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List of wars of independence

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This is a list of wars of independence (also called liberation wars). These wars may or may not have been successful in achieving a goal of independence.

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Dates Name Independent state Anti-independence state Result
701 BC Sennacherib's campaign in the Levant Judah, Phoenicia, Philistia Assyria Defeat of rebel states; reestablishment of Assyrian control over Levant
626–620 BC Revolt of Babylon Babylonia Assyria Formation of the Neo-Babylonian Empire; beginning of the Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire
601–586 BC Judah's revolts against Babylon Judah Babylonia Defeat and destruction of the Kingdom of Judah; Babylonian captivity
499–493 BC Ionian Revolt Ionia, Aeolis, Doris, Caria, Cyprus Persia Defeat of Greek insurgents; beginning of the first Persian invasion of Greece
484 BC Babylonian revolts Babylonia Persia Defeat of Babylonian insurgents
460–454 BC Rebellion of Inaros Egypt Persia Defeat of Egyptian insurgents
323–322 BC Lamian War Athens, Aetolian League, most states in Central Greece Macedonia Defeat of rebel states; reestablishment of Macedonian control over Greece
206–186 BC Great Theban Revolt Upper Egypt Ptolemaic Empire Defeat of Egyptian insurgents
167–141 BC Maccabean Revolt Judea Seleucid Empire Independence of Judea from the Seleucid Empire; creation of the Hasmonean dynasty
155–139 BC Lusitanian War Lusitania  Roman Republic Defeat of Lusitanian insurgents; Lusitania annexed by Roman Republic
54–50 BC Gaul revolts from Gallic Wars Gaul  Roman Republic Defeat of Gaul insurgents; Gaul annexed by Roman Republic
9 Battle of the Teutoburg Forest Germania  Roman Empire Liberation of Germania from Roman rule
40–43 Trung sisters' rebellion Lạc Việt Han China Rebellion suppressed; China retains control of Vietnam
60–61 Boudican revolt Iceni, Trinovantes  Roman Empire Defeat of Celtic Briton insurgents; consolidation of Roman rule in Britain
66–73 Great Jewish Revolt Judea  Roman Empire Defeat of Jewish insurgents; Roman Empire retains control of Judea; dispersion of Jews
132–136 Bar Kokhba revolt
192 Khu Liên rebellion Lâm Ấp (Champa) Han China Independence of Lâm Ấp from China
260–274 Postumus revolt Gallic Empire  Roman Empire Restoration of Roman Empire authority
270–273 Zenobia's revolt Palmyrene Empire  Roman Empire Restoration of Roman Empire authority
286–296 Carausian revolt Britannic Empire  Roman Empire Restoration of Roman Empire authority
409–417 Bagaudae Revolt Bagaudae  Roman Empire Restoration of Roman Empire authority
529–531 Ben Sabar Revolt Samaria Byzantine Empire Defeat of Samaritan insurgents
541–544 Lý Bí rebellion Vietnam Liang China Independence of Vietnam from Chinese rule
660–663 Baekje Revival Movement Baekje Tang China
Silla
Defeat of Baekje insurgents; initial annexation of Baekje by Tang China, subsequent unification of central and southern Korean peninsula into Silla after the Silla-Tang War
698 Battle of Tianmenling Balhae Zhou China Independence of Balhae from China
720–832 Bashmurian revolts Bashmur Umayyad Caliphate (720–750)
Abbasid Caliphate (750–832)
Defeat of Coptic insurgents
722 Battle of Covadonga Asturias Umayyad Caliphate Asturias retains its independence; beginning of Reconquista
740–743 Berber Revolt Barghawata, Tlemcen, Sijilmasa Umayyad Caliphate Independence of Berber states in the western Maghreb from the Umayyad Caliphate
782–793 Frisian uprisings Frisia Carolingian Empire Defeat of Frisian insurgents
782–804 Saxon revolts from Saxon Wars Saxony Carolingian Empire Defeat of Saxon insurgents; Frankish annexation of Saxony
816–837 Babak's revolt Persia Abbasid Caliphate Defeat of Khurramite insurgents
824 Battle of Roncevaux Pass Pamplona (Basques) Carolingian Empire Creation of the Kingdom of Pamplona
847 Yu'firid conquest of Sana'a Yu'firids Abbasid Caliphate Independence of Yemen from the Abbasid Caliphate
864 Uprising of Hasan ibn Zayd Alavids Abbasid Caliphate Independence of Tabaristan from the Abbasid Caliphate
899 Qarmatian Revolution Qarmatians Abbasid Caliphate Independence of Eastern Arabia from the Abbasid Caliphate
938 Battle of Bạch Đằng Vietnam Southern Han Independence of Vietnam from Chinese rule
1011–1013 Jarrahid revolt Filastin Fatimid Caliphate Defeat of Bedouin insurgents
1024–1029 Bedouin uprising Bedouin alliance in Syria Fatimid Caliphate Defeat of Bedouin insurgents
1038–1047 Miecław's Rebellion Miecław's State Poland Defeat of Miecław; his state is reincorporated into Poland
1067–1075 Anglo-Saxon resistance to Norman rule Anglo-Saxons Normandy Defeat of Anglo-Saxon insurgents
1128 Battle of São Mamede Portugal León Independence of Portugal from León
1185–1188 Uprising of Asen and Peter Bulgaria Byzantine Empire Independence of Bulgaria from the Byzantine Empire; creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire
1238 Si Inthrathit rebellion Thailand Cambodia Independence of Thailand from Cambodia
1270–1273 Sambyeolcho Rebellion Sambyeolcho Yuan Empire (Mongols) Defeat of Korean insurgents
1282 Sicilian Vespers Sicily Angevin monarchy Liberation of Sicilly from Angevin regime
1296–1357 Wars of Scottish Independence Scotland England Scotland retains its status as an independent nation
1346–1347 Rebellion of Ismail Mukh Bahmani Kingdom  Delhi Sultanate Establishment of the Bahmani Kingdom; decline and loss of Delhi Sultanate's control over Deccan
1351–1368 Red Turban Rebellions Ming China Yuan Empire (Mongols) Creation of the Ming dynasty; retreat of the Yuan court to Mongolian Plateau
1353–1359 Ekdala Wars Bengal Delhi Sultanate Independence of Bengal from Delhi
1400–1415 Glyndŵr rebellion Wales England Defeat of Welsh insurgents; England retains control of Wales
1418–1427 Lam Sơn uprising Vietnam Ming China Independence of Vietnam from Chinese rule; creation of the Lê dynasty
1468–1500 Kazakh War of Independence Kazakh Khanate Uzbek Khanate Kazakh Khanate maintains independence from the Uzbek Khanate
1480 Battle of the Ugra Muscovy Great Horde The end of Tatar yoke in Russia
1499 Swabian War  Switzerland  Holy Roman Empire De facto independence of Switzerland from the Holy Roman Empire
1500 Oyake Akahachi rebellion Ishigaki Ryukyu Rebellion suppressed; Sakishima Islands annexed by Ryukyu
1521–1523 Swedish War of Liberation  Sweden  Kalmar Union Independence of Sweden from the Kalmar Union
1568–1571 Morisco Revolt Moriscos  Spain Revolt suppressed; deportation of most Moriscos from Granada to Castile
1568–1648 Eighty Years' War  Netherlands Spain Independence of the Netherlands from Spain
1576–1612 Baro-Bhuyan revolt Baro-Bhuyans Mughal Empire Defeat of Baro-Bhuyans; consolidation of Mughal Empire's rule in Bengal
1584–1593 Nandric War Thailand Myanmar Independence of Thailand from Myanmar
1586–1589 War of Kashmiri Independence Kashmir Mughal Empire Defeat of Kashmiri insurgents; Mughal Empire retains control of Kashmir
1591 Restoration of Lan Xang Laos Myanmar Independence of Laos from Myanmar
1618–1620 Bohemian Revolt Bohemia Bohemia Holy Roman Empire Habsburg monarchy Defeat of insurgents; the elective monarchy of Bohemia was abolished in favour of the hereditary succession of Habsburg monarchs
1640–1668 Portuguese Restoration War  Portugal Spain Restoration of Portuguese independence from Spain
1648–1657 Khmelnytsky Uprising  Cossack Hetmanate (Ukrainians)  Poland–Lithuania Independence of Ukraine from Poland–Lithuania
1669–1672 Shakushain's revolt Ainus Edo Japan Defeat of Ainu insurgents
1673–1681 Revolt of the Three Feudatories Zhou Qing Empire Defeat of Han Chinese insurgents; consolidation of Qing's rule in Southern China
1679–1707 Rathore rebellion Marwar Mughal Empire Rathores retain their independence from the Mughal Empire
1680–1707 Maratha War of Independence  Maratha Empire Mughal Empire Mughals fail to annex Maratha Empire
1703–1711 Rákóczi's War of Independence Hungary  Habsburg monarchy Limited autonomy for Hungary within the Habsburg monarchy
1729–1755 Corsican Revolution Corsica Genoa De facto independence of Corsica from Genoa
1740 Mon revolt Hanthawaddy Myanmar Independence of Lower Burma; beginning of the Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War
1744–1829 Dagohoy rebellion Bohol Republic Spain Defeat of Boholano insurgents
1768–1769 French conquest of Corsica Corsica  France Corsica annexed by France
1775–1783 American Revolutionary War
(United States War of Independence)
 United States  Great Britain Independence of the United States from Great Britain
1791–1804 Haitian Revolution  Haiti  France Independence of Haiti from France
1794 Kościuszko Uprising  Poland–Lithuania  Russia
 Prussia
Third Partition of Poland
1798 Irish Rebellion of 1798 Society of United Irishmen  Great Britain Abolition of the Irish Parliament; creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1804–1813 First Serbian Uprising
(Serbian Revolution)
Serbia  Ottoman Empire Defeat of insurgents; Ottoman Empire retains control of Serbia
1806 Greater Poland uprising of 1806  Poland  Prussia Creation of the Napoleonic Poland
1807 Tunisian–Algerian War of 1807 Tunisia Algeria Liberation of Tunisia from Algerian suzerainty
1808–1814 Peninsular War  Portugal

 Spain

 France Independence of Portugal and Spain from France
1810s–1820s Latin American wars of independence  Spain Independence of many Spanish-American colonies from Spain
Argentine War of Independence Río de la Plata
Bolivian War of Independence  Bolivia
Chilean War of Independence  Chile
Colombian War of Independence Colombia
Ecuadorian War of Independence Ecuador
Mexican War of Independence Mexico
Peruvian War of Independence  Peru
Venezuelan War of Independence  Venezuela
1813 German campaign German states  France Dissolution of the Rhine Confederation
1814 Swedish–Norwegian War Norway Sweden Partial independence of Norway within the later United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
1815–1817 Second Serbian Uprising
(Serbian Revolution)
 Serbia  Ottoman Empire Semi-independence of Serbia within the Ottoman Empire
1821–1829 Greek War of Independence  Greece  Ottoman Empire Independence of Greece from the Ottoman Empire
1822–1824 Brazilian War of Independence  Brazil Portugal Independence of Brazil from Portugal
1825–1828 Cisplatine War  Uruguay  Brazil

Río de la Plata

Disputatiin between Brazil and Río de la Plata; independence of Uruguay from Brazil
1826–1831 Separation of Venezuela and Ecuador Ecuador

 Venezuela

 Colombia Independence of Venezuela and Ecuador from Gran Colombia; dissolution of Gran Colombia; creation of the Republic of New Granada
1826–1828 Lao Rebellion Vientiane
Champasak
Thailand Defeat of Lao insurgents
1830–1831 November Uprising Poland  Russia Defeat of Polish insurgents; liquidation of Polish autonomy
1830–1839 Belgian Revolution  Belgium  Netherlands Independence of Belgium from the Netherlands
1834–1835 Ja Thak Wa uprising Champa Vietnam Defeat of Cham insurgents
1835–1845 Ragamuffin War  Riograndense Republic  Brazil The Riograndense Republic is dissolved and reintegrated with Brazil
1835–1836 Texas Revolution  Texas  Mexico Independence of Texas from Mexico
1837–1838 Lower Canada Rebellion Republic of Lower Canada  United Kingdom Defeat of insurgents: unification of Upper Canada and Lower Canada into the Province of Canada
1837 Upper Canada Rebellion Republic of Canada
1840–1841 Cambodian Rebellion Cambodia Vietnam Independence of Cambodia from Vietnam
1844–1856 Dominican War of Independence  Dominican Republic Haiti Independence of Dominican Republic from Haiti
1846 Bear Flag Revolt  California  Mexico The California Republic declares independence from Mexico. The republic is quickly annexed by the United States
1846 Kraków uprising Poland  Austria Defeat of Polish insurgents; end of the status of Kraków as the Free City
1847 Sonderbund War Sonderbund   Swiss Confederation Dissolution of the Sonderbund; Federal constitution of 1848
1848 Poznań Uprising Poland  Prussia Grand Duchy of Posen transformed into the Province of Posen
1848–1849 Hungarian Revolution of 1848 Hungary  Austria Revolution suppressed; Hungary placed under military dictatorship until the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867
1848–1849 Italian War of Independence Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont  Austria Sardinia-Piedmont defeated by the Austrian Empire; Italian unification not achieved
1850–1864 Taiping Rebellion Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Qing Empire Defeat of insurgents
1856–1873 Panthay Rebellion Dali sultanate Qing Empire Defeat of insurgents
1857–1858 Indian War of Independence Sepoy mutineers led by Mughal Empire British East India Company East India Company loses power to Great Britain, vide Government of India Act 1858.
1859 Second Italian War of Independence Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont

Lombardy–Venetia
 Parma
 Modena
Tuscany

 Austria France and the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia defeat the Austrian Empire; most of the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia transferred to France and then to Piedmont-Sardinia; Duchy of Parma, Duchy of Modena, Grand Duchy of Tuscany and the Papal Legations annexed by Piedmont-Sardinia
1861–1865 American Civil War  Confederate States  United States (Union) Defeat and dissolution of the Confederacy; U.S. retains control of the South
1862–1877 Dongan Revolt Yettishar Qing Empire Qing reconquest of Xinjiang
1863–1865 January Uprising Poland  Russia Defeat of Polish insurgents; Russia retains control of Poland
1863–1865 Dominican Restoration War  Dominican Republic  Spain Independence of Dominican Republic from 4 year occupation by Spain; ousts Spain from Hispaniola
1866 Third Italian War of Independence  Italy  Austria Austrian Empire loses Veneto to Kingdom of Italy
1868–1869 Battle of Hakodate Ezo Republic Japan Defeat of remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate army; restoration of Japanese imperial rule
1868–1878 Ten Years' War  Cuba  Spain Defeat of insurgents; Spain retains control of Cuba
1876–1886 Cajemé's rebellion Yaqui Republic Mexico Defeate and dissolution of the Yaqui Republic
1876 April Uprising Bulgaria  Ottoman Empire Defeat of Bulgarian nationalists by the Ottoman Empire. Subsequent reprisals by the Ottomans led to the Russo-Turkish War, 1877–78 and the 1878 independence of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire.
1877 Romanian War of Independence  Romania  Ottoman Empire Independence of Romania from the Ottoman Empire
1879–1882 Urabi revolt  Egypt  United Kingdom British occupation of Egypt
1880–1881 First Boer War  South African Republic  United Kingdom South African Republic regained self-government under British suzerainty
1881–1899 Mahdist War  Mahdist Sudan  Egypt (1881–1882)
 United Kingdom (1882–1899)
Britain took over Sudan
1885 North-West Rebellion Provisional Government of Saskatchewan (Métis)  Canada Collapse of the Provisional Government
1895 Japanese invasion of Taiwan Republic of Formosa  Japan Defeat of Taiwanese insurgents; Annexation of Taiwan by Japan
1895–1898 Cuban War of Independence  Cuba  Spain Independence of Cuba from Spain following four years of American occupation
1896–1898 Philippine Revolution  Philippines  Spain Inconclusive; Philippines independence from Spain then achieved by Spanish–American War
1896–1903 Menalamba rebellion Madagascar  France Rebellion suppressed; consolidation of French rule in Madagascar
1899–1913 Philippine–American War  Philippines  United States Defeat of Philippine insurgents; United States retains control of the Philippines
1903 Separation of Panama from Colombia  Panama  Colombia Separation of Panama from Colombia and construction of the Panama Canal
1905–1910 Righteous Armies Wars  Korea  Japan Defeat of Korean insurgents; Annexation of Korea by Japan
1911 1911 Revolution Republic of China  Qing Empire Creation of the Republic of China
1911–1912 Mongolian Revolution of 1911 Mongolia  Qing Empire Independence of Mongolia from Qing's rule
1911–1912 Xinhai Lhasa Turmoil Tibet  Qing Empire Independence of Tibet from Qing's rule
1914–1915 Boer revolt  Transvaal Republic  South Africa Defeat of Boer insurgents; South Africa occupies German South West Africa
1915–1918 Senussi campaign Senussi Order  Italy Defeat of the Senussi Order; restoration of Italian rule in Libya
1916–1918 Arab Revolt  Hejaz  Ottoman Empire Independence of the Hejaz from the Ottoman Empire; partition of the remaining Ottoman-controlled Arab territories in the Levant and Iraq by the United Kingdom and France
1916–1934 Basmachi movement Turkestan Soviet Russia (1917–1922)
 Soviet Union (1922–1934)
Turkestan conquered by Red Army
1917–1921 Ukrainian War of Independence  Ukraine Soviet Russia

 Poland

Independence of Ukraine from Russia; partition of Ukraine by Soviet Union and Poland
1918 Yakut revolt Yakutia Soviet Russia Defeat of Yakutian insurgents
1918–1919 Poznań War  Poland  Germany Creation of the Second Polish Republic
1918–1920 Estonian War of Independence  Estonia Soviet Russia Independence of Estonia from Russian Empire/Russian SFSR
1918–1920 Latvian War of Independence  Latvia Soviet Russia Independence of Latvia from Russian Empire/Russian SFSR
1918–1920 Lithuanian War of Independence  Lithuania Soviet Russia
 Poland
Independence of Lithuania from Russian Empire/Russian SFSR and Poland
1918–1920 Revolt of the Ingrian Finns North Ingria Soviet Russia Genocide of the Ingrian Finns
1919 Third Anglo-Afghan War  Afghanistan  United Kingdom Britain recognised Afghanistan's independence
1919–1921 Irish War of Independence  Ireland  United Kingdom Anglo-Irish Treaty; Partition of Ireland; secession of 26 of Ireland's 32 counties (the Irish Free State) from the United Kingdom
1919–1923 Turkish War of Independence  Turkey  Ottoman Empire

Allies of World War I (Greece, France, United Kingdom, Armenia)

Creation of the Republic of Turkey
1919;
1922–1924
Mahmud Barzanji revolts Kingdom of Kurdistan  United Kingdom
 Iraq (1922–1924)
Defeat of Kurdish insurgents
1920 Iraqi Revolt Iraq  United Kingdom Greater autonomy given to Iraq
1920 1920 Ganja revolt  Azerbaijan Soviet Russia Revolt suppressed
1920–1926 Rif War  Republic of the Rif  Spain Defeat of insurgents and Rif Republic; Spain retains control of Spanish Morocco
1921 Mongolian Revolution of 1921 Mongolia  China Independence of Mongolia from the Chinese government's rule
1921 February Uprising Armenia Mountainous Armenia Soviet Russia Uprising quelled
1921–1922 East Karelian uprising Karelian United Government Soviet Russia Uprising quelled
1922–1932 Second Italo-Senussi War Senussi Order  Fascist Italy Consolidation of Italian rule in Libya; Libyan genocide
1924 August Uprising Democratic Republic of Georgia Committee for the Independence of Georgia  Soviet Union Consolidation of Soviet rule in the Georgian SSR
1924 Assyrian rebellion Assyrian volunteers  Turkey Failure; Hakkari Assyrians expelled to Iraq
1925–1927 Great Syrian Revolt Syrians  France Revolt suppressed; France maintains its mandate over Syria
1927–1931 Ararat rebellion Republic of Ararat  Turkey Defeat of Kurdish insurgents
1931–1934 Kumul Rebellion  East Turkestan  China Defeat of Uyghur insurgents
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine State of Palestine Arab Higher Committee  United Kingdom Rebellion suppressed
1936–1939 Waziristan Uprising Waziristan British Empire Rebellion suppressed
1940–1941 Abyssinian campaign  Ethiopia  Fascist Italy Dissolution of Italian East Africa; independence of Ethiopia
1940–1944 1940–1944 insurgency in Chechnya Provisional Popular Revolutionary Government of Chechen-Ingushetia  Soviet Union Deportation of Chechens and Ingushes
1941 Uprising in Montenegro Communist Party of Yugoslavia  Fascist Italy Uprising suppressed
1942–1947 Second Indian War of Independence Free India  United Kingdom INA captured parts of North-East India and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, later INA Trials triggered Bombay Mutiny & Royal Air Force mutiny which resulted in Indian Independence Act 1947[1]
1944 Warsaw Uprising  Poland  Nazi Germany Uprising suppressed
1944 Slovak National Uprising Second Czechoslovak Republic Czechoslovak  Nazi Germany Uprising suppressed
1944 Battle of Vercors Republic of Vercors  Nazi Germany Uprising suppressed
1944–1946 Ili Rebellion  East Turkestan  China Incorporation of Xinjiang into the People's Republic of China
1944–1948 Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine Israel Jewish Resistance Movement  United Kingdom Independence of Israel from the United Kingdom
1945 Prague uprising  Czechoslovak  Nazi Germany Withdrawal of German forces from Prague
1945 Levant Crisis Syria
 Lebanon
 France Independence of Syria and Lebanon from French Mandate
1945 August Revolution  Democratic Republic of Vietnam  Japan Establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
1945–1949 Indonesian National Revolution  Indonesia  Netherlands Independence of Indonesia from the Netherlands
1946–1954 First Indochina War  South Vietnam
 Laos
 Cambodia
 France Independence of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia from France; partition of Vietnam
1947–1949 Malagasy Uprising Madagascar  France Uprising suppressed
1948–1949 First Arab–Israeli War  Israel  Arab League State of Israel established over 78% of the territory of former Mandatory Palestine; Jordan and Egypt control the rest
1948–1951 First Balochistan conflict Kalat  Pakistan Revolt suppressed
1948–1960 Malayan Emergency Malayan Communist Party  United Kingdom Deafeat of MCP; independence of the Federation of Malaya
1952–1960 Mau Mau rebellion  Kenya  United Kingdom Defeat of insurgents; United Kingdom retains control of Kenya
1954–1962 Algerian War Algeria  France Independence of Algeria from France
1954–ongoing Insurgency in Northeast India Separatist groups in Northeast India  India Ongoing (low level insurgency)
1955–1959 Cyprus Emergency  Cyprus  United Kingdom Independence of Cyprus from the United Kingdom
1955–1972 First Sudanese Civil War Southern Sudan  Sudan Conflict between Sudan and South Sudan
1956 Hungarian Uprising Hungary  Soviet Union Uprising suppressed
1959 1959 Tibetan uprising  Tibet  People's Republic of China Uprising suppressed; dissolution of the Tibetan Government
1959–2011 Basque conflict Basque National Liberation Movement  Spain
 France
Dissolution of the Basque separatist organization ETA
1961–1963 Aden Emergency  South Yemen  United Kingdom Independence of South Yemen from the United Kingdom
1961–1974 Angolan War of Independence Angola  Portugal Independence of Angola from Portugal
1961–1991 Eritrean War of Independence  Eritrea  Ethiopia Independence of Eritrea from Ethiopia
1961–ongoing Papua conflict  Free Papua  Indonesia Ongoing
1962–1990 Communist insurgency in Sarawak North Kalimantan Communist Party  United Kingdom (1962–1963)
 Malaysia (1963–1990)
Dissolution of NKCP
1963–1974 Guinea-Bissau War of Independence  Guinea-Bissau  Portugal Independence of Guinea-Bissau from Portugal
1964–1974 Mozambican War of Independence  Mozambique  Portugal Independence of Mozambique from Portugal
1966–1988 Namibian War of Independence Namibia  South Africa Independence of Namibia from South Africa
1967–1970 Nigerian Civil War  Biafra  Nigeria Defeat and dissolution of the Republic of Biafra
1968–2019 Moro conflict  Bangsamoro  Philippines Decleration of the peace agreements; establishment of Bangsamoro Transition Authority
1971 Bangladesh Liberation War  Bangladesh  Pakistan Independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan
1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus  North Cyprus  Cyprus Formation of the Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration
1975–ongoing Cabinda War Cabinda  Angola Ongoing
1975–1991 Western Sahara War  Western Sahara  Morocco Partition of Western Sahara between Morocco and Sahrawi Republic
1975–1976 Indonesian invasion of East Timor East Timor  Indonesia Deafeat of FALINTIL; Annexation of East Timor by Indonesia
1976–2005 Insurgency in Aceh Free Aceh Movement  Indonesia Special autonomy granted to Aceh; disarmament of GAM
1976–ongoing Corsican conflict National Liberation Front of Corsica  France Ongoing
1979–1983 1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran Iranian Kurdistan  Iran Defeat of Kurdish insurgents
1981–1991 Somaliland War of Independence Somaliland  Somalia De facto independence of Somaliland from Somalia
1982–ongoing Casamance conflict  Casamance  Senegal Low-level conflict since 2014
1983–2005 Second Sudanese Civil War  South Sudan  Sudan Independence of South Sudan from Sudan
1983–2009 Sri Lankan civil war Tamil Eelam  Sri Lanka Defeat of LTTE; Sri Lankan government reestablishes control over entire island
1984–1995 Insurgency in Punjab Khalistan movement  India Insurgency quelled
1987–1993 First Intifada  Palestine  Israel Establishment of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank
1988–1994 First Nagorno-Karabakh War  Artsakh  Azerbaijan De facto independence of the Republic of Artsakh from Azerbaijan
1988–1998 Bougainville Civil War  Bougainville  Papua New Guinea Bougainville receives autonomy in 2002; voted in favour of independence in 2019
1989–ongoing Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front  India Ongoing
1990–1992 Transnistria War  Transnistria  Moldova De facto independence of Transnistria from Moldova
1991–1992 South Ossetia War  South Ossetia  Georgia De facto independence for South Ossetia from Georgia
1991 Liberation of Kuwait  Kuwait  Iraq Part of the Gulf War; Kuwait regains independence
1991–1995 Croatian War of Independence  Croatia  Yugoslavia Independence of Croatia from Yugoslavia
1991 Ten-Day War  Slovenia  Yugoslavia Independence of Slovenia from Yugoslavia
1992–1995 Bosnian War  Bosnia and Herzegovina  FR Yugoslavia[2]
 Croatia[2]
Independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina from SFR Yugoslavia; the new country is divided between two entities: the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska[3]
1992–1993 War in Abkhazia  Abkhazia  Georgia De facto independence for Abkhazia from Georgia
1994–1996 First Chechen War  Chechen Republic of Ichkeria  Russia Chechnya maintains de facto independence from Russia
1998–1999 Kosovo War  Kosovo  Serbia & Montenegro No legal changes to Yugoslav borders according to the Resolution 1244, but de facto independence of Kosovo from the rest of Yugoslavia
1999–2000 1999 East Timorese crisis  East Timor  Indonesia Defeat of pro-Indonesian militia by INTERFET; independence of East Timor after UN administration
1999–2009 Second Chechen War  Chechen Republic of Ichkeria  Russia Defeat of Chechnya; reincorporation into Russia
2000–2005 Second Intifada  Palestine  Israel Uprising suppressed; Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip
2001–2021 Taliban insurgency  Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan  United States Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan; reestablishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
2003–2011 Iraqi insurgency Ba'athist Iraq Ba'ath Party loyalists

al-Qaeda Sunni insurgents

 United States Coalition failure to defeat the Iraqi insurgents; withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq
2004–ongoing South Thailand insurgency Patani  Thailand Ongoing
2012 2012 Tuareg rebellion  Azawad  Mali Unrecognized independence of Azawad from Mali; renounced its independence in 2013
2014–ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War  Ukraine  Russia Also called a "rebirth," or a war of independence from Russia by some Ukrainian sources.[4][5][6]
2014–2022 War in Donbas  Donetsk

 Luhansk

 Ukraine Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War; recognition of independence by Russia on 21 February 2022; annexed by Russia on September the same year
2017–ongoing Anglophone Crisis  Ambazonia  Cameroon Ongoing
2020–ongoing Western Togoland Rebellion Western Togoland  Ghana Ongoing

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References

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  1. ^ Bhat D. "RIN mutiny gave a jolt to the British". The Tribune. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
  2. ^ a b "ICTY: Conflict between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia". Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. ^ "The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina". OHR.int. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Ukraine will fight to the end: Zelenskyy's Independence Day vow". Al Jazeera. August 24, 2022. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. A new nation appeared in the world on February 24 at 4 o'clock in the morning. It was not born, but reborn.
  5. ^ "Російсько-український конфлікт: проміжні підсумки" [The Russian-Ukrainian conflict: interim results]. DT.ua (in Ukrainian). 23 October 2015. Currently, Ukraine is experiencing the third round of struggle for independence in 100 years
  6. ^ ""Війна на сході — це війна за незалежність України", — Зеленський в Польщі (відео)" ["The war in the east is a war for the independence of Ukraine," — Zelenskyy in Poland (video)]. FOCUS (in Ukrainian). 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. We have been fighting for independence for many decades. And today the same thing is happening in the east of our country. We are fighting for our independence again.