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==Declarations of Rights by Nations==
This page provides basic information on the origins of independence movements as well some details on some past and present cases.


* The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America (1776)
==Declarations of Rights==
* The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789)
* Declaration of Independence of Lower Canada (1838)
* Métis Bill of Rights (1869)
* Irish Declaration of Independence (1919)


==Union Acts in British History==
* 1776 - The unanimous ''[[Wikipedia:United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of independence]]'' of the Thirteen Colonies of British North America
* 1789 - The French ''[[Wikipedia:Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen|Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen]]''
* 1838 - The ''[[Declaration of Independence of Lower Canada]]''
* 1869 - The ''[[Métis Bill of Rights]]''
* 1919 - The ''[[Wikipedia:Declaration of Independence (Ireland)|Irish Declaration of Independence]]''


* 1536: A series of laws passed by the English Parliament between 1536 and 1543 unite England with Wales. The laws clearly abolished the Welsh language.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_independence List of declarations of independence], in Wikipedia
* 1707: Scotland is annexed to England through the Act of Union.
* 1800: Great Britain suppresses the Irish parliament with the Union Act on the 7th of June, 1800.
* 1841: The Act of Union unites the colonies of Lower Canada (Québec) and Upper Canada (Ontario). The Canadiens become a national minority in the new United Canada by the 1850s.


==Chronology of the national liberations in the Americas==
==Acts of Union in British History==


* 1783: The 13 colonies of British America (the 14th one is Acadia, the 15th is Quebec)
* 1536: A series of [[Wikipedia:Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542|laws]] passed by the English Parliament between 1536 and 1543 unite England and Wales. English is made the sole language of Parliament. In 1993, the [[Wikipedia:Welsh Language Act 1993|''Welsh Language Act'']] restored the use of the Welsh language within the public administration of Wales.
* 1804: Haiti
* 1707: Scotland is annexed to England through the [[Wikipedia:Acts of Union 1707|''Act of Union'']].
* 1813: Paraguay
* 1800: On August 1, the Parliament of Great Britain suppresses the Parliament of Ireland with the [[Wikipedia:Act of Union 1800|''Act of Union'']].
* 1816: Argentina
* 1841: The [[Wikipedia:Act of Union 1840|''Act of Union'']] unites the colonies of Lower Canada (Québec) and Upper Canada (Ontario). English is made the sole language of Parliament. The use of French in the Parliament and the Courts is permitted again as of 1848. The ''Canadiens'' become a numerical minority in the new United Canada during the 1850s.
* 1818: Chile
* 1821: Mexico and Costa Rica
* 1822: Brazil
* 1824: Perou
* 1824: St-Domingue and Bolivia separate from Perou
* 1828: Uruguay separates from Brazil
* 1830: Columbia, Equator, Venezuela (also Greece and Belgium in Europe the same year)


==Just a few other cases...==
==Contemporary cases==
* Counties Gaining Independence Since 1943
* eLandNet: Directory of unrepresented nations, indigenous peoples and national minorities
* Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation *
* Separatist and Independence Movements
* Movements for National, Ethnic Liberation or Regional Autonomy


:* = Québec is not a member of this organisation.
* [http://www.unpo.org/ Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation]
* [http://www.constitution.org/cs_separ.htm Separatist, Independence, and Decentralization Movements]
* [http://www.broadleft.org/natliber.htm Movements for National, Ethnic Liberation or Regional Autonomy]


==Scotland (UK)==
===Scotland (UK)===


* Electric Scotland
* [http://www.freescotland.com/ Free Scotland]
* Scottish National Party
* [http://www.electricscotland.com/ Electric Scotland]
* Free Scotland
* [http://www.snp.org/ Scottish National Party]
* Young Scots for Independence
* [http://www.snpyouth.org/ysi/ Young Scots for Independence]
* The Scottish Politics Pages
* [http://www.alba.org.uk/ The Scottish Politics Pages]
* Scottish Documents
* [http://website.lineone.net/~scottishfreedom/mainindex.html Scottish Freedom]
* Independence: Scotland as a Viable Nation State
* [http://www.scottishdocuments.com/ Scottish Documents]
* Labour Party defeat could accelerate drive for Scottish independence (1998)
* [http://www.hfienberg.com/scots/490independence.html Independence: Scotland as a Viable Nation State]


==Ireland==
===Wales (UK)===
* Ireland.org
* [http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/Wales-History/ Wales History]
* Act of Union Website
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/language/ History of the Welsh language]
* 1800 Union Act Text
* Quebec-Irish history inspires graduate students


==Wales (UK)==
===Brittany (France)===
* Wales History
* Act of Union
* Welsh Political Parties
 
==Brittany (France)==
* Independence of Brittany
* Independence of Brittany
* What political status for Brittany
* What political status for Brittany
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* Introduction to the Region of Brittany
* Introduction to the Region of Brittany


==Corsica (France)==
===Corsica (France)===
* Corsica Nazione
* Corsica Nazione
* Corsica at wikipedia.org
* Corsica at wikipedia.org
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* A Brief Chronology of Corsica
* A Brief Chronology of Corsica


==Basque Country (Spain & France)==
===Basque Country (Spain & France)===
* Basque Government
* Basque Government
* Center for Basque studies, University of Nevada
* Center for Basque studies, University of Nevada
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* Foreign Writers Quotes on the Basques
* Foreign Writers Quotes on the Basques


==Island of Jersey==
===Island of Jersey===
* The Société Jersiaise
* The Société Jersiaise


==Catalonia==
===Catalonia===


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==Past cases ==
* [http://www.angelfire.com/sc/freedom/polbritain.html Countries gaining independence since 1943]
===Colonies in the Americas===
* 1783: The 13 colonies of British America (the 14th one is Acadia, the 15th is Québec)
* 1804: Haiti
* 1813: Paraguay
* 1816: Argentina
* 1818: Chile
* 1821: Mexico and Costa Rica
* 1822: Brazil
* 1824: Perou
* 1824: St-Domingue and Bolivia separate from Perou
* 1828: Uruguay separates from Brazil
* 1830: Columbia, Equator, Venezuela (also Greece and Belgium in Europe the same year)
===Ireland===
* [http://www.actofunion.ac.uk/ Act of Union] Website
* Quebec-Irish history inspires graduate students
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===Europe===
* Greece
* Roumania
===India===
* Article on [[Wikipedia:Indian independence movement|Indian independence movement]] in Wikipedia
* [[Wikipedia:Mahatma Gandhi|Mahatma Gandhi]] biography at Wikipedia
* [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Freedom%27s_Battle/Hind_Swaraj Hind Swaraj (Home Rule) by Mohandas K. Gandhi] in Wikisource
* [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:Mohandas_K._Gandhi Works by Mohandas K. Gandhi] in Wikisource
== See also ==
* [[States that have gained their independence since 1943]]

Latest revision as of 03:24, 13 July 2007

This page provides basic information on the origins of independence movements as well some details on some past and present cases.

Declarations of Rights

Acts of Union in British History

  • 1536: A series of laws passed by the English Parliament between 1536 and 1543 unite England and Wales. English is made the sole language of Parliament. In 1993, the Welsh Language Act restored the use of the Welsh language within the public administration of Wales.
  • 1707: Scotland is annexed to England through the Act of Union.
  • 1800: On August 1, the Parliament of Great Britain suppresses the Parliament of Ireland with the Act of Union.
  • 1841: The Act of Union unites the colonies of Lower Canada (Québec) and Upper Canada (Ontario). English is made the sole language of Parliament. The use of French in the Parliament and the Courts is permitted again as of 1848. The Canadiens become a numerical minority in the new United Canada during the 1850s.

Contemporary cases

Scotland (UK)

Wales (UK)

Brittany (France)

  • Independence of Brittany
  • What political status for Brittany
  • FAQ on Brittany
  • Introduction to the Region of Brittany

Corsica (France)

  • Corsica Nazione
  • Corsica at wikipedia.org
  • Corsica History
  • A Brief Chronology of Corsica

Basque Country (Spain & France)

  • Basque Government
  • Center for Basque studies, University of Nevada
  • Euskal Herria : The Basque Country
  • Foreign Writers Quotes on the Basques

Island of Jersey

  • The Société Jersiaise

Catalonia

(More soon)


Past cases

Colonies in the Americas

  • 1783: The 13 colonies of British America (the 14th one is Acadia, the 15th is Québec)
  • 1804: Haiti
  • 1813: Paraguay
  • 1816: Argentina
  • 1818: Chile
  • 1821: Mexico and Costa Rica
  • 1822: Brazil
  • 1824: Perou
  • 1824: St-Domingue and Bolivia separate from Perou
  • 1828: Uruguay separates from Brazil
  • 1830: Columbia, Equator, Venezuela (also Greece and Belgium in Europe the same year)

Ireland

  • Act of Union Website
  • Quebec-Irish history inspires graduate students

Europe

  • Greece
  • Roumania

India


See also

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