After World War II , Burma achieved Achieve independence as a republic in 1948 .

The Catalan Way ( ) , also known as the Catalan Way towards Independence ( ) , was a human chain in support Supporting of Catalan independence from Spain .

In 446 BC , Boeotia revolted Change_of_leadership and defeated Conquering the Athenians at Coronea and regained Getting their independence .

Soon after , civil war Hostile_encounter erupted Process_start among the `` Reds '' ( Bolsheviks ) , the `` Whites '' ( counter-revolutionaries ) , the independence movements and other socialist factions opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to the Bolsheviks .

Abkhaz regard Judgment_communication their independence Creating as the result Causation of a war Military_operation of liberation Change_of_leadership from Georgia , while Georgians believe Statement that historically Abkhazia has always formed Coming_to_be part of Georgia .

Violence Violence continued in the early 1980s due to the armed Sikh separatist Khalistan movement which sought independence from India .

operation Military_operation unk ( ) was a military offensive undertaken Action by the croatian army ( `` hrvatska vojska '' UNK hv ) against the yugoslav people 's army ( `` unk narodna armija '' UNK jna ) and sao western slavonia territorial defense Defending forces in the sava river valley , in the region of western slavonia during the croatian war of independence .

although it was crushed Destroying after a week of fighting Hostile_encounter , the easter rising and the british response Response led to Causation greater popular support Supporting for irish independence .

On 21 January 1919 they formed Coming_to_be a breakaway government ( Dáil Éireann ) and declared Expressing_publicly Irish independence .

While the Catholic minority there mostly backed Irish independence , the Protestant majority were mostly unionist/loyalist .

Namibia participated Participation in its first Games after gaining Getting independence Creating from South Africa in 1990 , and the Caribbean island of Montserrat also made Action their Games debut Process_start .

the bombing Attack of banski dvori ( ) was a yugoslav air force strike Attack on the banski dvori in unk official residence of the president of croatia at the time of the croatian war Hostile_encounter of independence Change_of_leadership .

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 .

The first part of the period , from 1804 to 1817 , was marked Recording by a violent struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire with two armed Bearing_arms uprisings taking place Process_start , ending Process_end with a ceasefire .

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 .

The Riffian insurgency of the 1920s can be interpreted Communication as a precursor to the Algerian war Military_operation of independence , which took place Process_start three decades later .

A separate protocol signed Sign_agreement at the conference pledged the Big Three to recognize Know Iran 's independence .

This marked Recording the first occasion when a sitting Placing President of the United States visited Traveling Slovakia since its independence in 1993 .

The Spanish American wars of independence were the numerous wars Hostile_encounter against Spanish rule in Spanish America with the aim Aiming of political independence that took place Process_start during the early 19th century , shortly after the French invasion of Spain in 1807 during Europe 's Napoleonic Wars .

The Spanish American wars of independence were the numerous wars Hostile_encounter against Spanish rule in Spanish America with the aim Aiming of political independence that took place Process_start during the early 19th century , shortly after the French invasion of Spain in 1807 during Europe 's Napoleonic Wars .

although there has been research Research on the idea of a separate spanish american ( `` creole '' ) identity separate from that of iberia , political independence was not initially the aim Aiming of most spanish americans , nor was it necessarily inevitable .

After the restoration Recovering of rule by Ferdinand VII in 1814 , and his rejection Agree_or_refuse_to_act of the Spanish liberal constitution of 1812 , the monarchy as well as liberals hardened Change their stance toward its overseas possessions , and they in turn increasingly sought political independence .

although various regions of spanish america objected to many crown policies , `` there was little interest in outright independence ; indeed there was widespread support Supporting for the spanish central junta formed Coming_to_be to lead the resistance against the french . ''

While some Spanish Americans believed Know that independence was necessary , most who initially supported Supporting the creation of the new governments saw them as a means to preserve the region 's autonomy from the French .

over the course of the next decade , the political instability in spain and the absolutist restoration under ferdinand vii convinced Convincing many spanish americans of the need to formally establish Creating independence from the mother country .

The events in Spanish America were related to the wars Hostile_encounter of independence in the former French colony of St-Domingue , Haiti , and the transition to independence in Brazil .

The events in Spanish America were related to the wars Hostile_encounter of independence in the former French colony of St-Domingue , Haiti , and the transition to independence in Brazil .

Brazil 's independence , in particular , shared a common starting point with that of Spanish America , since both conflicts Hostile_encounter were triggered Causation by Napoleon 's invasion of the Iberian Peninsula , which forced the Portuguese royal family to flee to Brazil in 1807 .

the process of latin american independence took place Process_start in the general political and intellectual climate that emerged Coming_to_be from the age of enlightenment and that influenced Influence all of the atlantic revolutions , including the earlier revolutions in the united states and france .

A more direct cause Causation of the Spanish American wars Hostile_encounter of independence were the unique developments occurring Coming_to_be within the Kingdom of Spain and its monarchy during this era .

The rebels , supported Supporting by uprisings across the territory , soon took Conquering control over virtually all the Southern Netherlands and proclaimed Statement independence .

the cedar revolution Change_of_leadership ( arabic : unk unk - `` unk unk '' ) or independence intifada ( arabic : unk unk - `` unk unk '' ) was a chain Connect of demonstrations in lebanon ( especially in the capital beirut ) triggered Process_start by the assassination of former lebanese prime minister , rafik hariri .

the opposition has taken Conquering as its symbol the white and red colored scarf , and the blue ribbon ; the most popular motto of the movement was unk , unk , unk ( freedom , sovereignty , independence ) .

some historians suggest Convincing that although they were not as directly successful or as large , that the rebellions in 1837 should be viewed Perception_active in the wider context of the late 18th and early 19th century atlantic revolutions Change_of_leadership including the american revolutionary war in 1776 , the french revolution Change_of_leadership of unk , the haitian revolution Change_of_leadership of unk , the irish rebellion of 1798 , and the independence struggles Hostile_encounter of spanish america ( unk ) .

Events in Spain itself had a direct impact Influence on the outbreak of the insurgency in 1810 and in the alliance of insurgent leader Vicente Guerrero and royalist-officer-turned insurgent Agustín de Iturbide in 1821 , which brought about Causation independence .

In 1810 , a few American-born Spaniards in favor of independence began Process_start plotting an uprising against Spanish rule .

The Hidalgo Revolt touched Connect off the armed insurgency for independence , lasting until 1821 .

In 1820 when Spanish liberals overthrew Change_of_leadership the autocratic rule of Ferdinand VII and arch-conservatives in New Spain saw independence as a way to maintain Preserving their position , former royalists and old insurgents formed Coming_to_be an alliance under the Plan of Iguala and forged Cause_to_amalgamate the Army of the Three Guarantees .

the momentum of independence saw the collapse Destroying of royal government in mexico and the treaty of UNK ended Process_end the conflict .

the movement for independence was inspired Influence by the age of enlightenment and the american and french revolutions .

After 1810 the independence movement went through several stages , as leaders were imprisoned Arrest or executed Killing by forces loyal to Spain .

Monarchist Creoles affected Influence by the constitution decided Deciding to support Supporting the independence of New Spain ; they sought an alliance with the former insurgent resistance .

Finally , the independence of Mexico was achieved Achieve on September 27 , 1821 .

After some Spanish reconquest attempts , including the expedition of Isidro Barradas in 1829 , Spain under the rule of Isabella II recognized Know the independence of Mexico in 1836 .

These proved decisive in the Siege Besieging of Yorktown , effectively securing Getting independence Change_of_leadership for the Thirteen Colonies .

the sectarian conflict Violence between palestinian jews and arabs emerged Coming_to_be in the 1920s , peaking Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale into a full-scale civil war Military_operation in 1947 and transforming Change into the first unk war Military_operation in may 1948 , following the israeli declaration Expressing_publicly of independence Change_of_leadership .

Meanwhile , Uruguay struggled Confronting_problem with its own civil war Military_operation , which started Process_start after gaining Getting independence from the Brazilian Empire in 1828 in the Cisplatine War .

On 16 January 2012 , several insurgent groups began Process_start fighting Hostile_encounter a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali , an area of northern Mali they called Name_conferral Azawad .

The following day , it proclaimed Statement the independence of northern Mali from the rest of the country , renaming Name_conferral it Azawad .

Quamina , who is thought to have been the actual leader of the rebellion , was declared Expressing_publicly a national hero after Guyana 's independence .