List_of_active_autonomist_and_secessionist_movements List_of_active_autonomist_and_secessionist_movements

List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Apostate, Bolter, Breakaway, Collaborator, Convert, Defector, Deserter, Mugwump, Proselyte, Quisling, Renegade, Renegate

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

For defunct movements, please see: List of historical autonomist and secessionist movements

Autonomist and secessionist movements by country
Africa
Algeria - Angola - Benin - Cameroon - Chad - Comoros - Congo-Kinshasa - Côte d'Ivoire - Equatorial Guinea - Ethiopia - France - Ghana - Madagascar - Maldives - Mauritius - Morocco - Namibia - Nigeria - Rwanda - São Tomé and Príncipe - Somalia - Senegal - South Africa - Sudan - Tanzania - United Kingdom - Zambia - Zimbabwe
Asia
Armenia - Azerbaijan - Bahrain - Bangladesh - Bhutan - China - Georgia - India - Indonesia - Iran - Iraq - Israel - Japan - Laos - Lebanon - Malaysia - Myanmar - Oman - Pakistan - Philippines - Russia - Sri Lanka - Syria - Tajikistan - Thailand - Turkey - United Arab Emirates - Uzbekistan - Vietnam - Yemen
Europe
Albania - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Croatia - Cyprus - Denmark - Finland - France - Germany - Greece - Italy - Republic of Macedonia - Moldova - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Portugal - Romania - Russia - Serbia and Montenegro - Spain - Sweden - Ukraine - United Kingdom
North America
Canada - United States - Mexico
Central/South America & Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda - Bahamas - Bolivia - Brazil - Chile - Costa Rica - Ecuador - France - Haiti - Netherlands - Nicaragua - Peru - St. Vincent and the Grenadines - St. Kitts and Nevis - Trinidad and Tobago - United Kingdom
Oceania
Australia - Fiji - France - Kiribati - Micronesia - New Zealand - Papua New Guinea - Solomon Islands - Vanuatu - United Kingdom
Further Information
See also - External links

Africa

Algeria

Angola

  • Cabinda
    • Government-in-exile: Frente de Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda
    • Political: FLEC/FAC
    • Violent: Forças Armadas de Cabinda
  • Proposed state: Republic of Cabinda

Benin

Cameroon

  • Bakassi Peninsula
  • Southern Cameroon
    • Proposed state: Federal Republic of Southern Cameroon, Ambazonia
    • Political: Southern Cameroon National Council

Chad

  • Southern Chad
    • Violent: Forces Armées Tchadiennes
    • Proposed state: Logone Republic

Comoros

  • Anjouan
    • Political: Anjouan People's Movement, Mouvement Populaire Anjouanais, Mawana
  • Moheli
    • Proposed state: Democratic Republic of Mwali

Congo-Kinshasa

  • Bas-Congo
    • Proposed state: Bundu dia Kongo (Kingdom of Kongo)
  • South Kasai
    • Proposed state: Mining State
  • Katanga
    • Political: Confédération des Associations de Katanga Tribales, Union of Independent Federalists and Republicans
  • Kwili, Kivu
    • Proposed state: Republic of Bukavu

Côte d'Ivoire

  • Northern Regions
    • Violent: Patriotic Movement of Côte d'Ivoire

Equatorial Guinea

Ethiopia

  • Gambella
    • Violent: Gambella People Liberation Movement
  • Ogaden
  • Oromia
    • Violent: Oromo Independence Movement, Oromo Liberation Front, Islamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia
  • Tigray
    • Violent: Tigray People's Liberation Front
  • Western Somalia

France (Africa)

Ghana

  • Dagbon

Madagascar

  • Merina

Maldives

  • Southern islands
  • Proposed state: United Suvadivian Republic

Mauritius

  • Rodrigues Island

Morocco

Namibia

  • Caprivi Strip
    • Political: Caprivi African National Union
    • Proposed state: Free State of Caprivi Strip/Itenge

Nigeria

Rwanda

  • Batwa
    • Political: Association for the Promotion of Batwa

São Tomé and Príncipe

Somalia

Senegal

  • Casamance
    • Violent: Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance

South Africa

Sudan

  • Beja
    • Violent: Beja Congress
  • Darfur
    • Violent: Darfur Liberation Front
  • Kassala
  • Lado
  • Southern Sudan
    • Proposed state: Nile State

Tanzania

United Kingdom (Africa)

Zambia

  • Barotse
    • Proposed state: Barotseland
    • Violent: Barotse Patriotic Front

Zimbabwe

  • Nbebele

Asia

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Bahrain

Bangladesh

  • Chakma, Chittagong Hill
    • Political: Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti, or Chittagong Hill Tribal People's Coordination Association
    • Proposed state: Confederacy of Chittagong

China

Georgia

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Japan

  • Ainu
  • Hokkaido
  • Okinawa
    • Proposed state: Republic of the Ryukyus
    • Political: Okinawa Independence Movement, Okinawa Independence Party

Laos

Lebanon

Malaysia

  • Sabah
    • Political: Angkatan Gaya Baru, United National Kadazan Organisation, United Pasok Momogun Kadazan Organisation
  • Sarawak
    • Political: Sarawak United Peoples' Party

Myanmar

  • Arakan
    • Political/Violent: Arakan Independence Alliance
  • Chin
    • Violent: Chin National Front
    • Proposed state: Chinland
  • Kachin
    • Political: Kachin National Organization
    • Proposed state: Kachinland
  • Karen
    • Political/Violent: Karen National Union
    • Violent: Karen National Liberation Army
    • Proposed state: Republic of Kawthoolei
  • Karenni
    • Political/Violent: Karenni National Progressive Party
    • Violent: Karenni Army
    • Government-in-exile: Karenni Provisional Government
    • Proposed state: United Karenni Independent States
  • Kuki
    • Political/Violent: Kuki National Organisation
    • Violent: Kuki National Army
    • Proposed state: Kukiland
  • Mon
    • Political: New Mon State Party
  • Nagaland
    • Violent: National Socialist Council of Nagaland
    • Government-in-exile: Government of the People's Republic of Nagaland
    • Proposed state: Nagalim, or Peoples Republic of Nagaland
  • Rakhine
    • Political/Violent: Arakan Rohingya National Organization
  • Shan
    • Political: Shan Democratic Union
    • Political/Violent: Restoration Council of Shan State
    • Violent: Shan State Army
    • Proposed state: United Shan States
  • Wa
    • Political: United Wa State Party
    • Violent: United Wa State Army
    • Proposed state: Wa State
  • Zomi
    • Political: Zomi National Congress, Zomi Reunification Organization
    • Violent: Zomi National Front/Army, Zomi Revolutionary Army
    • Proposed state: Zogam, or Federated State of Zomi

Oman

Pakistan

Philippines

Russia

  • Buryatia
    • Political: All Buryat Association for the Development of Culture
  • Eastern Siberia
    • Proposed state: United States of Northern Asia
  • Sakha
    • Political: Sakha-Amuk
  • Tuva
    • Political: People's Party of Sovereign Tuva, People's Front "Free Tuva"

Sri Lanka

Syria

Tajikistan

Thailand

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Yemen

Europe

Albania

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Proposed State: Republika Srpska
  • Proposed State: Herceg Bosna
  • Proposed State: Islamic Republic of Bosnia

Croatia

Cyprus

Denmark

Finland

France (Europe)

Germany

Greece

Italy

Republic of Macedonia

  • Ilyria
    • Proposed state: Ilyria Republic

Moldova

Netherlands (Europe)

  • Fryslan

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

  • Szekler
    • Proposed land division: Szekler Autonomous Region

Russia

Serbia and Montenegro

Spain

Sweden

Ukraine

United Kingdom and associated islands (Europe)

North America

Canada

Secessionist movements

Autonomist movements

See also: Secessionist movements of Canada

United States

Mexico

Central/South America and Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda

  • Barbuda
    • Political: Barbuda Peoples Movement

Bahamas

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Costa Rica

Ecuador

  • Coast Region

France (South America and Caribbean)

Haiti

Netherlands (Caribbean)

Nicaragua

  • Atlantic regions

Peru

  • Andine regions

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

St. Kitts and Nevis

  • Nevis
    • Political: Concerned Citizens'; Movement, Nevis Reformation Party

Trinidad and Tobago

United Kingdom (Caribbean)

Oceania

Australia

Fiji

France (Oceania)

Kiribati

Micronesia

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands

  • Malaita

United Kingdom (Oceania)

Vanuatu

  • Espiritu Santo
    • Proposed state: Vemerana
  • Malekula
    • Proposed state: N'Makiaute
  • Northern islands
    • Proposed state: Federation Na Griamel
  • Tanna
    • Political: Forcona Movement, Kapiel Alliance
    • Proposed state: Tafea Nation

Further information

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