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This is a '''list of wars of independence''' (also called '''[[Wars of national liberation|liberation wars]]'''). These wars may or may not have been successful in achieving a goal of [[independence]]. |
This is a '''list of wars of independence''' (also called '''[[Wars of national liberation|liberation wars]]'''). These wars may or may not have been successful in achieving a goal of [[independence]]. |
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| 1775–1783 |
| 1775–1783 |
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| [[American Revolutionary War]]<br />([[ |
| [[American Revolutionary War]]<br />([[United States War of Independence]]) |
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|{{Flag|United States|1776}} |
|{{Flag|United States|1776}} |
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|{{Flag|Kingdom of Great Britain|name=Great Britain}} |
|{{Flag|Kingdom of Great Britain|name=Great Britain}} |
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| 1848–1849 |
| 1848–1849 |
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| [[First Italian War of Independence]] |
| [[First Italian War of Independence|Italian War of Independence]] |
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|{{Flagdeco|Kingdom of Sardinia|variant=1848}} [[Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861)|Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont]] |
|{{Flagdeco|Kingdom of Sardinia|variant=1848}} [[Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861)|Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont]] |
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|{{Flag|Austrian Empire|name=Austria}} |
|{{Flag|Austrian Empire|name=Austria}} |
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|1857–1858 |
|1857–1858 |
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|[[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian War of Independence]] |
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|{{Flag|India}} |
|{{Flag|India}} <br /> {{Flag|Pakistan}} <br /> {{Flag|Bangladesh}} |
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|{{Flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[East India Company|British East India Company]] |
|{{Flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[East India Company|British East India Company]] |
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|[[East India Company]] loses power to [[Great Britain]], vide [[Government of India Act 1858]]. |
|[[East India Company]] loses power to [[Great Britain]], vide [[Government of India Act 1858]]. |
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|{{Flag|United States|1896}} |
|{{Flag|United States|1896}} |
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|Defeat of Philippine insurgents; [[United States]] retains control of the [[Philippines]] |
|Defeat of Philippine insurgents; [[United States]] retains control of the [[Philippines]] |
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| 1902–1932 |
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| [[Unification of Saudi Arabia]] |
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|[[Emirate of Jabal Shammar]] |
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[[Kingdom of Hejaz]] |
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| Independence of [[Saudi Arabia]] from the [[Kingdom of Hejaz]] and [[Emirate of Jabal Shammar]] |
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| 1916–1918 |
| 1916–1918 |
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|{{Flag|Spain|1785}} |
|{{Flag|Spain|1785}} |
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|Defeat of insurgents and [[Rif Republic]]; [[Spain]] retains control of [[Spanish Morocco]] |
|Defeat of insurgents and [[Rif Republic]]; [[Spain]] retains control of [[Spanish Morocco]] |
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|1927-1949 |
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|{{flag|China}} |
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|{{flag|Republic of China}} |
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|Independence of [[China ]] from [[Republic of China]] |
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|1936–1939 |
|1936–1939 |
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| 1942-1947 |
| 1942-1947 |
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| [[Indian National Army|Second Indian War of Independence]] |
| [[Indian National Army|Second Indian War of Independence]] |
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|{{Flagicon image|1931 Flag of India.svg}} [[India]] |
|{{Flagicon image|1931 Flag of India.svg}} [[Azad Hind|Free India]] |
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|{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |
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|[[Indian National Army|INA]] captured parts of [[North-East India]] and [[Andaman & Nicobar Islands]], later [[INA Trials]] triggered [[Royal Indian Navy Mutiny|Bombay Mutiny]] & [[Royal Air Force mutiny]] which resulted in [[Indian Independence Act 1947]]<ref>{{cite web |
|[[Indian National Army|INA]] captured parts of [[North-East India]] and [[Andaman & Nicobar Islands]], later [[INA Trials]] triggered [[Royal Indian Navy Mutiny|Bombay Mutiny]] & [[Royal Air Force mutiny]] which resulted in [[Indian Independence Act 1947]]<ref>{{cite web |
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| 1946–1954 |
| 1946–1954 |
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| [[First Indochina War]] |
| [[First Indochina War]] |
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|{{Flagicon image|Flag of North Vietnam (1945–1955).svg}} [[Vietnam]] |
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{{Flag|Laos}} |
{{Flag|Laos}} |
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{{Flag|Cambodia}} |
{{Flag|Cambodia}} |
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|{{Flag|France|1794}} |
|{{Flag|France|1794}} |
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| 1947–1949 |
| 1947–1949 |
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| [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]] |
| [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]], aka [[Israel's War of Independence]] |
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|{{Flag|Israel}} |
|{{Flag|Israel}} |
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|{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |
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| 1955–1972 |
| 1955–1972 |
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| [[First Sudanese Civil War]] |
| [[First Sudanese Civil War]] |
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|{{Flagicon image|Flag of the Azania Liberation Front.svg}} [[South Sudan|Southern Sudan]] |
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|{{Flag|Sudan|1956}} |
|{{Flag|Sudan|1956}} |
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| Conflict between [[Sudan]] and [[South Sudan]] |
| Conflict between [[Sudan]] and [[South Sudan]] |
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|{{Flag|Portugal}} |
|{{Flag|Portugal}} |
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| Independence of [[Guinea-Bissau]] from [[Portugal]] |
| Independence of [[Guinea-Bissau]] from [[Portugal]] |
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|1964–1979 |
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|[[Rhodesian Bush War|Zimbabwe War of Liberation]] |
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|{{Flag|Zimbabwe|1979}} |
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|Defeat of unrecognized [[Rhodesia|Republic of Rhodesia]]; internationally recognized independence of [[Zimbabwe]] |
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| 1964–1974 |
| 1964–1974 |
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|Partition of [[Western Sahara]] between [[Morocco]] and [[Sahrawi Republic]] |
|Partition of [[Western Sahara]] between [[Morocco]] and [[Sahrawi Republic]] |
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|1976–2005 |
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|1976-2005 |
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|[[Insurgency in Aceh]] |
|[[Insurgency in Aceh]] |
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|{{Flagicon image|Flag of Free Aceh Movement.svg}} [[Free Aceh Movement]] |
|{{Flagicon image|Flag of Free Aceh Movement.svg}} [[Free Aceh Movement]] |
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|{{Flag|Yugoslavia}} |
|{{Flag|Yugoslavia}} |
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| Independence of [[Slovenia]] from [[Yugoslavia]] |
| Independence of [[Slovenia]] from [[Yugoslavia]] |
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|1992–1995 |
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|{{Flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina|1992}} |
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|{{Flag|FR Yugoslavia}}<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=ICTY: Conflict between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |url=http://hrw.org/reports/2004/ij/icty/2.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107224919/https://www.hrw.org/reports/2004/ij/icty/2.htm |archive-date=7 January 2019 |access-date=25 April 2015}}</ref>{{Flag|Croatia}}<ref name=":0" /> |
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|Independence of [[Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] from [[SFR Yugoslavia]]; the new country is divided between two [[Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina|entities]]: the [[Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] and [[Republika Srpska]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina |url=http://www.ohr.int/dpa/default.asp?content_id=380 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604163946/http://www.ohr.int/dpa/default.asp?content_id=380 |archive-date=4 June 2015 |access-date=28 May 2015 |publisher=OHR.int |df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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|1992–1993 |
|1992–1993 |
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|{{Flag|Ukraine}} |
|{{Flag|Ukraine}} |
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|{{Flag|Russia}} |
|{{Flag|Russia}} |
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|Also called a "rebirth," or a war of independence from [[Russia]] by some [[Ukrainians|Ukrainian]] sources.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2022 |title=Ukraine will fight to the end: Zelenskyy’s Independence Day vow |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/24/ukraine-will-fight-to-the-end-zelenskyys-independence-day-vow |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831032051/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/24/ukraine-will-fight-to-the-end-zelenskyys-independence-day-vow |archive-date=August 31, 2022 |website=[[Al Jazeera]] |quote=A new nation appeared in the world on February 24 at 4 o’clock in the morning. It was not born, but reborn.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://dt.ua/internal/rosiysko-ukrayinskiy-konflikt-promizhni-pidsumki-_.html|title=Російсько-український конфлікт: проміжні підсумки|work=DT.ua|language=uk|trans-title=The Russian-Ukrainian conflict: interim results|date=23 October 2015|quote=Currently, Ukraine is experiencing the third round of struggle for independence in 100 years}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title="Війна на сході — це війна за незалежність України", — Зеленський в Польщі (відео)|url=https://focus.ua/uk/ukraine/481723-viyna-na-shodi-ce-viyna-za-nezalezhnist-ukrajini-zelenskiy-v-polshchi-video|website=FOCUS|date=3 May 2021|accessdate=|language=uk|archive-date=23 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323122814/https://focus.ua/uk/ukraine/481723-viyna-na-shodi-ce-viyna-za-nezalezhnist-ukrajini-zelenskiy-v-polshchi-video|trans-title="The war in the east is a war for the independence of Ukraine," — Zelenskyy in Poland (video)|quote=We have been fighting for independence for many decades. And today the same thing is happening in the east of our country. We are fighting for our independence again.}}</ref> |
|Also called a "rebirth," or a war of independence from [[Russia]] by some [[Ukrainians|Ukrainian]] sources.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2022 |title=Ukraine will fight to the end: Zelenskyy’s Independence Day vow |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/24/ukraine-will-fight-to-the-end-zelenskyys-independence-day-vow |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831032051/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/24/ukraine-will-fight-to-the-end-zelenskyys-independence-day-vow |archive-date=August 31, 2022 |website=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]] |quote=A new nation appeared in the world on February 24 at 4 o’clock in the morning. It was not born, but reborn.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://dt.ua/internal/rosiysko-ukrayinskiy-konflikt-promizhni-pidsumki-_.html|title=Російсько-український конфлікт: проміжні підсумки|work=DT.ua|language=uk|trans-title=The Russian-Ukrainian conflict: interim results|date=23 October 2015|quote=Currently, Ukraine is experiencing the third round of struggle for independence in 100 years}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title="Війна на сході — це війна за незалежність України", — Зеленський в Польщі (відео)|url=https://focus.ua/uk/ukraine/481723-viyna-na-shodi-ce-viyna-za-nezalezhnist-ukrajini-zelenskiy-v-polshchi-video|website=FOCUS|date=3 May 2021|accessdate=|language=uk|archive-date=23 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323122814/https://focus.ua/uk/ukraine/481723-viyna-na-shodi-ce-viyna-za-nezalezhnist-ukrajini-zelenskiy-v-polshchi-video|trans-title="The war in the east is a war for the independence of Ukraine," — Zelenskyy in Poland (video)|quote=We have been fighting for independence for many decades. And today the same thing is happening in the east of our country. We are fighting for our independence again.}}</ref> |
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|2014–2022 |
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This is a list of wars of independence (also called liberation wars). These wars may or may not have been successful in achieving a goal of independence.
List
See also
- Lists of active separatist movements
- List of civil wars
- List of ongoing armed conflicts
- National liberation
References
- ^ Bhat D. "RIN mutiny gave a jolt to the British". The Tribune. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
- ^ a b "ICTY: Conflict between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia". Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina". OHR.int. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "Ukraine will fight to the end: Zelenskyy's Independence Day vow". Al Jazeera. August 24, 2022. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022.
A new nation appeared in the world on February 24 at 4 o'clock in the morning. It was not born, but reborn.
- ^ "Російсько-український конфлікт: проміжні підсумки" [The Russian-Ukrainian conflict: interim results]. DT.ua (in Ukrainian). 23 October 2015.
Currently, Ukraine is experiencing the third round of struggle for independence in 100 years
- ^ ""Війна на сході — це війна за незалежність України", — Зеленський в Польщі (відео)" ["The war in the east is a war for the independence of Ukraine," — Zelenskyy in Poland (video)]. FOCUS (in Ukrainian). 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022.
We have been fighting for independence for many decades. And today the same thing is happening in the east of our country. We are fighting for our independence again.