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* 1776 - The unanimous ''[[Wikipedia:United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of independence]]'' of the Thirteen Colonies of British North America | * 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]]'' | * 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 ''[[ | * 1838 - The ''[[Declaration of Independence of Lower Canada]]'' | ||
* 1869 - The ''[[Métis Bill of Rights]]'' | * 1869 - The ''[[Métis Bill of Rights]]'' | ||
* 1919 - The ''[[Wikipedia:Declaration of Independence (Ireland)|Irish Declaration of Independence]]'' | * 1919 - The ''[[Wikipedia:Declaration of Independence (Ireland)|Irish Declaration of Independence]]'' | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_independence List of declarations of independence], in Wikipedia | |||
==Acts of Union in British History== | ==Acts of Union in British History== | ||
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==Contemporary cases== | ==Contemporary cases== | ||
* Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation | * [http://www.unpo.org/ Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation] | ||
* Separatist and | * [http://www.constitution.org/cs_separ.htm Separatist, Independence, and Decentralization Movements] | ||
* Movements for National, Ethnic Liberation or Regional Autonomy | * [http://www.broadleft.org/natliber.htm Movements for National, Ethnic Liberation or Regional Autonomy] | ||
===Scotland (UK)=== | ===Scotland (UK)=== | ||
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
- 1776 - The unanimous Declaration of independence of the Thirteen Colonies of British North America
- 1789 - The French 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 Irish Declaration of Independence
- List of declarations of independence, in Wikipedia
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
- Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation
- Separatist, Independence, and Decentralization Movements
- Movements for National, Ethnic Liberation or Regional Autonomy
Scotland (UK)
- Free Scotland
- Electric Scotland
- Scottish National Party
- Young Scots for Independence
- The Scottish Politics Pages
- Scottish Freedom
- Scottish Documents
- Independence: Scotland as a Viable Nation State
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
- Article on Indian independence movement in Wikipedia
- Mahatma Gandhi biography at Wikipedia
- Hind Swaraj (Home Rule) by Mohandas K. Gandhi in Wikisource
- Works by Mohandas K. Gandhi in Wikisource