Habsburg Spain , wishing to finally crush Bodily_harm the Dutch rebels in the Netherlands and the Dutch Republic ( which was de facto independent since 1581 but de jure still a part of the Holy Roman Empire ) , intervened under the pretext of helping its dynastic Habsburg ally , Austria .

In other words , Texas was de facto independent .

The consultations Communication took place Process_start in the backdrop of talks about a `` de facto '' referendum , and the 2010 Hong Kong by-election precipitated Causation by the resignation of five pan-democrat legislators Participation in January 2010 .

`` Operation White Sea '' ) The cause of the war was the infiltration Attack of Pakistani soldiers disguised Wearing as Kashmiri militants into positions on the Indian side of the LOC , which serves as the `` de facto '' border between the two states .

The campaign ended Process_end the de facto independence of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and restored Recovering Russian federal control over the territory .

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a territorial and ethnic conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Quarreling region of Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding Surrounding districts , which are `` de facto '' controlled Control by the self-declared Republic of Artsakh , but are internationally recognized Know as `` de jure '' part of Azerbaijan .

As stadtholder of Holland , William was de facto ruler of the Dutch Republic ; the coalition he built Building after 1678 to defend Defending it against French expansion was threatened by an Anglo-French alliance .

One of such arguments point to Reporting the fact that it occurred Coming_to_be before Chun Doo-hwan officially took Conquering office , and so contend Statement that it could not really have been a simple student protest Attack against him that started Process_start it ; however , Chun Doo-hwan had become Becoming the `` de facto '' leader of South Korea at that time since coming Self_motion into power on December 12 , 1979 , after leading a successful military coup of the previous South Korean government .

The declarations signed Sign_agreement by the Sultans of Muscat to consult Communication the British government on all important matters , the unequal trade treaties signed Sign_agreement by the two sides favoring British interests , the cessation of the Omani Kuria Muria islands to the British , and the vast control Control over the Sultanate 's government ministries , including defense and foreign affairs , exerted by the British rendered Supply the Sultanate a `` de facto '' British colony .

The lands between the Haemus and the Danube were now lost Earnings_and_losses for the Byzantine Empire , leading to Causation the signing of a truce , thus de facto recognising Know the rule of the Asen and Peter over the territory , leading to Causation the creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire .

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 .

This has left Departing the Nagorno-Karabakh area in a state of legal Legality limbo , with the Republic of Artsakh remaining Presence de facto independent but internationally unrecognized Know while Armenian forces currently control Control approximately 9 % of Azerbaijan 's territory outside the enclave .

The Turkish invasion ended Process_end in the partition of Cyprus along the UN-monitored Green Line , which still divides Cyprus , and the formation of a `` de facto '' autonomous Turkish Cypriot administration in the north .

Louis Napoléon went on to become Becoming the de facto last French monarch .

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Political reforms were varied Change , but in only four countries were Communist parties able to retain a monopoly on power , namely China , Cuba , Laos and Vietnam ( North Korea went through a constitutional change in 2009 that made it nominally no longer Communist , but still `` de facto '' organised on Stalinist lines ) .

Amidst this backdrop , a war Hostile_encounter between Georgia and separatists left Causation parts of the former South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast under the `` de facto '' control Control of Russian-backed but internationally unrecognised separatists .

The Kafr Qasim massacre took place Process_start in the Israeli Arab village of Kafr Qasim situated on the Green Line , at that time , the de facto border between Israel and the Jordanian West Bank on October 29 , 1956 .

The Confederation became Becoming a de facto government of most of Ireland , free Releasing from the control Control of the English administration and loosely aligned Cause_to_amalgamate with the Royalist side in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms .

The Abkhaz–Georgian conflict Hostile_encounter involves Cause_to_be_included ethnic conflict Hostile_encounter between Georgians and the Abkhaz people in Abkhazia , a `` de facto '' independent Change_of_leadership , partially recognized Know republic .

In his absence , Vice President Juan Vicente Gómez with the support Supporting of the U.S. Navy seized Hold power in Caracas , and on 19 December 1908 , installed Change_of_leadership Gómez himself as de facto president , and ended Process_end the war Hostile_encounter with the Netherlands .

Philip 's much expanded Expansion kingdom , powerful army and plentiful resources now made Causation him the `` de facto '' leader of Greece .

Finally , `` de facto '' independence Change_of_leadership came in 1867 , with the withdrawal Escaping of Ottoman garrisons from the principality ; `` de jure '' independence was formally recognized Know at the Congress of Berlin in 1878 .

Others consider Convincing it one of the last colonial wars Military_operation , as it was the decision of the Spanish to conquer Conquering the Rif — nominally part of their Moroccan protectorate but `` de facto '' independent — that catalyzed the entry of France in 1924 .

International reaction to the revolt was mixed , with some foreign nations including the United States immediately recognising the legitimacy of Arroyo 's presidency , and foreign commentators describing it as `` a defeat for due process of law '' , `` mob rule '' , and a `` '' de facto '' coup '' .