List of active autonomist and secessionist movements

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This is a list of currently active autonomist and secessionist movements around the world.

Entries on this list meet two criteria: they are active movements with living, active members, and they are seeking greater autonomy or self-determination for a geographic region (as opposed to personal autonomy). What is and is not considered an autonomy or secession movement is, of course, contentious.

Under each region listed is one or more of the following:

  • Proposed state (proposed name for the seceding state)
  • De facto state (for regions with de facto autonomy from the government; also replaces proposed state unless both are of different names, such as Taiwan)
  • Proposed autonomous region (for movements toward greater autonomy but not outright secession; can be used alongside the above fields for the same region)
  • Government-in-exile (if a government with or without control is based outside of the region in question)
  • Political party/ies (for organizations involved in a political system to push for autonomy or secession)
  • Rebel organization(s) (for armed organizations; may also be used for political parties that have taken up arms, such as Hamas)
  • Pressure group(s) (for non-belligerant non-politically participatory entities)
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Contents

[edit] Africa

[edit] Algeria

[edit] Angola

[edit] Cameroon

[edit] Comoros

[edit] Congo-Kinshasa

[edit] Côte d'Ivoire

[edit] Egypt

[edit] Equatorial Guinea

[edit] Ethiopia

[edit] France (Africa)

[edit] Kenya

[edit] Mauritius

[edit] Morocco

[edit] Namibia

[edit] Niger

[edit] Nigeria

[edit] Rwanda

[edit] Somalia

[edit] Senegal

[edit] South Africa

[edit] Sudan

[edit] Tanzania

[edit] Western Sahara

[edit] Zambia

[edit] Asia

[edit] Afghanistan

[edit] Azerbaijan

[edit] Bangladesh

[edit] People's Republic of China

[edit] Secessionist movements

[edit] Autonomist movements

[edit] Georgia

[edit] India

See also: Insurgent groups in Northeast India

See also under Bodoland, Dimasaland, Kamtapur, Karbi below.

[edit] Indonesia

[edit] Japan

[edit] Laos


[edit] Myanmar (Burma)

[edit] Pakistan

[edit] Philippines

[edit] Russian Federation (Asia)

[edit] Sri Lanka

[edit] Republic of China (Taiwan)

[edit] Tajikistan

[edit] Thailand

[edit] Turkey (Asia)

[edit] Uzbekistan

  • Group: Free Karakalpakstan National Revival Party. (obscure: possibly only exists the Internet)[42]

[edit] Vietnam

[edit] The Middle East

[edit] Iran

See also: Assyrian independence
  • Status: Formal groups not identified, but pressure for independence of Baloch people[45]
See also: Iranian Azeris
  • Proposed state: To be a part of Azerbaijan (supported only by a small minority)[46]

[edit] Iraq

[edit] Israel


[edit] Syria

[edit] Yemen

  • Tribal and regional factions call for autonomous rights in the Aden, Yemen and Dhofar regions.

[edit] Europe

Various ethnic groups in Europe are seeking greater autonomy or independence. In the European Union, several of these groups are members of the European Free Alliance. In some cases, the group seeks union with a neighboring country.

[edit] Belgium

[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina

[edit] Croatia

[edit] Cyprus

[edit] Czech Republic

[edit] Denmark

[edit] Finland

[edit] France (Europe)

[edit] Germany

[edit] Italy

Further information: Southern Italy autonomist movements

[edit] Kosovo

[edit] Macedonia

[edit] Moldova

[edit] Netherlands (Europe)

  • Frisia
  • Frisia
    • Political party: Frisian Alliance
    • Status: Democratic and cultural movement seeking independence for Frisian-speaking people in Fryslân, including areas now part of Germany, in addition to the Netherlands[56]

[edit] Norway

[edit] Poland

[edit] Romania

[edit] Russian Federation (Europe)

[edit] Serbia

[edit] Spain

[edit] Sweden

[edit] Switzerland

[edit] Ukraine

[edit] United Kingdom and associated territories (Europe)

[edit] Secessionist movements

[edit] Autonomist movements

[edit] North America

[edit] Canada

[edit] Secessionist movements

Main article: Secessionist movements of Canada

[edit] Autonomist movements

[edit] Denmark (North America)

[edit] Mexico

[edit] United States (North America)

  • Maine
    • Proposed state: Republic of Maine
    • Pressure group: Free Maine[63]

[edit] Central America and Caribbean

[edit] St. Kitts and Nevis

[edit] Trinidad and Tobago

[edit] United Kingdom (Caribbean)

[edit] United States (Caribbean)

[edit] U.S. Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands

[edit] South America

[edit] Argentina

[edit] Brazil

[edit] Chile

[edit] Peru

[edit] Oceania

[edit] Australia

[edit] Chile

[edit] Fiji

[edit] France (Oceania)

[edit] Kiribati

[edit] New Zealand

[edit] Papua New Guinea

[edit] United States (Oceania)

[edit] Vanuatu

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