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Secession

Secession is the unilateral withdrawal of an integral part of a state's territory. Secession generally aims to establish a separate political entity, typically a sovereign state, although it may instead seek accession to another existing state.

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Secession

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related to United Kingdom · 48
Secession → Cornish Assembly, Easter Rebellion, England, EU, EU Referendum, European Union, General Election, However, In Cornwall, In Northern Ireland, In Scotland, In Wales, Ireland, Irish, Irish Free State, It, June, Labour Party, Later, Londependence
related to Italy · 47
Secession → Abruzzo, According, Apulia, Basilicata, Bourbon, Bourbonic, Bourbonism, Briganti, Calabria, Campania, Congress, Cosa Nostra, Five Star Movement, Frosinone, House, However, In Southern Italy, Independence, Italian, Italy
related to Justifications for secession · 35
Secession → Allen Buchanan, Anthony Birch, Buchanan, Choice Theory, Congress, Crawford, David Gordon's, Donald, Economic, Fisk, Former President Thomas Jefferson, Fourth Annual Message, Frances Kendall, If, In, Jane Jacobs, June, Just Cause Theory, Kirkpatrick Sale, Leon Louw
related to South Africa · 34
Secession → Africa, April, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Boer Republics, Boer Wars, Botswana, British Empire, Cape, Cape Colony, Cape Party, Cape Province, English-speaking, Eswatini, Following, High Commission Territories, In, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Natal
related to Canada · 32
Secession → Alberta, Anti-Confederation Party, Atlantic Canada, British, Canada, Canadas, Canadian Confederation, Confederation, Constitutional Act, English, English-speaking, French, French-speaking Canadians, In, Labrador, Lower Canada, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, North America, North-West Rebellion
related to Brazil · 20
Secession → Bahia, Brazil, Cisplatina, Cortes-Gerais, Empire, Grão-Pará, In, Independence War, Islamic, Maranhão, Platinean, Portuguese, Portuguese Empire, Silver River, The, The Malê Revolt, These, Three, United Provinces, Uruguay's
related to Iran · 20
Secession → Active, Al-Ahwaz, Al-Ahwaz Arab People's Democratic, Arab, Assyrian, Bakhtiary, Baloch Separatism, Balochistan, Balochistan People's Party, BPP, Democratic Solidarity Party, Iran, Iranian Azeri, Iranian Kurdistan, KDPI, Khūzestān Province, Khūzestān Province Balochistan, Kurdistan Democratic Party, Popular Front, See Politics
related to United States · 20
Secession → America, American, American Civil War, Confederate States, Congress, Current, Discussions, Hawaii, Hawaiian, However, Kingdom, Many, Newlands Resolution, South, States, Texas, There, United States, United States Supreme Court, White
related to Australia · 19
Secession → Australia, Bowen, British, Deniliquin, During, However, Mount Gambier, New England, New South Wales, North Queensland, NSW, Other, Qld, Queensland, Riverina, Rockhampton, South Australia, Vic, Victoria
related to France · 19
Secession → Africa, Alsace, Americas, As, Asia, Belgium, European Great Powers, France, France's, Germany, Italy, Like, Netherlands, Ottoman Empire, Portugal, See, Spain, These, United Kingdom

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Secessionis aunilateral withdrawal of an integral part of a state's territory0.90text
a declaration of independenceinstance ofalthough it may instead seek accession to another existing state.Secession often begins with an act0.80text
and may be pursued peacefully or through armed conflictinstance ofalthough it may instead seek accession to another existing state.Secession often begins with an act0.80text
separatisminstance ofScholars distinguish secession from related concepts0.80text
the International Monetary Fundinstance ofnew states can obtain assistance from international organizations0.80text
World Bankinstance ofnew states can obtain assistance from international organizations0.80text
and the United Nationsinstance ofnew states can obtain assistance from international organizations0.80text
Secessionrelated to Arguments against secessionAllen Buchanan0.60section
Secessionrelated to Arguments against secessionProtecting0.60section
Secessionrelated to Arguments against secessionSelf0.60section
Secessionrelated to Arguments against secessionMinimization0.60section
Secessionrelated to Arguments against secessionSoft0.60section

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