the motivations for the reformist movement Social_event are outlined , in part , by pavel pestel : historians have also noted Labeling that the united states declaration Expressing_publicly of independence Change_of_leadership and the american revolution Social_event may have influenced Influence decembrists .

The Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean has had a fractious history since independence Change_of_leadership from France in 1975 , experiencing more than 20 coups or attempted coups .

Following the independence Creating of Croatia from Yugoslavia , the monument was removed Removing by Croatian authorities in the town .

The capture Conquering of rebel leader , Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi , on 21 October 1956 , signalled the defeat Conquering of the Mau Mau , however , the rebellion survived Preserving until after Kenya 's independence from Britain , driven Motion mainly by the Meru units led by Field Marshal Musa Mwariama and General Baimungi .

The protest was designed Creating to draw Bringing global attention by demonstrating Protest a popular desire for independence Change_of_leadership for each of the entities .

Within seven months of the protest , Lithuania became Becoming the first of the Soviet republics to declare Expressing_publicly independence Change_of_leadership .

The event Social_event presented Presence an opportunity for the Baltic activists to publicise Dispersal the Soviet rule and position Placing the question of Baltic independence not only as a political matter , but also as a moral issue .

The Dutch Republic enjoyed contrasting fortune ; it obtained Getting independence from the Holy Roman Empire and also from Spain ( which had directly controlled Control the Dutch lands despite it not being part of the Holy Roman Empire ) thus concluding Process_end its 80-year revolt Change_of_leadership against Spain .

It began Process_start on 22 August 1791 , and ended Process_end in 1804 with the former colony 's independence .

The end Process_end of French rule Control and the abolition of slavery in the former colony was followed Motion by a successful defense Defending of the freedoms they won , and , with the collaboration Collaboration of free persons of color , their independence from white Europeans .

It was directed Action and choreographed Create_artwork by Wade Robson , who explained Statement the main theme of the show Social_event was Spears 's coming Motion of age and newfound independence .

By 1910 , the Kingdom of Portugal was in deep crisis : British pressure Request on Portugal 's colonies , the royal family 's expenses , the assassination Killing of the King and his heir in 1908 , changing Change religious and social views , instability of the two political parties ( Progressive and Regenerador ) , the dictatorship of João Franco , the independence movement Reforming_a_system of its most valuable colony , Brazil , and the regime 's apparent inability to adapt Cause_to_make_progress to modern times all led to Causation widespread resentment against the Monarchy .

Cyprus ' application to join Becoming_a_member the Commonwealth , following its independence the previous year , was approved Agree_or_refuse_to_act over the opposition of the United Kingdom which objected as Cyprus had not applied for membership prior to independence as had been customary .

Cyprus ' application to join Becoming_a_member the Commonwealth , following its independence the previous year , was approved Agree_or_refuse_to_act over the opposition of the United Kingdom which objected as Cyprus had not applied for membership prior to independence as had been customary .

The membership application of Sierra Leone was also accepted Agree_or_refuse_to_act and became Becoming effective upon its independence on 27 April .

In addition , the passage Self_motion of Felix postponed Change_event_time Bermuda 's 1995 independence Change_of_leadership referendum .

On 27 February , masked Wearing Russian troops without insignia took over Conquering the Supreme Council ( parliament ) of Crimea , and captured Conquering strategic sites across Crimea , which led to Causation the installation Change_of_leadership of the pro-Russian Aksyonov government in Crimea , the conducting Action of the Crimean status referendum and the declaration Expressing_publicly of Crimea 's independence Change_of_leadership on 16 March 2014 .

During the French Indochina War Military_operation ( 1945–1954 ) , French forces Military_operation attempted to re-establish Recovering colonial control Control of Vietnam , while the Vietnamese guerrilla forces Military_operation , the Việt Minh , led by Ho Chi Minh fought Hostile_encounter for independence .

In March 1992 , the Bosnian referendum on independence was passed Process_end with overwhelming support Supporting from Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats , although Bosnian Serbs either boycotted Agree_or_refuse_to_act it or were prevented Preventing_or_letting from voting Choosing by Bosnian Serb authorities .

The killings took place Process_start during and in the immediate aftermath of the occupation of the village by the Yugoslav People 's Army ( `` Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija '' – JNA ) supported Supporting by Croatian Serb forces and `` Dušan Silni '' paramilitaries on 10 October , two days after Croatia declared Expressing_publicly independence from Yugoslavia .

KDPI even briefly branded Labeling itself as non- '' separatist '' organization , allegedly criticizing Judgment_communication those calling Request for independence Change_of_leadership , but nevertheless calling Request for political autonomy .

When Bosnia and Herzegovina declared Expressing_publicly independence from Yugoslavia after the 1992 Bosnian independence referendum , the Bosnian Serbs—whose strategic goal was to create Creating a new Bosnian Serb state of Republika Srpska ( RS ) that would include Cause_to_be_included Bosniak-majority areas—encircled Sarajevo with a siege force of 13,000 stationed in the surrounding hills .

When Bosnia and Herzegovina declared Expressing_publicly independence from Yugoslavia after the 1992 Bosnian independence referendum , the Bosnian Serbs—whose strategic goal was to create Creating a new Bosnian Serb state of Republika Srpska ( RS ) that would include Cause_to_be_included Bosniak-majority areas—encircled Sarajevo with a siege force of 13,000 stationed in the surrounding hills .

The government says Communication the attackers Attack confessed Reveal_secret to Jihadist motives and membership in the terrorist Terrorism group East Turkestan Islamic Movement Social_event ( ETIM ) , while an overseas pro-Uyghur independence group claims Statement the attackers Attack were frustrated Hindering by a lack of options for nonviolent anti-government protest Request .

The Croatian War Military_operation of Independence was fought Hostile_encounter from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared Expressing_publicly independence Change_of_leadership from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( SFRY ) —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People 's Army ( JNA ) and local Serb forces , with the JNA ending its combat Hostile_encounter operations Military_operation in Croatia by 1992 .

croatia declared Expressing_publicly independence Change_of_leadership on 25 june 1991 , but agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to postpone Change_event_time it with the brioni agreement and cut Removing all remaining ties with yugoslavia on 8 october 1991 .

The war Military_operation ended Process_end with Croatian victory , as it achieved Achieve the goals it had declared Expressing_publicly at the beginning of the war Military_operation : independence Change_of_leadership and preservation Preserving of its borders .

The hostage-takers were the Riyad-us Saliheen , sent Sending by the Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev , who demanded Request recognition Supporting of the independence Change_of_leadership of Chechnya , and Russian withdrawal Escaping from Chechnya .

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

Bulgaria lost Earnings_and_losses its independence and remained Presence subject to Byzantium for more than a century and a half , until 1185 .

It is thought that the 2012 Catalan independence demonstration Social_event involved Participation more people , but this protest brought Causation the dispute Quarreling to light in the world .

at the same time , croatia made moves towards achieving Achieve independence Change_of_leadership from yugoslavia .

The Basque conflict Hostile_encounter , also known as the Spain–ETA conflict Hostile_encounter , was an armed Bearing_arms and political conflict Hostile_encounter from 1959 to 2011 between Spain and the Basque National Liberation Movement , a group of social Social_event and political Basque organizations which sought Getting independence from Spain and France .

although the debate Quarreling on basque independence started Process_start in the 19th century , the armed Bearing_arms conflict did not start Process_start until eta was created Coming_to_be in 1959 .

In Yunnan province military leaders including Tang Jiyao , Cai E and Li Liejun declared Expressing_publicly their independence and launched Military_operation military expeditions against Yuan Shikai .

Yuan 's army experienced several defeats Conquering and fractured Destroying , which led Causation other provinces in the south to declare Expressing_publicly independence as well .

The events Social_event of October 1970 galvanized Influence opposition to the use Using of violence Violence in efforts to gain Quebec sovereignty and accelerated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the movement towards electoral means of attaining Getting greater autonomy and independence , including support Supply for the sovereigntist Parti Québécois , which formed Coming_to_be the provincial government in 1976 .

The Noakhali riots were a series of semiorganized massacres Killing , rapes , abductions and forced conversions of Hindus to Islam and looting Robbery and arson of Hindu properties perpetrated Committing_crime by the Muslim community in the districts of Noakhali in the Chittagong Division of Bengal ( now in Bangladesh ) in October–November 1946 , a year before India 's independence from British rule .

The States-General in Brussels voted Choosing in favour of secession and declared Expressing_publicly independence .

The resulting Causation 1830 London Conference of major European powers Influence recognized Belgian independence .

not until 1839 did the dutch accept Agree_or_refuse_to_act the decision of the london conference and belgian independence by signing Sign_agreement the treaty of london .

the un general assembly adopted Choosing the unk of oman ' resolution in 1965 , 1966 and again in 1967 that called Name_conferral upon the british government to cease all repressive action against the locals , end Process_end british control Control over oman and reaffirmed Statement the inalienable right of the omani people to self-determination and independence .

Protests and ceremonies by Papuans raising Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale their flag for independence or federation with Papua New Guinea , and accuse the Indonesian government of indiscriminate violence Violence and of suppressing Hindering their freedom of expression .

Sihanouk 's supposedly neutralist policy has its roots traced back to the independence struggle against French colonialism where the Prince forged alliances with several anti-French guerilla groups , both Leftists and Rightists .

After independence , this neutrality , though maintained , started Process_start to diverge as Sihanouk allied himself principally with politicians on the right of the political spectrum .

Colonists and Tejanos disagreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act on whether the ultimate goal was independence or a return to the Mexican Constitution of 1824 .

The Consultation declined Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to declare independence and installed an interim government , whose infighting led to Causation political paralysis and a dearth of effective governance in Texas .

In March 1836 , a second political convention declared Expressing_publicly independence and appointed leadership for the new Republic of Texas .

The riots are seen Traveling as pivotal leading up to the independence of Singapore , for fear Change_sentiment from the government of Malaysia ( of which Singapore was briefly a part ) that Malay-Chinese ethnic violence Violence would spread Dispersal in the rest of the newly federated country .

Today the conflict Hostile_encounter is dominated Control by unarmed civil campaigns of the Polisario Front and their self-proclaimed SADR state to gain Getting fully recognized independence for Western Sahara .