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The annexation Change_of_leadership from Ukraine followed a Russian military intervention in Crimea that took place Process_start in the aftermath of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution Change_of_leadership and was part of wider unrest Violence across southern and eastern Ukraine .

ukraine and many world leaders condemned Judgment_communication the annexation Change_of_leadership and consider Deciding it to be a violation Legality of international law and unk agreements safeguarding the territorial integrity of ukraine , including the unk accords establishing Creating the commonwealth of independent states in 1991 , the helsinki accords , the budapest memorandum on security assurances of 1994 and the treaty on friendship , cooperation and partnership between the russian federation and ukraine .

the united nations general assembly Building also rejected Agree_or_refuse_to_act the vote Change_of_leadership and annexation Change_of_leadership , adopting Choosing a non-binding resolution affirming Judgment_communication the `` territorial integrity of ukraine within its internationally recognised Know borders '' .

The UN resolution Statement also `` underscores Protest that the referendum Change_of_leadership having no validity , can not form Coming_to_be the basis for any alteration Change of the status of [ Crimea ] '' and calls Expressing_publicly upon all States and international organizations not to recognize Coming_to_believe or to imply Coming_to_believe the recognition Supporting of Russia 's annexation Change_of_leadership .

in 2016 , un general assembly Building reaffirmed Statement non-recognition of the annexation Change_of_leadership and condemned Judgment_communication `` the temporary occupation Control of part of the territory of unk autonomous republic of crimea and the city of sevastopol '' .

The Russian Federation opposes Agree_or_refuse_to_act the `` annexation '' label , with Putin defending Defending the referendum Change_of_leadership as complying with the principle of self-determination of peoples .

These demonstrations , which followed the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation ( February to March 2014 ) , and which were part of a wider group of concurrent pro-Russian protests across southern and eastern Ukraine , escalated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale into an armed conflict Hostile_encounter between the separatist forces of the self-declared Donetsk and Luhansk People 's Republics ( DPR and LPR respectively ) , and the Ukrainian government .

The Ravinia neighborhood , once an incorporated village before annexation in 1899 , is known as Ravinia , and retained Preserving its own post office until autumn 2010 .

It ended Process_end with the defeat Conquering of Granada and its annexation by Castile , ending Process_end all Islamic rule on the Iberian peninsula .

Emperor Boris II was captured Conquering and taken Bringing to Constantinople where he abdicated Change_of_leadership and the Byzantine Emperor John I Tzimiskes announced Expressing_publicly the annexation Change_of_leadership of Bulgaria , even though the Eastern Roman Empire only controlled Control Eastern Bulgaria at the time , but the lands to the west remained under Bulgarian control Control .

While the uprising Change_of_leadership was part of a larger one that included Cause_to_be_included other provinces opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to the regime of President Antonio López de Santa Anna , the Mexican government believed Know the United States had instigated the Texas insurrection with the goal of annexation .

The annexation of Texas as the 28th state of the United States , in 1845 , led Causation directly to the Mexican–American War .

Following the annexation of Western Sahara by Morocco and Mauritania in 1976 , and the Polisario Front 's declaration of independence , the UN addressed Expressing_publicly the conflict Hostile_encounter via a resolution reaffirming the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people .

These protests escalated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale into the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation , War in Donbass , Russian military intervention , and the establishment of de facto independent states in Donetsk and Luhansk .

British abolished Removing the position of Peshwa , and Marathas were limited Limiting to the small kingdom of Satara until its annexation Change_of_leadership to Bombay state in 1848 .

Subsequent military operations lasted Process_end for the following 20 days and ended Process_end on 6 October 1939 with the two-way division and annexation of the entire territory of the Second Polish Republic by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union .

Campaigns were dispatched Sending to conquer Conquering the Yue tribes , leading to Causation the annexation of Minyue by the Han in 135 BC and 111 BC , Nanyue in 111 BC , and Dian in 109 BC .

The Chinese war Military_operation against the Western Turks began Process_start in 640 with the annexation Change_of_leadership of the Tarim Basin oasis state Gaochang , an ally Collaboration of the Western Turks .

it followed in the wake of the 1845 u.s. annexation of texas , which was not formally recognized by the mexican government , who disputed the treaties of velasco signed by mexican `` caudillo '' president/general antonio UNK de santa anna after the texas revolution a decade earlier .

In 1845 , newly elected Choosing U.S. President James K. Polk , who saw the annexation of Texas as the first step towards a further expansion of the United States , sent Sending troops to the disputed area and a diplomatic mission to Mexico .

The operations were conducted Action to realise Know the Germanization of the western regions of occupied Poland , before territorial annexation to the German Reich .

The division of Cieszyn Silesia did not satisfy Poland and led to Causation the Polish annexation of Zaolzie in 1938 .

Rome 's victory ended Process_end the Antigonid dynasty and brought Bringing an effective end to the independence of the Hellenistic kingdom of Macedon , although formal annexation was still some years away .

The Caucasian War ( ; `` Kavkazskaya vojna '' ) of 1817–1864 was an invasion Attack of the Caucasus by the Russian Empire which resulted in Causation Russia 's annexation of the areas of the North Caucasus , and the ethnic cleansing of Circassians .

Using a combination of aggression , annexation , and quasi-legal means , Louis XIV set about Process_start extending Change_event_time his gains to stabilize and strengthen France 's frontiers , culminating in the brief War of the Reunions ( 1683–1684 ) .

It resulted in Causation the fall of the Sikh Empire , and the annexation Attack of the Punjab and what subsequently became Becoming the North-West Frontier Province , by the East India Company .

the gulf war ( 2 august unk february 1991 ) , codenamed operation desert shield ( 2 august unk january 1991 ) for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense Defending of saudi arabia and operation desert storm Catastrophe ( 17 january unk february 1991 ) in its combat Hostile_encounter phase , was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the united states against iraq in response Response to iraq 's invasion Attack and annexation of kuwait arising Coming_to_be from oil pricing and production disputes .

Peace agreements were signed Sign_agreement between Israel and Egypt in 1979 , resulting in Causation Israeli withdrawal Escaping from the Sinai Peninsula and abolishment GiveUp of the military governance system in the West Bank and Gaza Strip , in favor of Israeli Civil Administration and consequent unilateral annexation Change_of_leadership of the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem .