was a sovereign duchy and joined France only in 1860.
Occitan Republicalso County of Toulouse · The counts of Toulouse ruled Occitania until the Albigensian Crusade.
Georgia
Adjarian Republicalso Adjara Autonomous Republic · Adjara defied Tbilisi under Aslan Abashidze until the 2004 crisis.
Principality of Mingreliaalso Zviadist Mingrelia · Mingrelia was a principality and the stronghold of Gamsakhurdia’s rebellion in 1993.
Javakhk RepublicArmenians of Javakheti demanded autonomy after 1991.
Germany
Free State of Bavariaalso Bavarian Soviet Republic, Kingdom of Bavaria · Bavaria was a kingdom until 1918; a Bavarian Soviet Republic lasted a month in 1919.
Rhenish Republicalso Autonomous Palatinate · Separatists proclaimed a Rhenish Republic in 1923.
Greece
Cretan StateCrete was an autonomous Cretan State from 1898 to 1913.
India
KhalistanSikh militants fought for Khalistan in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Independent Kashmiralso Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front · An armed insurgency has fought Indian rule in the valley since 1989.
Nagalimalso Federal Government of Nagaland · Naga nationalists declared independence on 14 August 1947, a day before India.
Swadhin Asomalso United Liberation Front of Asom · ULFA has fought for a sovereign Assam since 1979.
Mizo RepublicThe Mizo National Front rose in 1966 and made peace in 1986.
Dravida NaduThe Dravidian movement demanded a separate Dravida Nadu from the 1940s to the 1960s.
Dandakaranya People’s Governmentalso Red Corridor · Maoist Naxalites have fought in India’s forest belt since 1967.
Indonesia
Republic of West Papuaalso Federal Republic of West Papua · Papuan nationalists raised the Morning Star flag in 1961 and proclaimed a federal republic in 2011.
Free Acehalso Sultanate of Aceh · The Free Aceh Movement fought for independence until the 2005 peace deal.
Republic of South MalukuThe Republic of South Maluku was proclaimed in 1950.
Iran
Republic of MahabadThe Republic of Mahabad lasted most of 1946.
Azerbaijan People's GovernmentSoviet-backed Azerbaijan ruled Tabriz in 1945–46.
Persian Socialist Soviet Republicalso Jangali Republic · Kuchik Khan’s Jangali movement ran a soviet republic in Gilan in 1920–21.
Sheikhdom of Mohammerahalso Arabistan · Sheikh Khaz’al ruled Arabistan almost independently until 1925.
Free Balochistanalso Khanate of Kalat · Baloch insurgents have fought Tehran for decades.
Iraq
Kingdom of Kurdistanalso Kurdistan Region · Sheikh Mahmud proclaimed a Kingdom of Kurdistan in Sulaymaniyah in 1922.
Basra Regionalso Emirate of Basra · Basra pushed for a federal region of its own after 2003.
Italy
Padanian Republicalso Federal Republic of Padania · The Lega Nord declared the independence of Padania in 1996.
Most Serene Republic of Venicealso Venetian Republic · The Republic of Venice lasted eleven centuries, until 1797.
Sicilian Republicalso Kingdom of Sicily · Sicily rose in 1848; separatists fought for independence in 1945.
Sardinian Republicalso Judicate of Arborea · The Judicate of Arborea kept Sardinia independent into the 15th century.
South Tyrolean Free Statealso County of Tyrol · South Tyrol was Austrian until 1919; its separatists turned violent in the 1960s.
Japan
Ryukyu Republicalso Ryukyu Kingdom · The Ryukyu Kingdom was annexed in 1879 and stayed under US rule until 1972.
Republic of EzoShogunate loyalists proclaimed the Republic of Ezo on Hokkaido in 1869.
Kenya
Mombasa Republican Councilalso Pwani Republic · “Pwani si Kenya” – the coast is not Kenya – was the cry of the Mombasa Republican Council.
Libya
Emirate of Cyrenaicaalso Cyrenaican Council · Cyrenaica was an emirate of its own from 1949 to 1951.
Fezzan Councilalso Fezzan-Ghadames Territory · Fezzan was administered separately by France until 1951.
Misratan Military CouncilMisrata held out through a long siege in 2011 and has fielded its own powerful brigades since.
Mali
Azawadalso Independent State of Azawad · Tuareg rebels declared Azawad independent in 2012.
Mexico
Zapatista Autonomous Municipalitiesalso Free Chiapas · The Zapatistas rose in Chiapas on 1 January 1994.
Republic of YucatánYucatán broke away from Mexico twice, in 1823 and from 1841 to 1848.
Moldova
Gagauz Republicalso Comrat Republic · Gagauzia declared itself a republic in 1990.
Morocco
Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicThe Polisario Front proclaimed the Sahrawi Republic in 1976.
Republic of the RifAbd el-Krim’s Republic of the Rif defeated Spain at Annual in 1921.
Mozambique
Islamic State Mozambique Provincealso Ahlu Sunnah Wa-Jamo · An insurgency has ravaged Cabo Delgado since 2017.
Myanmar
Kachinlandalso Kachin Independence Organisation · The Kachin Independence Army has fought since 1961 and holds much of the state.
Federated Shan Statesalso Shan State · The Shan States were promised the right to secede in 1947; Shan armies have fought since 1958.
Kawthooleialso Karenni State · The Karen National Union has fought for Kawthoolei since 1949, one of the world’s longest wars.
Arakanalso Kingdom of Mrauk U · The Arakan Army took most of Rakhine in 2024; Mrauk U was a kingdom until 1784.
ChinlandChin resistance groups proclaimed Chinland in 2023.
National Unity Governmentalso Spring Revolution · People’s Defence Forces have fought the junta across the dry zone since the 2021 coup.
Namibia
Free State of CapriviSeparatists rose in the Caprivi Strip in 1999.
Niger
Tuareg Republic of AïrTuareg rebellions shook Agadez in the 1990s and from 2007 to 2009.
Nigeria
Republic of BiafraBiafra fought for independence from 1967 to 1970; the IPOB movement revived the cause.
Islamic State West Africa Provincealso Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna · Boko Haram rose in Borno in 2009; its splinter ISWAP holds ground around Lake Chad.
Oduduwa RepublicYoruba nationalists campaign for an Oduduwa Republic in the south-west.
North Macedonia
Republic of IliridaAlbanians of western Macedonia proclaimed the Republic of Ilirida in 1992.
Pakistan
Free Balochistanalso Khanate of Kalat · The Khanate of Kalat was independent until 1948; insurgents have fought for Balochistan ever since.
Pashtunistanalso Khudai Khidmatgar Republic · Pashtun nationalists sought a Pashtunistan in 1947; the Pakistani Taliban fight there today.
SindhudeshG. M. Syed called for an independent Sindhudesh from 1972.
Papua New Guinea
Republic of Bougainvillealso Republic of the North Solomons · Bougainville voted 97.7% for independence in 2019.
Peru
Shining Pathalso Communist Party of Peru · The Shining Path launched its war in Ayacucho in 1980.
Philippines
Bangsamoro Republikalso Sultanate of Sulu · The Moro rebellion ended in the Bangsamoro autonomous region of 2019; the Sultanate of Sulu ruled until 1915.
Poland
Silesian Autonomyalso Free State of Upper Silesia · Upper Silesia rose three times between 1919 and 1921.
Romania
Székely Landalso Hungarian Autonomous Region · Romania had a Hungarian Autonomous Region here from 1952 to 1968.
Russia
Chechen Republic of IchkeriaIchkeria fought Russia for independence in 1994–96 and 1999–2009.
Caucasian Imamatealso North Caucasian Emirate · Imam Shamil’s Caucasian Imamate resisted Russia from 1828 to 1859.
Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasusalso Confederation of Mountain Peoples · The Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus existed from 1917 to 1920.
Idel-Ural Statealso Volga-Ural Republic · The Idel-Ural State was proclaimed in Kazan in 1918.
BashkurdistanBashkurdistan declared autonomy in 1917.
Kuban People's RepublicThe Kuban Cossacks ran a People’s Republic from 1918 to 1920.
Almighty Don Hostalso Don Republic · The Don Cossacks’ republic fought the Bolsheviks from 1918 to 1920.
Free State of Prussiaalso Baltic Republic · Königsberg was the heart of Prussia until 1945.
Uhtua Republicalso East Karelian Republic · The Uhtua Republic tried to break East Karelia away in 1919–20.
Ural RepublicSverdlovsk proclaimed a Ural Republic in 1993.
Kalmyk Khanatealso Oirat Republic · The Kalmyk Khanate ruled the lower Volga in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Far Eastern RepublicThe Far Eastern Republic was a buffer state from 1920 to 1922.
Siberian Republicalso Provisional Government of Autonomous Siberia · A Siberian Provisional Government ruled from Omsk in 1918.
Free Yakutiaalso Sakha Republic · Yakutia declared its sovereignty within Russia in 1990.
Tuvan People’s Republicalso Tannu Tuva · Tannu Tuva was nominally independent from 1921 to 1944.
Buryat-Mongol RepublicBuryat nationalists proclaimed autonomy in 1917.
Saudi Arabia
Kingdom of HejazThe Kingdom of Hejaz of the Hashemites lasted from 1916 to 1925.
Idrisid Emirate of AsirThe Idrisids ruled Asir until 1934.
Senegal
Republic of CasamanceThe MFDC fought for Casamance from 1982 until a 2023 peace deal.
Serbia
Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and BujanovacThe UÇPMB fought in the Preševo Valley in 2000–01.
Banat Republicalso Republic of Banat, Bačka and Baranja · A Banat Republic was proclaimed in Timișoara in 1918.
Somalia
Puntland State of Somaliaalso Puntland · Puntland has governed itself since 1998.
JubalandJubaland has run its own affairs, often at odds with Mogadishu, since 2013.
South Africa
Cape Republicalso Cape Independence · Cape independence parties have gained ground in the Western Cape since the 2020s.
Zulu Kingdomalso KwaZulu · Shaka’s kingdom fell in 1879; KwaZulu was a self-governing homeland until 1994.
Spain
Catalan Republicalso Catalan State, Principality of Catalonia · Catalonia proclaimed a republic in 1641, a Catalan State in 1934 and independence in 2017.
Basque Republicalso Euzkadi, Basque Country (Euskal Herria) · The autonomous Basque government of Euzkadi held out in 1936–37; ETA fought for independence until 2018.
Galician Republicalso Free Galicia · A Galician Republic was proclaimed for a few hours in June 1931.
Canarian Republicalso Free Canaries · The MPAIAC campaigned for Canarian independence in the 1960s and 70s.
Sri Lanka
Tamil EelamThe Tamil Tigers ran a de facto state in the north and east until 2009.
Sudan
Beja Congressalso Eastern Front · The Beja Congress rebelled in eastern Sudan from 1994 to 2006.
SPLM-Northalso New Sudan · The SPLM-North holds the Nuba Mountains and parts of Blue Nile.
Syria
Autonomous Administration of North and East Syriaalso Rojava · Rojava has governed north-east Syria since 2012.
Alawite Statealso State of the Alawites · France ran an Alawite State on the coast from 1920 to 1936.
Jabal Druze StateThe Jabal Druze State existed from 1921 to 1936; the Druze revolt began here in 1925.
State of AleppoThe State of Aleppo existed under French rule from 1920 to 1924.
Tajikistan
Badakhshan Autonomous RepublicThe Pamiris declared an autonomous republic in 1992 during the civil war.
Tanzania
Sultanate of Zanzibaralso People’s Republic of Zanzibar · Zanzibar was a sultanate and, briefly in 1964, a people’s republic before its union with Tanganyika.
Thailand
Patani Darussalamalso Sultanate of Patani · Malay Muslim insurgents have fought in the deep south, the old Sultanate of Patani, since 2004.
Türkiye
Republic of Araratalso Kurdish National Front · The Republic of Ararat held out on Mount Ararat from 1927 to 1931.
Hatay Statealso Sanjak of Alexandretta · Hatay was a state of its own for a year in 1938–39.
Republic of Pontusalso Empire of Trebizond · The Empire of Trebizond ruled the Black Sea coast until 1461; a Pontic republic was planned in 1919.
Uganda
Kingdom of BugandaBuganda’s kabaka was overthrown in 1966; the kingdom returned as a cultural institution in 1993.
Ukraine
Donetsk People's Republicalso Donetsk–Krivoy Rog Soviet Republic · The Donetsk–Krivoy Rog Republic existed in 1918; separatists proclaimed a DPR in 2014.
Luhansk People's RepublicSeparatists proclaimed a Luhansk People’s Republic in 2014.
Odessa Soviet RepublicAn Odessa Soviet Republic held the port for two months in 1918.
Carpatho-Ukrainealso Republic of Subcarpathian Ruthenia · Carpatho-Ukraine declared independence for a single day in March 1939.
Crimean People's Republicalso Crimean Khanate · Crimean Tatars proclaimed a People’s Republic in 1917; the Crimean Khanate ruled until 1783.
United Kingdom
Scottish Republicalso Kingdom of Alba, Free Scotland · Scotland was a kingdom until 1707 and voted on independence in 2014.
Welsh Republicalso Principality of Wales · Owain Glyndŵr proclaimed himself Prince of Wales in 1400 and held a Welsh parliament.
Irish Republicalso Provisional Irish Republic · The Irish Republic of 1916–22 and the Troubles of 1968–98 fought over Ulster.
United States
Republic of Texasalso Lone Star Republic · Texas was an independent republic from 1836 to 1845.
California Republicalso Bear Flag Republic · The Bear Flag Revolt proclaimed a California Republic in June 1846; “Calexit” campaigners revived the idea after 2016.
Kingdom of Hawaiʻialso Hawaiian Kingdom · The kingdom was overthrown in 1893; a sovereignty movement seeks its restoration.
Republic of AlaskaThe Alaskan Independence Party has called for a vote on independence since the 1970s.
Republic of Cascadiaalso Cascadia · Cascadian regionalists imagine a Pacific Northwest nation from Oregon to British Columbia.
Vermont Republicalso Second Vermont Republic · Vermont was an independent republic from 1777 to 1791.
Uzbekistan
Republic of KarakalpakstanProtests in Nukus in 2022 defended Karakalpakstan’s right to secede.
Venezuela
Republic of ZuliaOil-rich Zulia has a long autonomist streak, back to its separate declaration of independence in 1821.
Yemen
People's Democratic Republic of Yemenalso Southern Transitional Council, Democratic Republic of Yemen · South Yemen was a state until 1990 and seceded again for a few weeks in 1994.
Zambia
BarotselandThe Barotse National Council declared Barotseland independent in 2012.
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